I get the impression it is better than we think (compared to places like KSA) but we have been brainwashed to think it is bad and best avoided - like Putin is bad and 'Merka is good I conclude we are generally in agreement, just checking for club 18 - 30 holidays to Tehran
I believe that visiting Saudi or Iran for holiday or fun or whatever is half a step off from North Korea weekend-break daft. For the record, I believe that Russia being cast as "the boogeyman" is merely EU policy - naturally one should be suspicious/skeptical of the narrative.
Indeed, depending on what one considers fun Agree on Russia, it is obvious from primary school level geography why Russia is 'interested' in its former states - now neighbours - who are more friendly with Europe than is comfortable for the Kremlin. Germans have form....
Ski ing in Iran & Ex Russia (now Georgia) was pretty good and a lot of fun when I went to both Dizen & Gudauri back in the day.
I've seen current pictures of Iranian ski resorts - looks pretty good, not the 'muslamic' hell-hole one would expect
Our propaganda machine is very clever....until you see through it. For example, who'd have believed where and when this was taken ??........ It's some old friends of mine, enjoying a nice meal together in the middle of Damascus last year ......You know...the Damascus that's been gassed and barrel bombed to oblivion.
Can't believe it - must be fake news - where's Trump when you need him...….. Having met a few Iranians I really struggle to see why Iran is so 'bad' - oh, except that they rebelled against us for stealing their oil - how dare they
Are you saying that no women in Iran are arrested for taking off their hajibs? I have no trouble believing that ordinary Iranians are lovely people. I have met a few over the years, including ones that left Iran during the Shah's reign or fled shortly after he was deposed.
Nope, no idea whether they do or not? The ones I have met are generally ones who have left during the current regime for employment due to Iranian sanctions
Women who have fled Iran and who have been in contact with those that remain there report many arrests take place for hijab-removal. I have seen videos that purport to be examples of this. Just one but there are dozens and dozens in my Twitter timeline: https://twitter.com/Maryamshariatm/status/1157687661743788033 Have you not heard of "White Wednesday"?
Goverments - generally male - seem to think they can and should demand various controls over the fairer sex. The clothing/ hijab controls you mention are a disgrace imo. I also think the obvious plan to make abortion virtually impossible in some states in the USA, and generally restricted by current "norms" totally wrong. Pointless too; as many if not all will travel to California where abortion will always be available.
Just to get this thread back on track, although I have no issues with people talking about Iran (and agree with a lot of what was written above), this afternoon I cleaned, de-rusted and greased my shaft and fitted a nice new front sprocket . I have also included a picture of the new rear, quick release, sprocket & carrier. It’s a shame they don’t make a quick release front sprocket , I’d be first in the queue.
Oh yeah, the sprocket! Are you going to drill holes in the new one to make removing it easier next time?
