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Who are the friendliest people in the world? Iranians
Who have you found to be the friendliest people in the world? According to Will Hide, the answer is Iranians. He and his female friend Annette toured Iran for 10 days where they met up with experiences I'd call delicious. Delicious food, delicious scenery, delicious things to see, and the type of hospitality where people invite you to tea all the live-long day.
As Hide says, everywhere they went people offered them tea and often tossed almonds and dried fruit into the hospitality quotient. In this engaging article in The Times, Hide gives a rundown of their trip. The sidebar on the last page gives useful information for anyone looking for an Iran experience.
As a note, he and Annette had a tour guide. I think that would be the way to go if I were to take such a trip. Every time I've hired a personal tour guide, even if it was just for a day, my understanding of a place and the pleasure I've had traveling is multiplied.
Keep reading for Hind's trip highlights.
[The photo by Hamed Saber is of a party attended by friends. If you click on the enlarged photo, you can see who all the people are.]
Some highlights of Hide's 10-day trip:
- Tehran where they visited the palace grounds of the former Shah.
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The journey across the Zagros Mountains to Shiraz where he and Annette saw the tombs of the classical poets Sa'di and Hafez.and were allowed to go in the Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh if Annette put on a chador and they didn't go into the main shrine.
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The ruins of Persepolis, the city destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330 B.C.
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Esfahan-known for its beautiful architecture
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The holy city of Qom,
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Village of Imamzadeh Bazm where they stayed at Mr Abbas's B&B and ate "aubergines mixed with yoghurt and mint; mushroom and barley soup; pickles; lettuce dipped in vinegar; and, for breakfast, tea and fruit followed by cheese with chopped walnuts."
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Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Iran
Reader Comments (Page 3 of 3)
Peter Robinson Feb 25th 2009 2:21PM
New Yorkers are the friendliest, nicest people on the planet.
YOU WANNA MAKE SOMETHING OF IT, ASSHOLE????
Barnett Feb 25th 2009 6:20PM
YES , THEY'RE THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE...IN THE WORLD!!
SOON NUKES THEY WILL OWN AND ISRAEL WILL BE BLOWN OFF THE MAAAP.
THEY,RE THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. OH! PLEASE SPARE ME!
WHAT WAS IS THIS BASED ON? WILL HIDE'S OWN TRIP OR OUT OF THE TOP 100 HUNDRED PEOPLE TRAVELING TO IRAN? TRY WEARING A GAY PRIDE JACKET OR I SUPPORT ISRAEL LAPEL PIN AND SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH THE TEA THEN.
http://treyjackson.typepad.com/junction/images/iran.jpg
Iranian girl being dug down into a hole in order to be STONED to DEATH according to ISLAMIC rituals.
http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/07/June/2102.htm
A PLACE WHERE BEING OPENLY GAY YOU ARE PUBLICLY LASHED OR SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN A PUBLIC EXECUTION
juliet Feb 25th 2009 6:22PM
no no...you have it all wrong....the people in Spain...they are the nicest...and of course...nice, friendly , people where ever they may be ...even here in the good old USA.
Ray Feb 26th 2009 12:56AM
What would have happened & how well would you have been treated if you were Jewish?
addam Apr 13th 2009 4:51PM
If I need a friend, I'll approach you... and if you reject my friendly overtures, I'll just go to the animal shelter and adopt a dog.
Reza Jun 7th 2009 11:36PM
The article is great.
But it is sad to see most of people that don't know and don't know that they don't know, don't want to shatter their preconceptions and leave their wrong belief that their media has feed them everynight.
The comments of most readers are quite ugly and some of them absolute ignorance driven.
Shameful!