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2026-03-09 20:44 UTC
The thing about visiting Iran as a US American is that, yes, the government is hostile. As two middle-aged women, we got hassled just a bit on entry -- nothing significant compared to what less privileged people routinely go through, certainly nothing like the risk of entering the US recently.
Driving around Tehran, there are murals that say “Death to America” or show the Statue of Liberty as a death's head. All very dramatic.
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@jaeclectic@mas.to 2026-03-09 20:47
But then everywhere we went, people wanted to talk to us. Often they spoke English; if they couldn't speak English, they found someone to translate. And what they said was always a variation on a theme: My cousin lives in Los Angeles. My brother lives in Colorado. My daughter is a doctor in Toronto. We have no clue about Iran, but Iranians are very familiar with us, in a sense of the word that highlights the root 'family'. (I've tried to choose photos that don't show faces clearly) 5 of 7