The story of nagging Iraninas:
There is something bothering about the nagging culture in Iran.
Today I was in a taxi and there were also three other passengers who were talking about every day problems they are facing every day.So far is OK but,here is some part of their conversation:
Passenger A:The other day I went to buy this and that spare part of my car with theeeese price.....
Passenger B:People are under a lot economical pressure
and ......
Driver:Look at that son of a .....!Is this the place where one parks his car???
I can continue with this and other similar stories I hear every day.(I Include my self as a nagger which I think isnt much.thats my wifes opinion)
Where is this "culture" originated from?Is it the same In other countries?
I do know every cause has an effect and It can be related to social and economical,etc.factors but it seems that I cant get it out of my head "why dont we have a more counstructive,verbally positive culture that you can breeze in?Could you tell me about American culture both positive and negative.I told you this story so that you see the other side of Iranians too and by that I didnt want to backbite my own countrymen but just to let you know that every coin has two sides or maybe three sides if you look at the right direction if you get what I mean.
The other night I saw the movie Papillon by Schuffner.Anthoy and Steve did a magnificent job in the movie.Though, I had seen the movie three times but stayed up late till 2:15AM to watch the movie.The music was awesome.What was interesting about the movie?
1.The love to move on and the thirst for Freedom which is in humans blood.
2.Under a lot of pressure and toughness you cant help changing your personality.
3.Every one is wearing a mask which cant be judged easily.You can have "Jozam"(a disease that eats your body little by little) contagion and be good person and on the other hand you can be a priest,mullah and betray others.
Ps:I always enjoy reading short or long letters so Dont fret about it:)
Hi friend.
About daily discussions: Yeah. There are lots of such talks in undeveloped countries. People just talk and give opinions. The negative point is that many of them have no idea about the other cultures but they say that (for example:) Europe is like this, U.S. like...
No background but lots of ideas!!!
About the masks: It can be seen in eastern countries. But the situation is much better in west, you know. In Iran, surely, there are lots of good people who show their real face everywhere. They are not suffering from duality in character.
Multi-characterism, is a disease. a product, perhaps, of the history, and current policies of nations, combined with the ill relationship one's society. For me, personally, it was a product of Iran. even today, whenever i go back to Iran for a short visit, i find myself acquaring more characters that tend to be different from the main one -with which i had stepped into Iran.
In iran, the my coin, becomes multi-dimensional. how should i treat the Hezbollahi cab driver, as opposed to the old man with a tie on?! how should i dress when going to a restaurant in Tajrish, as opposed to a restaurant in Se Rah Amin Hozur?
i dont know what causes this multi-characterism, but whatever it is, it must be a flthy annoying thing.
cheers,
Frank – Papillon is also one of my favorite movies of all time. I’m a big fan of Steve McQueen, since childhood. He’s the coolest actor who ever lived. Besides that, I have no problem with nagging myself. My wife also thinks that I nag a lot and she’s right. In my experience, if there are situations out there, which is bothering in any way shape or form, it’s better to talk [nag] about it, instead of leaving it alone and being passive about it. Why? It’s simple. When you stay quiet in regard to matters, folks out there think they have the right to do whatever they want to do. Which is okay, it’s a free life, as long as they don’t step on my toes. On the other hand, nagging without action is somehow pointless. Interesting post… BTW, download Firefox [mozilla.com] for your browser. It's much faster and safer than IE. Cheers :)