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Offline Kazan

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what country
on: November 29, 2006, 10:39:09 am



France?

Italy?

spain?




no...

iran.... not what most americans think of when they hear iran
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Offline Ferret

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Re: what country
Reply #1 on: November 29, 2006, 10:40:53 am
... And what is your point? :wtf:
 

Offline Darius

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Reply #2 on: November 29, 2006, 10:53:59 am
I remember being surprised upon seeing some photos of Tehran a while ago. It was quite a beautiful city from what I saw, far from the dusty, arid town that Hollywood portrayed it in "Not Without My Daughter."

Hang on I'll see if I can dig out some of the nicer ones...
 

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Re: what country
Reply #3 on: November 29, 2006, 11:25:58 am
wouldn't suprise me one bit to have hollywood intentionally misportraying conditions over there
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Re: what country
Reply #4 on: November 29, 2006, 11:48:31 am
Me neither, looks very nice & peaceful.
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Re: what country
Reply #5 on: November 29, 2006, 11:54:46 am
photoshop magic, bring out the higlight down the shadows and brush the clouds lol
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Re: what country
Reply #6 on: November 29, 2006, 12:13:36 pm
Iran is actually very scenic, and beautiful. Watch "Turtles can fly" or "Garmen" (This latter one Im not sure is the correct title), and you can see what the  real landscape of Iran is.
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Reply #7 on: November 29, 2006, 12:15:53 pm
Most countries are quite beautiful in their own way. At least until they get industrialized.
 

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Re: what country
Reply #8 on: November 29, 2006, 12:43:19 pm
Quote from: Flipside on November 29, 2006, 12:15:53 pm
Most countries are quite beautiful in their own way. At least until they get industrialized.

Then they look like London, England.  :P

Or New Jersey.  :lol:
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Reply #9 on: November 29, 2006, 12:47:13 pm
Yup, London's a pretty ugly place, mostly. People sing the praises of the architecture, until you realised that most of it is corroded by a combination of Pigeon crap and acid rain.

Fortunately, I live right on the border with Hertfordshire, which is a very green county, so I do at least have the option of getting away from time to time. ;)
 

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Reply #10 on: November 29, 2006, 01:19:08 pm
The Middle East in general has a lot of beautiful spots. I've seen pictures of the Fertile Crescent region in Iraq that I thought were quite appealing.
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Reply #11 on: November 29, 2006, 03:04:04 pm
Kaz, I really don't see any point in this whole thread.  Sorry, but you're really preaching to the choir here; nobody here is doubting that a country in the Fertile Crescent is going to have really beautiful spots.

As for Hollywood, don't take what the movie industry says for fact.  There's such a thing as artistic license (i.e. portraying an Iranian town as dusty to make the audience feel uncomfortable or edgy).
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Reply #12 on: November 29, 2006, 03:09:27 pm
Although I have no doubt that there are beautiful places in Iran, that image looks quite touched up, the clouds especially.
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Offline Nuclear1

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Reply #13 on: November 29, 2006, 03:18:36 pm
That actually has some truth to it.



Here you go, untouched Iranian landscape.  It's unfortunate that less than 10% of the country is as beautiful as that.
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Offline Kazan

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Reply #14 on: November 29, 2006, 03:28:54 pm
my point was that most amreican picture that entire country as a desert
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Reply #15 on: November 29, 2006, 03:31:37 pm
Quote from: Kazan on November 29, 2006, 03:28:54 pm
my point was that most amreican picture that entire country as a desert

And nearly 90% of it is, so they're not entirely off on that estimation.  Bear in mind, we know that it isn't 100% desert, and anyone that thinks so needs a reality check.
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Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
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Reply #16 on: November 29, 2006, 03:37:38 pm
Whats that canal thing? Artificial irrigation?
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Reply #17 on: November 29, 2006, 06:23:00 pm
Looks like Oz.
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Reply #18 on: November 29, 2006, 06:29:23 pm
What's with all the hating of arid climates?
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Re: what country
Reply #19 on: November 30, 2006, 03:05:40 am
Quote from: Kazan on November 29, 2006, 10:39:09 am
France?

Italy?

spain?




no...

iran.... not what most americans think of when they hear iran

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