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It was the morning before Christmas and I walked down the street with a bag over my shoulder, a jacket on one arm, the other arm under three Christmas stollen and in his right hand a bag with chocolate Christmas wreaths. It was clear that I was going to celebrate and something that attracted attention: a passerby asked me whether I could buy wine.
In one second, I had three different wedding photographer reactions. At first I was beaten from the field by the bizarre question. Then I regained myself, I was in Iran, where no one can resist the temptation to engage in a conversation with a stranger. You should wedding photographer not be surprised wedding photographer if Europeans of curious questions, not even an offer to help you search for something that actually is not allowed. And finally I understood what the man had brought his remarkable question: he had from my Christmas stollen and -kransen distracted me christmas wedding photographer came to celebrate, knew that Christians have any ritual with bread and wine, but did not know that they are not their own drink to bring to church. wedding photographer
I laughed at the misunderstanding and told the man that while I went down the street with Christmas attributes, but I was in Isfahan for an engagement party and what delights had brought wedding photographer from home. To ensure that I would not get caught up in a conversation longer than me at that moment; I went that I was now on the way to my hotel to get to sleep after an overnight flight. wedding photographer The man took the hint, even inquired where I came from, shook my hand - I had only left free - and asked me to bring the betrothed his congratulations.
What do you think? Used the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is part of the Axis of Evil by President Bush, an agent provocateur to entice me to an offense? It is not a strange thought, for these were the years when President Ahmadinejad really seemed to do everything wedding photographer to get on a collision course with the West. But I dare to bet at a good bottle that this was a normal, nice, and helpful xenofiele wedding photographer Iranian. I would also have to bet that the guy was fairly representative of at least the urban population.
Iran may be proud of his Shiite identity and until recently governed by a president with inimitable wedding photographer ideas, it is not the GDR. The more I get there - since 2004 every year once or twice - the less prove to be correct generalizations of the Western media. I thereby saying that the Islamic republic is the ideal state; I only say that our media, despite some good correspondents, paint a picture selectively. The reverse also happens: I remember an Iranian TV documentary about the Netherlands where drug users and female prostitutes were more frequent in the picture than I ever saw in reality. wedding photographer
Currently there is a diplomatic détente between Iran and the West. America is almost energy independent and is no longer tied to Saudi Arabia, while Iran has discovered that cooperation with the Western countries is more lucrative than confrontation. I wonder how it goes. The mutual prejudices are colossal, but against that enough people - Islamic or Western - just nice, xenofiel and helpful.
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