Anyone in Iran???? - TravelPUNK Backpacker College Student Budget Travel Message Boards!

btorgoley · 06-07-2004, 12:47 AM

Im in Tehran, Iran where Fun seems to be illegal. Any T punkers here. Highly Doubt it. I leave for Europe in 19 days so that should be more fun.... Let me know.

**omisan** · 06-07-2004, 10:00 AM

I'm not there, but I was born there, many many years ago... hoping to go there for an upcoming winter to snowboard at Dizin!

**joanofarc** · 06-07-2004, 10:06 AM

so, you're part iranian? cool.

**omisan** · 06-07-2004, 10:31 AM

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so, you're part iranian? cool.

Who me? Yeah, Iranian and Japanese. A bit of a lab experiment gone awry!

**space virgin** · 06-29-2004, 12:16 PM

so then do you have iranian citizenship as well, if you were born there? Or did you have to give that up when you moved to the US?

**omisan** · 06-29-2004, 01:30 PM

Technically, I believe you give up other citizenships when you become an American, but Iran's stance is once a citizen, always a citizen - so yeah, I'm dual

And I guess as long as one of your parents is from there, you get to have a passport, no matter where you're born.

My sister's lucky that way - she's got Iran by blood, UK by birth, and US by living here.

**Delaney** · 06-29-2004, 01:32 PM

Technically, you can have dual citizenship recognized by the American govt. it is just harder to do.... (Currently I am trying to dream up a way to get dual citizenship... my grandfather was born in Canada). Don't know if its possible, but I am going to try!

**space virgin** · 06-29-2004, 02:30 PM

I've been looking into getting Norwegian citizenship. But I don't look very (stereotypically) Norwegian, haha. I doubt it will happen but I can dream, can't I??

**joanofarc** · 06-29-2004, 02:49 PM

i've been dying to visit iran ever since that boy first pulled my hair bach in the tenth grade, ahhh - hesam... you dirty son of a bitch. *ahem* anyway, i think i'll be creamin' my pants at every turn when i do go, there and lebanon... damn. fucking hell.

**joanofarc** · 06-29-2004, 02:50 PM

EDIT: back -haha- not bach.

**omisan** · 06-29-2004, 03:05 PM

Don't you mean creaming your hejjab?

Actually, it's amazing what the girls can get away with wearing in Iran nowadays, providing there's a headscarf present. The only trouble is, single women aren't allowed into the country - you have to have the written consent of - or be accompanied by - your husband.

WTF is up with THAT!?

**joanofarc** · 06-29-2004, 03:09 PM

i mean, if i travel there with my boy and say slip a ring on my finger, will that suffice? god, this is terrible news. i certainly wanted to do this trip w/o the bf - haha! and yes, creaming my hejjab. damn those smouldering dark eyes and curled eyelashes. BLOODY HELL!

**joanofarc** · 06-29-2004, 03:14 PM

re: what girls are getting away with wearing

this is kind of related... i like to click on the girls faces on the top right of the screen and see their personals. albeit, it's the uae not iran - a tad more liberal i'd say... anyway, haha - it's an old link, but one i enjoyed good and well a while back.

**joanofarc** · 06-29-2004, 03:16 PM

how many times can i say i miss the edit button - never enough

anyway - you gotta click on the blurriest girl for the personal ads.

**omisan** · 06-29-2004, 03:27 PM

Yeah - UAE is quite different. Although Iran now wants to open up a free-trade zone/resort town to rival Dubai.. Interesting to see how that'll come along.