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In Malaysia If a malaysian Chinese have RM24Million can u married a Beautiful Japanese Model ? If a malaysian chinese has 24Million Rm ,can the person married a Beautiful Japanese Supermodel

Generally, why are Japanese women so beautiful and kind? Every time I see a Japanese women, be it a singer, actress, model, or anything thing else, they ALL have some sort of beauty in their outer appearance. Above that, each and everyone of them sound so nice and kind. I was never one to judge or "stereotype" base on race or ethnic, but this here seems to be a fact. The majority of Japanese women are very pretty, and very kind. Now I could see why some people would die to go to Japan.

How can I get soft and beautiful hair, like Japanese hair? I think my hair is fuzzy. I have long, straight, brown hair. I use shampoo. And an hair conditioner to have it soft and easy to brush my hair. But when I dry my hair after a shower it gets from those little wisps, which is really annoying me...Some friends of mine has such beautiful hair and also soft hair. I use the same as what they use, cause I think that my hair would be like that then. But it doesn't work.. does it have to do with my long hair? I have been thinking of cutting my hair but on the other side, I love long hair and it would be wasteful to cut that long hair. And if I'm going to cut my hair I'll cut it in layers, but I've read on internet that it would arise if you cut it in layers =[ Cause I want my hair in model. People say my hair is very beautiful but I don't think the same as they do... I wish my hair is like those Japanese hair. I know it's kinda stupid to talk about this but I thought it'd be better if I asked it online xD It'd be nice if you gave me some advice! thank you very much in advance!

Which late model 4 cylinder Japanese cars on the American market come with timing chains? My husband and I are looking to buy a new car to replace our 1992 Pontiac Bonneville and want to buy a late model compact to intermediate Japanese or Korean built car. It is very important to us that the new car comes with a timing chain because my husband, a former mechanic, doesn't want to deal with the hassle of changing a timing belt every few years. If the timing isn't exactly right the engine is usually ruined as soon as you start the car. Plus, chains are usually much more reliable than belts from a longevity standpoint. My Bonneville has 118,500 miles on it and everything except the engine (gotta love those old 3800's!) is starting to literally fall apart but the timing chain is still in beautiful shape. I know that the post 2002 Toyota Corolla comes with a chain but haven't been able to find anything on the other cars. Avis gave us a Corolla when we rented a car from them to go on a Christmas trip and we really liked it but we want to look at all of our other options. Robert: If GM hadn't discontinued the Cavalier, Sunfire, Grand Am, S-10, Bonneville and a whole host of other models we would be buying American. The Cobalt is a piece of junk! My brother-in-law has an '07 SS and the power steering has already gone out on it! My husband is now a software engineer and his small company sells its product to NATO and various foreign governments (all American allies) along with the US government so his job is NOT dependent on "American Made" cars. I live in Huntsville, AL and we have a Honda plant along with a Toyota plant on the north side of the city. Plus, there's a Nissan plant about an hour north in Tennessee. All of these factories are employing American workers, thus making those cars American made. Japan and Korea employ thousands of so called "rednecks" in auto plants throughout the South, producing reliable cars that people actually want. My husband used to be GM all the way; not anymore.

Who is the most beautiful korean/japanese artist?if you can tell me the real 1.i'll give 10 points.Tq? If you can tell me the Actor/actress/singer/model,its better.please..tell me.If its real,i will give u 10points immedietly ummm..i forgot to tell.not boa and Zhang Ziyi.

who is the most beautiful asian actor/singer/model? whoooo?? japanese? chinese?

Is one race more beautiful than others? There really is no right or wrong answer, just wanting opinions. Don't get offended either!! Do all races have equal distribution of beauty and ugliness or are some, in general, more beautiful? I always hear people talk about Italians being beautiful. Of course, everyone has their opinions. I have never seen a Japanese person that I would consider attractive (even ones on tv, models, etc). It seems many people of middle eastern decent are gorgeous though (to me). What do you all think? Ok, there is no need to act stupid. Most people know what I mean by race- and they know I'm talking about humans, not aliens or animals.

Libs why are 4 of the top 5 Cash For Clunkers models Japanese? Is it because even after a free gift of $4,600 the thoughtful consumer has shown he still has no interest in buying a shitty General Motors vehicle built by the United Auto Workers and designed by General Motors engineers? I took my $4,600 from One Term Barry and bought a beautiful new, high quality Toyota Venza AWD a $33K car. If Japanese can build better Japanese cars in America than American companties can build American cars in America then why, exactly, did the US purchase 61 percent share of General Motors? QUOTE: Four of Top ‘Clunkers’ Model Purchases Are Foreign (Update2) Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Four of the top five models sold so far under the U.S. “cash for clunkers” program, aimed at boosting the auto industry, are made by foreign automakers, according to Transportation Department data. "Ford Motor Co.’s Focus was the top seller, followed by Toyota Motor Corp.’s Corolla, Honda Motor Co.’s Civic and Toyota’s Prius and Camry, data from the department showed today. " "Vehicles made by the three largest U.S. automakers -- General Motors Co., Ford and Chrysler Group LLC -- were fewer than half of sales under the program through Aug. 1, according to Transportation Department data obtained yesterday. The companies accounted for 47 percent of the clunkers transactions. " http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99S6M481&show_article=1 If your definition of "the program worked" is that I took $4,600 of One Term Barry's money for a car I was going to buy anyway. All it did was delay my purchase until the program was in effect. ATTENTION LIBERAL NITWITS: Yes I am well aware that my beautiful new Venza is made in Kentucky. It is not made by UAW union slugs however, it is not designed by inept bankrupt corporation like GM either.

How do I steal this beautiful girl away from her very handsome boyfriend? The odds for me to find another girl like this is prolly one in a billion. (She's a italian, japanese, spanish, french, purtguese mix). She is my friend and she's 18 year old. Yeah. I admit. Her boyfriend looks like a freaking model (about 6'6 and blonde hair). I'm a dude with a big heart so I admit he's handsome maybe even more handsome than me. Damn.. How do I get her? Is it even possible?

Why is it that slim hips are considered beautiful in japan? I noticed that a lot of japanese models claim extremely small hips, like 80-85cm up to the occasional 88-90cm for curvy models but they normally have extremely large busts (100+ cm inch bust). The girl who won the "best butt in japan" contest had a rather flat butt and small hips. The judges were japanese and there were other girls with wider hips and rounder butts that lost so I'm guessing that small hips and small butt is what is considered good? I'm Japanese with 99cm hips but I find that a lot of people think my hips look smaller because I'm well balanced top and bottom. As far as I know from my grandma, she's always said that I have the most attractive hips. I haven't had 90cm hips since middle school. So is this a more modern thing, like after my grandmother's time? Also, please no comments on how large or fat you think my hips are, I know they are large. Thank you.

what do you think of her? Is she beautiful or not? she is my friend and she really want to be a model..do you think she's qualified? is she beautiful? http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/japhil9526/mshibata.jpg she thought she's 5'4 but we recently have our height measurement..she's 5'6 and she's 13....she's japanese-filipino-taiwanese.......

How can I, an average white girl, compete with stunning oriental girls? They are so beautiful! All of them look like models. My white bf just left me for a Japanese girl. She has the shiniest hair and most flawless skin. Do all white men prefer Asian women over white women? How can I compete with them?

Has anyone read the novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan? In both Memoirs of a Geisha and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, cultural perceptions of beauty and desirability are explored. Consider the significance of beauty rituals in Japanese geisha culture and the Chinese practice of foot binding. My question is How does a culture decide on what's beautiful? Consider environmental factors, family culture, and mass media exposure to model-types as possibilities.

Thoughts on my paper on America's Next Top Model and race? (sociology in the media)? Race is a social grouping based on perceived biological characteristics. It is typically based on visually detected differences. Ethnicity is a social grouping based on cultural characteristics. On the October 28th episode of Top Model, Tyra took the six contestants to Hawaii, where they underwent ‘transformations’ to embody two distinct ethnic heritages for a ‘hapa’-inspired photo shoot. In the Hawaiian language, hapa means ‘half’. Therefore each girl was basically portrayed as biracial, and donned darker hair, painted skin, and color-corrective contact lenses to do so. Brittany Markert was Native American and East Indian, Sundai Love was Moroccan and Russian, Jennifer An was Botswanan and Polynesian, Erin Wagner was Tibetan and Egyptian, Laura Kirkpatrick was Mexican and Greek, and Nicole Fox was Malagasy and Japanese. Many people then have questioned, is this racist? After all, America’s Next Top Model is known for being open and welcoming to all types of women. African American, Caucasian, Korean, tall, short, plus-sized, gay, straight, etcetera. On Top Model, it does not matter what or who you are, as long as you have what it takes to become a model. So was the photo shoot racist and offensive, or was it just a publicity stunt? Perhaps it really was just an innocent attempt to celebrate Hawaii’s diversity. Yet Brittany Markert, who was portrayed as Native American and East Indian, had a large feather headdress on her head. While there are many Native Americans who still dress this way, there are many who do not. Was that then considered offensive to them, as she was depicted as a stereotypical Native American? Then again, since Top Model has a history of being very fair, perhaps the photo shoot was taken out of context. Many people see this episode from both sides, yes it was a beautiful photo shoot, but they also see how it could be offensive as well. With a poll from BuddyTV, 33% of people thought the episode was “beautiful and celebratory” while only 11% found it “offensive”. The remaining percentage thought that the show was a publicity stunt or that everyone just needs to lighten up. The messages that Top Model sent with this episode are very obvious indeed. Race and stereotypes were perhaps not the main focus of the episode (celebrating hapa was the main focus) but what the majority of people chose to focus on. I believe that this episode did not send negative messages about race or stereotypes, but positive ones. I think that the idea was embrace hapa, and they did that fully. I believe that Top Model was trying to show girls that no matter what your race, you are still beautiful. The majority of the world is not just “white” or just “black”, but a mix of everything in between. I think that with this episode, that is what they were trying to embrace. And I think they succeeded in doing so. Hopefully the viewers on the episode will stop focusing on the controversy and see the big picture. If so, then maybe more girls out there could learn to love themselves better. Above is my paper. We had to choose a TV show to analyze and a sociological topic (race, class, poverty, etc.) to focus on. I chose ANTM because on the October 28th, the girls were portrayed as biracial in their photo shoot. The first half of my paper was just talking about the show and it's basic premise. I already have that finished, so did not post it. I posted the second half, because we had a series of questions to answer, and I'm a little iffy about what I wrote. Here are the questions: What is the sociological topic on which you are focusing? How is the topic portrayed in your program? What concept (inequality, stereotypes, etc.) related to this topic is evident in the show? What messages is the show sending to the audience and how? Are they obvious or subtle messages? What are the implications of the TV show's message to broader society? What are the possible effects of the ideas the show perpetuates? Is the message reinforcing or challanging the status quo?

how can i look more japanese? this is how i look like http://i25.tinypic.com/fk1htl.jpg i am 95% filipino and 5% japanese. i wanna look more japanese and how can i look more jap. with brown skin? >w< please help. i wanna be able to pass for a jap. and i wanna look cute when i take pics like this girl; http://a927.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/70/l_67ae6fbc16770ef31642034edbfc34a6.png and i wanna look like a famous model or a professional or something. like i wanna look like a model or a famous person, maid, libraian, and stuff. please dont say anything like you already look jap. your beautiful the way you are dont do it. or whatever -_- just tell me what to do and what hair to get and stuff. no sugery or bleaching. i wanna be able to look cute in pix. i wanna look younger, older, and stuff. look like something(maid, libraian, schoolgirl) in pix. like i have a friend whenever she wears glasses and ties her hair she looks like a libraian. like that pic of the girl who was wearing glasses and in this cute oufit. sooo kawaii. im really jealous of her. i wanna do this because jap. people are really really hot and perfect they can pass for anything like they can be a nurse then can be a schoolgirl wen their like 24 their like perfect and i wanna do that too just to take pix and look cute and to look what i am sorry, i mostly said everything like more than 3 times x.x because i wanna be sure to make sense and to be clear.

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Any ideas on this dream? I had this dream early this morning, that i walked into the DNV and i was at the front of the line and their was the most beautiful woman i have ever seen. She was one of the customer service people.She was an asian woman in her early 20's and she had these icy blue eyes, i was absolutely mesmerizes by her. She called me over and ofcourse the dream ends how typical. From what i can gather, i actually went to the DNV last week to renew my license. With the girl, i am most attracted to asian girls, but i also absolutely love blue eyes. She was a combination of the two. She looked exactly like a japanese model named Risa Kasumi but with blue eyes. What are your thoughts if any?

Should I ask this girl out on a date on July 4th? There is this girl that I met at work couple days ago and shes stopped by my desk 3 times to chat and we get along so well and we exchange laughs like we've known each other for a while. I'm a guy who kind of gave up on the whole chasing girls thing because I had enough of relationships. There is just something about this girl that I can't stop thinking about. July 4th is coming up and I have never celebrated the national holiday because I grew up in Asia (I'm an American) in a very Asian society. I'm thinking about asking what shes doing that day and maybe ask her out or something. Im in my early 20s and she is 19. Never in my mind I'd thought that I would like someone of another color (not in a bad way but if you lived in a one skin tone society/environment, it's something new and you would never expect yourself to have interest in a women of another color).The girl is beautiful, model like, dresses appropriately, and respects and appreciates her culture(puts henna art on her wrist area). I like women who is not brainwashed by whats popular in the media and is herself. I like women who practices her culture (by wearing, think from that perspective..etc) despite that she lives in America where a lot of young people nowadays don't practice their culture from their ethnicity (Japanese, Korean, Ethiopian, African...etc.). Anyways, cut to the chase, is it weird to ask someone out on July 4th? Do people go on dates on July 4th? Whether I'm taking this girl out or not, I'm more interested in if people go on dates on this national holiday. Please don't leave insulting comments. Thanks.

Japanese Chef's knives: Shun, or Global? I've read up on a lot of Japanese knives (yes, I am familiar with Wüsthof and Henckels and own both, but I want Japanese knives now), and there are many great choices, like Mac and Kasumi, among others. I've narrowed my choices down to 2: Shun and Global. Everyone goes ga-ga over Shuns: They're exceptionally beautiful, are made with Damascus-style steel, they have a D-shaped handle girth, and owners of them love them dearly and phrases like "you'd have to pry it out of my cold, dead fingers" come up. They tend to need more sharpening and care than Globals, which are used a lot more professionally, have a straight edge, are made with a special CROMOVA 18 steel as one piece including the hollow handle (filled with sand) and can weather abuse very well. One's a stellar conversation piece, and the other's a more worker-friendly knife. Eric has agreed to buy me a knife set for Christmas, and these are the two Japanese knives I am most interested in. Unfortunately, I don't know where in Orlando I can waltz into a store and try both to compare them, so if you either have any experience with Japanese cutlery and any preference, or you know of a serious cutlery shop in town here in Orlando that would have floor models to try, please let me know. I am a Restaurant & Food Service Management major, so I may be using some of these in my food prep labs, too.

Do you agree that France and Japan are the most beautiful country in the world ? I want to knew what do you think about France and Japan France is a country with only 64 millions, inh. but in 2009 it's the 5 country the most rich in the world. the Life expectancy is one of the most high I love french language I love french movies I love french Foods I love go to France (Holiday) I love french health care system (according to many source it's the best and most equal in the world) I love French mentality I love french history I love french music I love french women I love french social model I love French way of life I love the french atitude in the world "always independent'' I don't think they are arrogant, but when France say NO, it's NO ( war in iraq...) I love french landscape especelly the south of france I love France because it's a ''liberal'' country, don't ask about religion, God, Abortion... as the USA.. I love France it's a country of freedom, democracy and human righ.. I love climate in france I love french quality of life. I love ''fashion'' made in france I love french's architecture......etc.... I love so much Japan too I love Japanese language I love write Kanji ''chinese caracter'' I love Japanese foods I love Japanese mentality I love Japanese manga, and comics I love the Japanese way of life I love martial art I love many japanese song I love Japanese culture, history.. I love japanese landscape I love Japanese people who are always Polite I love Japan it's modern country i love japanese innovation and technoloh$gies I love Japanese dramas I love japanese women,french women too I like the japanese men who are the most time really ''fashion.'' I love this country because the criminality rate is one of the most low in the world. I love watch ''sumo'' Japanese traditional sport I love this mix between modern, and tradition in the japanese society. Japan is the 2de country the most rich in the world, France 5th. I love Paris and Tokyo to muchhhhhhhhhhh I have visited many countries.. but no doubt France and Japan are the best so what do you think about my opinion.. do you agree with me ?? What do you think about the best country for you and why ? and please don't write, you native country .... put you nationality.. thanks PS : Of course they don't have a paradise in this world....

What are some nice Japanese names for these characters? A girl: 17 years old and in 12th grade. She's an elegant dancer who can also sing and play multiple instruments. A name that means "red" or "blessed" or "elegant" or something of that sort. I don't want the name to be too common, but more unique and pretty. A boy: 19 years old and a famous musician, actor, and model. A very powerful person who has inherited the largest company in Japan. A name that has to do with "prince" or "royalty" or a name of that sort. Another boy: 19 years old and a famous TV star. A name that is more...arrogant would be nice. Again, I don't want names that are too common, but names that are unique and beautiful. Thanks!

Does Miranda Kerr (Victoria's Secret Model) practice Nichiren Buddhism??? Im sure we all know the beautiful Miranda Kerr, an Australian Supermodel. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret. I was on wikipedia and read her biography. And it said the following.. "Kerr practices Nichiren Buddhism — a Japanese branch of the Buddhist religion — and believes "we have a responsibility to bring peace and harmony to our lives and the world." As part of her Nichiren beliefs, Kerr reportedly chants every morning and night for 20 minutes, practices yoga, meditates and reads widely on spirituality." I have nothing against buddism, Im just wondering.... is she a buddist?

What does he see in her she is so ugly?? http://www.flickr.com/photos/33626359@N02/ Im the one in the black suit My ex is going out with the black girl and I dont know why. She doesnt look better than me at all! She is butt ugly I have more to offer him anyways and I am so much more beautiful I should have been a model. Im Japanese that skank says shes part Korean-LIAR What does he see in her anyway? I just want to get other opinions

Is this feeling of attractive to sexy asain women is alright or wrong? I'm 21 female college student. I have never anybody as sexually attractive. I focus on my family, education, and my well-being. I love to draw people, read books, and watch anime. I never feel attractive to no one all my life until couple of months later when I saw hot asian girls models on Youtube. I saw them cute, artistic, and sexy. Then, I was curious want to see them more on Youtube and other websites. I quickly fell in love with them. Seriously, I was really sexually attractive to them. Everything about Japanese women is beautiful, innocent, and seductive at the same time. Is this feeling is wrong or alright in a psychological perspective? If this is wrong, then tell me of this is just some crazy fantasy in my mind?

teenage girls & guys in JAPAN?!? ? hi, im going to japan soonn.. and i was just wondering... do teenage girls and guys there mind tanned skin.. im asian and have tanned skin.. im kind of self-concious about going to japan since "white skin" is considered beautiful there & im tanned... im really into japanese style.. (fashion) and the guys over there.. but i wud like some advice and help ..... kthanks [: and another question i want to be a model in japan also... will they accpe tme for my tanned skin? and becos im not JAPANESE? but im asian...

why does everybody love white girls? i have been all over the world ive seen it for myself there are just as many posters of beautiful white women like heidi klum and scarlett johansen in japan or south africa or whatever as there are in america and all the men love white women they are everywhere as models and whatever it is at least 50% white girls put up as the model girl. this is not true for other countries japanese girls and black girls are not 50% of americas models and idols and many american men do no like black or asian or indian or whatever girls. in japan girls r gettin nose jobs to try to look mor like white girls and nobody there likes black girls. why do you think this is true i think it is because hollywood and other places with mostly white population produce most of the worlds media which is viewed all over the world and in that media white women are usually shown as the model of perfection and that has a lot of social influence.

I need help with names for my characters in my book? Hey I'm writing a book & I need a little help with the first & last names. Here's the info, hope it helps: Main Character- Long black hair (like this http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NO2UOMMYKZ0/SOh5Taydm_I/AAAAAAAABjE/-K-zWL_oK3U/s400/Long+Emo+Hairstyle.jpg) wears its curly or straight sometimes, tan, short, aqua eyes (like this http://www.softpedia.com/screenshots/Pretty-Eyes-Screensaver_1.png) very beautiful. She loves to write. Loves to dance (Latin dance. It’s in her blood practically). Her mother’s a former model. She has an upbeat personality & loves to have fun. (She’s Latin) Main Character’s Best friend-long blonde scene hairstyle (like this http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2704737612_c91a09ca77_o.jpg), kinda pale & skinny, emerald eyes. Loves to skateboard, she’s always skateboarding everywhere. Loves to take pictures and wants to be a photographer. Has a bit of a temper, not really shy & really outgoing. Loves to joke around & scare the crap out of people. Has a crush on her best friend’s twin brother (they always flirt, but she’s too nervous to ask him out). Main Character’s Best guy friend-Short dark brown hair (like this http://othfrancegaleries.free.fr/albums/persosecondaires/normal_OT04-011.jpg he actually kinda looks like this which is weird cause this is the first time I’ve ever seen this picture), tan, pretty built(but not over done), deep dark blue eyes. His dreams are to become a pilot. He writes beautiful poems and is one of the sweetest guys you’ll ever meet(He has a crush on the main character but is really scared to tell her how he feels, even though he’s known her since kindergarden). He has Bipolar Disorder, but no one knows he does yet (& I know you can’t be a pilot with Bipolar Disorder). Friend-Black, short brushes the shoulders bob, bangs brush in front of the face (like this http://hairstyleschat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/short-japanese-hairstyles.jpg), brown almond shaped eyes. Loves make up & fashion, but is very down to earth. She is witty & fierce when it comes to guys though. Her personality is very lively & charming. (She’s Japanese) Friend-Caramel brown curly hair (looks like http://www.herdaily.com/blogimg/Fashion/curly%20hair.jpg), medium skin, blue eyes. An amazing singer, but really shy about it. Sometimes it’s like she has mixed personalities, she can either be really sweet or be an extreme backstabber. (She’s Italian) Main Character’s Twin Brother- Black fauxhawk, tan, skinny, but kinda built, aqua eyes like his sister. Wants to be a famous producer/director. Very outgoing, can be annoying. Very indecisive and when he does make up his mind he usually makes the wrong the decision, because he doesn’t think of the real problem. (Latin) Main character’s crush- Short black textured hair (Like this http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee136/suwarnaadi/jacob-black-shorthairstyle.jpg), tan, pretty built, dark brown eyes. Wants to be a professional soccer player. Very charming & smooth with the girls (but not the main character. He gets really nervous around her). He is funny, & kind. And trying to find the best way to ask the main character out. (Hispanic) Main character’s crush’s best friend- Dark brown hair (like this http://men-haircuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Teen-men-hairstyle-with-long-bangs_fashion-hairstyle.jpg), pretty built, hazel eyes. Major bad boy, & is tough. Likes to mess around with the main character’s friend (1st 1) & they annoy the crap out of each other. He has a hidden talent, drawling, but keeps it a secret. Main mean girl- A little wavy, light brown, below the shoulder length hair, blue green eyes. She ruins people’s lives with her selfish plans. She is the main character’s crushes ex, & wants him back & will do anything to get him back. Mean girl’s best friend- Long layered reddish brown hair (like this http://www.highonhair.com/images/stories/hair/lily-allen-hairstyle.jpg), gold eyes (contacts). Has major attitude, hates everyone but her best friend & will help her with anything. Mean girl’s friend- short blonde layered bob, (like this http://www.pageantry.org/assets/images/Your%20Look/makeup/2007/d07/d07_kimberlycaldwell.jpg), light blue eyes. One of the stupidest girls you will ever meet, but gets by with her looks. Thank you for anyone that helps, I really appreciate it =) Sorry about some of the links not working XD

How do you think the American public will respond to this film? I heard that there was gonna be an American remake of the Japanese movie Battle Royale coming out later in 2010 or 2011. The movie was adapted from a novel itself. Its about the government has turned socialist, people can no longer trust the youth and they fear them. The governemnt choose a high school class each year to be apart of the Program. The Program basically goes like this, the kids are given weapons, maps, and a survival kit and they are on a deserted island. They have 3 days to kill all their classmates. The last one standing is wins and gets to go home. If there isn't one sole winner of the program or if the class doesn't participate in the killing they will die anyway. It's basically kill or be killed. Their movements are tracked by metal collars, later identified as Model Guadalcanal No. 22, around their necks which contain tracking and listening devices; if any student should attempt to escape The Program, or enter declared "danger zones", a bomb will be detonated in the collar, killing the wearer. If no student dies in any 24 hour period, all collars will be detonated simultaneously. I can't wait till they make a American version, but I feel like Japanese and Americans have different concepts of violence in movies and tv. I hope they don't turn this beautiful film into a watered down action film with high school musical and twilight stars( i wouldn't mind seeing Zac Efron or Kristen Stewart get owned in a movie like this) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsoMkonx1ro&feature=related#movie_player http://www.3xl.cat/multimedia/jpg/0/6/1177091404960.jpg I think it's one of the best movies ever made

is being half asian & full asian the same thing? okay. i asked this question like 10min ago, but i guess i forgot to add some few things: i understand that being half asian & full asian are different. my dad is white. okay. so yeah. i'm asking about beauty. looks. attraction. now, like i asked in my previous question, a lot of asian kids did not like me because i was half japanese & half white, 1/2 white, thus, making me "ugly". my boyfriend says that im "asian", but i don't feel like i have any privilege to call myself "asian" because i'm missing 1/2 of it. i know a lot of people are brainwashed that full asians are the most beautiful because of anime, video games, manga, & jpop/jrock. but my boyfriend said that being 1/2 asian & full asian are the same. LOOKS WISE. what do you all thing of this? are full asians more beautiful than 1/2 asians? im also NOT asking for flames or discouragement. im not asking about what God thinks or how "im perfect the way i was made". if i was perfect, i think i'de be a model by now. =P im asking in terms of media & how people think now-a-days. its a very blunt question. (okay, i hope this is a bit more clearer.) & on my avatar, yes thats me, but i used it on my DSi to make myself look more..."better". so in reality, thats not what i really look like...

So, I'm going to Korea in 2 weeks.. I wonder how they Treat blacks/Hispanics.? Okay, So I'm a hybrid mixed of Dominican and Jamaican..But I Guess you can say I look Black.. Because that what most people say anyway until I speak Spanish or tell them. Although Plenty of Spanish people for some reason can tell.. Just very few guess Dominican I usually get Honduran or Panamanian.. ANYWAY.. Me and 4 other friends Including 1 Being Japanese, and 1 Being Black, 1 Being a RED head with freckles and Blue eyes, and I always get Looked at because I have green eyes and Brown skin so its always like "WHOA , are those contacts?" ... and another Black Gay gay guy.. although we don't know much about him and he's working in another department but if he never told us that he was gay we would never know..... anyway.. Were moving Slap dead in the middle of Seoul which is a VERY VERY VERY beautiful city and I can't wait to get there I have to say when I arrive I will be like a little kid in a candy store... All 4 of us, Will be Teaching English.. we are all very fluent in Korean ( I studied for 5 years) We all know how to write Translate and all that In Korean, I personally would Like to know how we would get treated.. No I'm not light skinned black, if you look at me I look only black with green eyes lol I'm not very tall only 5 ft 5 or 6, and Average body. I Hear if your tall and slim.. You'll Get asked if your a model a lot and they will be fascinated by you...lol... I was also told that my friend and I might be the only black people at the school. (teaching at at least, but I doubt that there are any black students) Would I be able to date In Korea? How would I be treated? Do Korean Girls/Guys like Black guys? or as they told us Some of the students might be a little afraid of me.. lol .. I'm just really Curious. How do they treat red heads? like real orange hair.. would she get stares? do Korean guys like Black girls?. I imagine Seoul is very Diverse and such and I understand that most of these answers you can't speak for all Koreans in Seoul but Just an Idea Is nice =] ..PS. we also know the food culture all that good stuff.. lol and where from New york city.. If that plays a role.. - The more Koreans that Answer the better.. lol

Asians Obsessed with Being SKINNY, WHITE n BlOND? Okay now that I have your attention, a situation has been revealed to me that has been very saddening. I have a friend who is Chinese and she is VERY pale. Someone once suggested she should tan for her prom dress (I disagreed) However she replied, "really, I thought I was too dark, when I go to China everyone tells me it's too bad I am not as pale as my sister" Second friend who is Caucasian went to panama with a Chinese family, she is a little chubby, ALL the Chinese there rudely told her she was FAT. Later she was asked to visit China with this family and she said NOOO WAYY not until I am 98 lbs. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD HER?? "Don't worry about it, your blond hair will make up for the fact your fat. Chinese people are obsessed with blond hair" After researching I realized, Many (not all) but many Asians find beauty in being very pale, SKINNY, and having lighter hair. I was on a fashion blog centered in Tokoyo and EVERY model WAS PALE, SKINNY, and had DIED hair. Why is this? Please don't say this is not true, because it IS. I have spoken to many Japanese and Chinese friends, and they all told me they have to loose a few lbs before they go to Asia. The sad thing is they are no where near being fat! So tell me, what you think about this. Did you know about this situation? If your Asian has this preference affected you? Also, I am not trying to offend anyone, I just find this appalling. Also I know lighter skin is preferred in many countries like India and sometimes the U.S. However mostly in the U.S and European countries being TAN is whats considered beautiful. It just seems in Asia there is low tolerance for fat, dark people and they are considered "less of"

Is it normal to not find girls of my race attractive? Is it okay to feel like I should be in a different race? i hate hip-hop and rap i hate basketball and the nba I hate the lingo I don't feel proud to be black I'm not attracted to black girls and I don't think that they are attractive, beautiful or sexy. When they wear sexy outfits I don't feel anything, to be honest I don't think I could ever like a black girl. The only that I like and find attractive are Asian girls and girls of a different race. I don't like black models and i do not like B.E.T . I like Japanese, Korean and rock music i don't like girls butts and i don't stare at them i like eyes and not butts i'm not racist

Is it okay to feel like I should be in a different race? i hate hip-hop and rap i hate basketball and the nba I hate the lingo I don't feel proud to be black I'm not attracted to black girls and I don't think that they are attractive, beautiful or sexy. When they wear sexy outfits I don't feel anything, to be honest I don't think I could ever like a black girl. The only that I like and find attractive are Asian girls and girls of a different race. I don't like black models and i do not like B.E.T . I like Japanese, Korean and rock music i don't like girls butt and i don't stare at them i like eyes and not butts

Where would we be without gays? I personally, have a lot of best friends that are gay and I am a horrible tomboy. I would not be as in love with makeup technique or as well painted up if it wasn't for my Darren. I also wouldn't be as into underground Japanese fashion if it wasn't for him. I don't think I'd even be able to walk this good if it wasn't for these guys. I don't mean to stereotype though. I know plenty of gay men who don't want a thing to do with makeup.Another friend provided me with beautiful photos he took of me to put up around me place.We're talking modeling quality :) Others have provided invaluable advice. What have they done for you? Reason not to be annihilated and persecuted? Wow @ the mean responses. May as well say "Nothing personal...I just consider you to not be a human and your murder would be expiable....Again, nothing personal." The point to this post was to point out that gay men and women are more than capable of being gentle and contributing to society; they are not sinful sacks of evil seeking to bring down the morals of every little boy and girl. To Widmer Beer: Straight people can get AIDS too....just...fyi. It's prevalent in, well, BARS...You know,with the drunken sluts and what not that are too messed up to reach for a condom. :) Might wanna get yourself checked.

How do I ask her out? She's OLDER than me and ASIAN? I'm crazy about this girl but I think she's out of my league. First off, she's older than I am ( I'm 20 and she's 27 I think). Secondly, I think all the guys in the whole damn building (she lives in the same floor as me) is crushing on her! At first I was like 'these ppl are crazy, she ain't even that cute' but I realized that it's because she's so smart and humble that ppl just gravitate towards her. when I take the same elevator she remembers me and other ppl by their name and which floor they live and what they talked about last time they saw each other, small things like that but it makes ppl feel important and respected I guess. She does it to me too, like saying 'hi dave' and 'how did it go with that report last week?' and 'how's Daisy?' (my pet dog). I swear to god she not only knows all the people in the building but she also knows all the pets' names! So yeah after a while I start to look forward to meeting her or bumping into her and I get all happy when I do see her. I also noticed that she IS actually really really very pretty and doll-like. She's all shiny hair and soft skin and big eyes and soft hands (she touched me one time accidentally lol, I wish it was intentional but it wasn't) and she smells so nice. I think I'm in love with her and I don't know what to do. How do I tell her I like her when we haven't even talked that much? I'm pretty sure she's single because other guys in the building would spread the word around if she had a BF. Also she's very friendly but she has this you-can't-touch-me aura going on I dunno how to explain it but it's like she's so graceful and just soft-looking that you want to touch her but she might run away if I try to. Oh man I'm so into her I laugh at myself for being so dorky like this. Please help how do I let her know I'm interested? Btw, I'm white and I have no idea how to ask an Asian girl out (she's Philippina-Korean-Japanese). I don't think she was born in US coz her accent is English with a mix of some soft-spoken somehting else.. It's so sexy btw. I heard she was born and raised in Philippines but I've heard other Philippinos and her accent is entirely different. She sounds like Angelina Jolie sometimes. haha I know I sound stalker-ish but I feel like a grade schooler who has a crush on his teacher. Edit: I asked this question yesterday but today I bumped into her and gathered up the courage to take the first step to get closer to her and this is the convo that we had : Her: Oh, hi Dave. How are ya? Me: I'm good... Her: *smiles* silence Me: You're so beautiful. (blurted out, couldn't help it) Her: *laughs* Thank you, man I should have bumped into you this morning, you'd have made my day so much better. than it was 8laughs* Me: No seriously why don't you go into modeling or something ... Her: Haha *stares at me for a second* I love my job though Me: Oh yeah what do you do? Her: I'm an ER nurse Me: Oh (of course I know that she's a nurse already) isn't that a bit stressful of a job? Her: It is, but I was a doctor back home (in her country) so I'm used to it. Me: (surprised) Oh **** you're a doctor? Her: Well not now, I still have to go back to school here and get credited but yeah... *smiles* So I asked her how long she's been living here she said 6 years I told her she speaks awesome English and she told me I speak awesome English too lol. We talked about my school and when I'm graduating and what my plans are and basically just one good convo. We talked outside the elevator and I walked her to her door and SHE INVITED ME IN for dinner! I couldn't believe it but yeah I went in her apartment and she cooked food and I helped her out a bit. I was so happy but I got this feeling that she isn't into me like I was into her. I think she thinks of me as a little brother or something, she told me to bring home some of the food for my parents (they are staying at my apt. for a few weeks and they LOVE her) and told me to call her (she gave me her number) if I need food instead of ordering pizza... So I just went home and now I'm even more confused about what I should do. I feel like I just took a big step but I have no idea what the next one should be... I know it's a looooong question hahaha...

Song Playing At Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara? Hey, During a holiday in Tokyo I went to a very large electronics store called Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. I was in the headphone section trying out some of the models which were all playing this particular song on loop. It was sung by a female vocal and sounded sad but it was really beautiful and I really would like to know the name of it. Unfortunately I don't speak much Japanese and wasn't able to read/ask anyone there about it. I know this is a bit of a long shot but does anyone have any idea who it might have been? (Hopefully someone here lives in Tokyo or has recently been too! :P)

How do I ask an older WOMAN OUT? I'm crazy about this girl but I think she's out of my league. First off, she's older than I am ( I'm 20 and she's 27 I think). Secondly, I think all the guys in the whole damn building (she lives in the same floor as me) is crushing on her! At first I was like 'these ppl are crazy, she ain't even that cute' but I realized that it's because she's so smart and humble that ppl just gravitate towards her. when I take the same elevator she remembers me and other ppl by their name and which floor they live and what they talked about last time they saw each other, small things like that but it makes ppl feel important and respected I guess. She does it to me too, like saying 'hi dave' and 'how did it go with that report last week?' and 'how's Daisy?' (my pet dog). I swear to god she not only knows all the people in the building but she also knows all the pets' names! So yeah after a while I start to look forward to meeting her or bumping into her and I get all happy when I do see her. I also noticed that she IS actually really really very pretty and doll-like. She's all shiny hair and soft skin and big eyes and soft hands (she touched me one time accidentally lol, I wish it was intentional but it wasn't) and she smells so nice. I think I'm in love with her and I don't know what to do. How do I tell her I like her when we haven't even talked that much? I'm pretty sure she's single because other guys in the building would spread the word around if she had a BF. Also she's very friendly but she has this you-can't-touch-me aura going on I dunno how to explain it but it's like she's so graceful and just soft-looking that you want to touch her but she might run away if I try to. Oh man I'm so into her I laugh at myself for being so dorky like this. Please help how do I let her know I'm interested? Btw, I'm white and I have no idea how to ask an Asian girl out (she's Philippina-Korean-Japanese). I don't think she was born in US coz her accent is English with a mix of some soft-spoken somehting else.. It's so sexy btw. I heard she was born and raised in Philippines but I've heard other Philippinos and her accent is entirely different. She sounds like Angelina Jolie sometimes. haha I know I sound stalker-ish but I feel like a grade schooler who has a crush on his teacher. Edit: I asked this question yesterday but today I bumped into her and gathered up the courage to take the first step to get closer to her and this is the convo that we had : Her: Oh, hi Dave. How are ya? Me: I'm good... Her: *smiles* silence Me: You're so beautiful. (blurted out, couldn't help it) Her: *laughs* Thank you, man I should have bumped into you this morning, you'd have made my day so much better. than it was 8laughs* Me: No seriously why don't you go into modeling or something ... Her: Haha *stares at me for a second* I love my job though Me: Oh yeah what do you do? Her: I'm an ER nurse Me: Oh (of course I know that she's a nurse already) isn't that a bit stressful of a job? Her: It is, but I was a doctor back home (in her country) so I'm used to it. Me: (surprised) Oh **** you're a doctor? Her: Well not now, I still have to go back to school here and get credited but yeah... *smiles* So I asked her how long she's been living here she said 6 years I told her she speaks awesome English and she told me I speak awesome English too lol. We talked about my school and when I'm graduating and what my plans are and basically just one good convo. We talked outside the elevator and I walked her to her door and SHE INVITED ME IN for dinner! I couldn't believe it but yeah I went in her apartment and she cooked food and I helped her out a bit. I was so happy but I got this feeling that she isn't into me like I was into her. I think she thinks of me as a little brother or something, she told me to bring home some of the food for my parents (they are staying at my apt. for a few weeks and they LOVE her) and told me to call her (she gave me her number) if I need food instead of ordering pizza... So I just went home and now I'm even more confused about what I should do. I feel like I just took a big step but I have no idea what the next one should be... I know it's a looooong question hahaha...

Guys, which woman sounds more interesting? Both are face models.? Woman 1- 4'11 Half Japanese, an 8th Native American, the rest is Caucasian Small breasts Small town girl Dark Brown Hair & Eyes Family Oriented, Daddy's Little Girl A Homebody Artistic Loves to have sex, with someone she loves Makes a good amount of money, but not a lot Dresses nicely, but doesn't love to shop ------ Woman 2- 5'6 Caucasian Big breasts (breast implants) City Girl Brown Hair & Dark Eyes Out with friends having fun Loves to party Academically Smart Loves to have sex Makes a lot of money Loves to shop, very stylish No pictures, just curious which woman sounds more interesting to you. Who would you date? Both are beautiful.

Guys, which woman sounds more interesting, both are face models? Woman 1- 4'11 Half Japanese, an 8th Native American, the rest is Caucasian Small breasts Small town girl Dark Brown Hair & Eyes Family Oriented, Daddy's Little Girl A Homebody Artistic Loves to have sex, with someone she loves Makes a good amount of money, but not a lot ------ Woman 2- 5'6 Caucasian Big breasts (breast implants) City Girl Brown Hair & Dark Eyes Out with friends having fun Loves to party Academically Smart Loves to have sex Makes a lot of money No pictures, just curious which woman sounds more interesting to you. Who would you date? Both are beautiful.

How can I get soft and beautiful hair, like Japanese hair? I think my hair is fuzzy. I have long, straight, brown hair. I use shampoo. And an hair conditioner to have it soft and easy to brush my hair. But when I dry my hair after a shower it gets from those little wisps, which is really annoying me...Some friends of mine has such beautiful hair and also soft hair. I use the same as what they use, cause I think that my hair would be like that then. But it doesn't work.. does it have to do with my long hair? I have been thinking of cutting my hair but on the other side, I love long hair and it would be wasteful to cut that long hair. And if I'm going to cut my hair I'll cut it in layers, but I've read on internet that it would arise if you cut it in layers =[ Cause I want my hair in model. People say my hair is very beautiful but I don't think the same as they do... I wish my hair is like those Japanese hair. I know it's kinda stupid to talk about this but I thought it'd be better if I asked it online xD It'd be nice if you gave me some advice! thank you very much in advance!

Why is it that slim hips are considered beautiful in japan? I posted this in another topic and did not get one helpful answer so I'm hoping I'll get more answers here I noticed that a lot of japanese models claim extremely small hips, like 80-85cm up to the occasional 88-90cm for curvy models but they normally have extremely large busts (100+ cm inch bust). The girl who won the "best butt in japan" contest had a rather flat butt and small hips. The judges were japanese and there were other girls with wider hips and rounder butts that lost so I'm guessing that small hips and small butt is what is considered good???? I'm Japanese with 99cm hips but I find that a lot of people think my hips look smaller because I'm well balanced top and bottom. As far as I know from my grandma, she's always said that I have the most attractive hips. I haven't had 90cm hips since middle school. So is this a more modern thing, like after my grandmother's time? Also, please no comments on how large or fat you think my hips are, I know they are large. Thank you.

How do I steal this beautiful girl away from her very handsome boyfriend? The odds for me to find another girl like this is prolly one in a billion. (She's a italian, japanese, spanish, french, purtguese mix). She is my friend and she's 18 year old. Yeah. I admit. Her boyfriend looks like a freaking model (about 6'6 and blonde hair). I'm a dude with a big heart so I admit he's handsome maybe even more handsome than me. Damn.. How do I get her? Is it even possible?

How are inofficially imported, Japanese cars for crash safety? The Japanese are building beautiful, big luxury cars for their home market you rarely get to see outside Japan unless you live in places like New Zealand, which I happen to do. We can get cars like the Nissan Cima, Cedric, Gloria, or Laurel here, recent model years, too. I just wonder if their safety standards measure up to those of cars officially destined for foreign markets. After all, Japan isn't exactly famous for requiring much safety stuff for their home market, and has only recently begun to equip cars with Airbags and ABS for that market. How do those cars do in offset crash tests?

How come every time European x Asian = beautiful children? Many of the Eurasians I see are very beautiful / handsome. Like this hot girl in my school, she's half korean and irish. Maybe its just me.. Some examples.. (Actress) Krisitn Kreuk - Chinese / Dutch (Actor) Keanu Reeves - Chinese / Hawaiian / English (Model & Actress) China Chow - Chinese / English / Japanese / German (Model & Actress) Kelly Hu - Hawaiian / Chinese / Filipino / English (Golf Champion) Tiger Woods - Chinese / African / Thai / American Indian (Martial Artist) Bruce Lee - Chinese / German (Martial Artist) Brandon Lee - Chinese / German / Swedish (Actor) Michael and Russell Wong - Chinese / Dutch (Model & Actress) Maggie Q - Polish / Irish / Vietnamese This list can go on forever.. Is it like the perfect formula or something?

What do those of you who believe that the media are injustice, think of this? I think reading this in 5-10 minutes would be better than listening to the news for a lifteime.Plz don't think I'm a very old person.Just 18.A university student studying English who just cannot sit back and hope.This article has two parts: 1.Cultural and general info and music 2.political info.If you wanna get enlightened and shocked read it from top to bottom. Hi.I'm Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you. The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don't let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don't like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don't even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels had a serious influence on people, they wear very fashionable clothes.Maybe it's a kind of immitation, but still it's got an unique Iranian style.You'll see lots of beauty qeens on the streets that are just like models advertising fashionable clothes! Most part of their hair is out and they wear a lot of make up, also wearing scarves is a part of our culture.Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmics (which is bad for our economy)! People do whatever they wish to and some of the things they do, don't fit our culture at all, however it's normal in Iran.You'll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagined before and how the real Iran is! It's wonderful.Everything's so great if you don't take unemployment, inflation and air pollution into account which I guess are common problems in many other countries. Many things have changed so far.I can't even compare Iran with 5 years ago, let alone comparing it with 30 years ago!!!! After all, nearly 65-70% of Iran's population is considered the new generation (The youth) and they've transformed everything. Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran! Women are overtaking Iran. They're treated very well.They're the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities cos they're so clever.They get the best jobs cos they can do jobs much better than men.They've got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to ask them a great amount of money according to the law which most husbands cannot afford, so they'll be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's just because in Iran such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing DJ / pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here.I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourselves they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was ruled by those freaks (Taliban).When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too.I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and that 60% of Iranians are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There's nothing mysterious about it!(The media are very good at making scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I'm sure you don't know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don't hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance this 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many many KIDS like that.You don't know that Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the media talk about them? They just can't summerise everything in one word "nuclear", although we're proud of it cos having nuclear energy means a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What did I find instead? "President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!"(The same old story!) The media are injustice.They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is the pionier in medicine and genetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams and holds records in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in these fields: bio-technology and nono-technology.The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (which you can visit in the second link).51 top universities out of the 100 top universities in the Mid-East are in Iran and they're among some of the top universities of the world as well.The champion weight-lifter is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians and lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in medicine field. And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug and Persian literature, many Persian poets and scientists that are so famous.Persian culture is now westernised and only a little has survived! According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different: one Dollar =about 950 Tomans!) There are many other things.How many pages would you need to describe a country?And also, Iran is an independant country unlike its neighbouring countries.It has nearly all the developed industries and technologies and doesn't need other countries to survive! The list is endless. The news this morning: "Iranian scintists managed to make human teeth to grow again after losing you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna intoduce you the international news website of Iran (called press TV) which is establlished recently.It's much better than BBC news and is fully in English, Plz vist it and you'll find out what they're hiding from you! and in the section of "Sic / Tech" you'll always see that Iran discovers news things nearly everyday.The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx From now on, the truth will right by your side! Just a link from that website which reads: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 just in one year 4800 inventions! (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). Read more in: http://www.presstv.ir/sections.aspx?sectionid=3510208 Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working for themselve, lazy in doing their duty well!, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious (sadly majority of the young generation is not), not punctual, impatient, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable. Some people think, Iran's a desert! lol Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit.Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (You didn't expect it to be like that.Right?) This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities and nature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran.Did you know that Iranian pop music was chose as the best pop music in France in 2005? I guess not.All Iranian songs are current pop /Club-Dance/Trance/ DJ music.I send them to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits.(You didn't expect them to be so catchy.Right?) I believe in "Express yourself through music and that music is a universal language". You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.They're some of the best songs you've ever heard.It's nothing like what you expect! You can read the full translation of the songs here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.Chi mishod (What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 16.(It's beautiful: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/02_%20Ghashangeh.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!! See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with, said in the U.S it's said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The media are good at putting comments.It's easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us.For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran.For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it for granted. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad.Is it? (Although what we want them is to not to get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern.) We hate neither Jews nor Americans.I love Americans otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, be like them as much as possible and hate it at the same time?! Although ordinary Iranians don't care much about world affairs, I've got to say that for us Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a govt.Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians.No difference.And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?It's so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations! Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing. It means that where you come from and what your religion is, are not important to us at all.On the contrary, meeting different people would be so interesting for us! I love the Japanese who come here! I wonder Iran is a threat to whom. Which logical rule admits that it's logical to say a country is guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that she's going to do something wrong?!!!! And they repeat the same "nuclear" tosh over and over and brain wash people! News headlines: "We won't allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons"!!! Has Iran ever attacked any countries?No.Has it developed any nukes?No!That's what nuclear agency says.Only Iran's oppositions are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit.It's just based on political conflicts.What we're doing is legal.What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal and nonsense.Iran is a peaceful country.Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Seddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relationships with all of them.It could be a good example to some countries that just follow their interests.What is interesting is that the countries which accuse Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! This is a modern and innovative form of philosophy and logic! Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all?You know that it's a passive sentence.He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel.He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace.They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally.Iran's always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: Holocaust is a myth! again this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.If 6000000 Jews were killed, that's so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it's not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran's 69000000 population within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a mith.Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Obviousely, some countries are using Iran as a victim to put the blame (their own faults) on Iran.And which country is better than Iran to be a victim?They've made the whole world believe that Iran isn't a peaceful country and represent false image of Iranians by making insulting movies like "300" . Anyone saying that it was not for political reasons is wrong. I know Americans don't like these either, but what can they do?They're not responsible for controlling what the media say.I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1.America means the U.S govt not the people 2.The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfreids/boyfriends! Strange.Isn't it? 3.Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake.right?) 5.The U.S gov't helped Seddam to attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians 6.America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason 7.It's always botherng Iran by sanctions, displaying false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away from Iran and is always harmful to our economy, development and credit 8.It's always despised the Iranians who travel to the U.S at their arrival (even ordinary ones, university students, sportsmen, scientists etc) To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1.Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and almost a part of history and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be cheos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy.Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and keeps denying that they're diplomats.Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom.It's exceeded the level of tit for tat. Isn't it better for both countries to forget about the past conflicts and to have peaceful relations?The two govts are like 10 year old children playing a game by harsh rhetoric.They don't care about hurting people's feeling.They just try to show that the people are enemies of each other to achieve their own goals. We as the people of these countries MUST NOT have any conflics.You know something?All govts are hateful.I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about 444 hostage taking and I keep being silent.I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think?I can't wait to see both nations in peace.It'd be marvelous! Would this happen in less than 2 years?You know what I mean! Remember that: The sea is deeper.You don't always have to see the surface of it. Plz whenever you have time, find and read an article about "ethnocentrism".Knowing the meaning of this term is not enough.After reading about it, you'll feel a noticable positive change in your attitude towards different people! Guaranteed! Thanks for your time.

Is what I say enlightening, shocking and amazing? I think reading this in 5-10 minutes would be better than listening to the news for a lifteime.Plz don't think I'm a very old person.Just 18.A university student studying English who just cannot sit back and hope.This article has two parts: 1.Cultural and general info and music 2.political info.If you wanna get enlightened and shocked read it from top to bottom. Hi.I'm Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you. The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don't let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don't like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don't even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels had a serious influence on people, they wear very fashionable clothes.Maybe it's a kind of immitation, but still it's got an unique Iranian style.You'll see lots of beauty qeens on the streets that are just like models advertising fashionable clothes! Most part of their hair is out and they wear a lot of make up, also wearing scarves is a part of our culture.Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmics (which is bad for our economy)! People do whatever they wish to and some of the things they do, don't fit our culture at all, however it's normal in Iran.You'll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagined before and how the real Iran is! It's wonderful.Everything's so great if you don't take unemployment, inflation and air pollution into account which I guess are common problems in many other countries. Many things have changed so far.I can't even compare Iran with 5 years ago, let alone comparing it with 30 years ago!!!! After all, nearly 65-70% of Iran's population is considered the new generation (The youth) and they've transformed everything. Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran! Women are overtaking Iran. They're treated very well.They're the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities cos they're so clever.They get the best jobs cos they can do jobs much better than men.They've got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to ask them a great amount of money according to the law which most husbands cannot afford, so they'll be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's just because in Iran such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing DJ / pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here.I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourselves they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was ruled by those freaks (Taliban).When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too.I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and that 60% of Iranians are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There's nothing mysterious about it!(The media are very good at making scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I'm sure you don't know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don't hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance this 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many many KIDS like that.You don't know that Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the media talk about them? They just can't summerise everything in one word "nuclear", although we're proud of it cos having nuclear energy means a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What did I find instead? "President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!"(The same old story!) The media are injustice.They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is the pionier in medicine and genetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams and holds records in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in these fields: bio-technology and nono-technology.The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (which you can visit in the second link).51 top universities out of the 100 top universities in the Mid-East are in Iran and they're among some of the top universities of the world as well.The champion weight-lifter is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians and lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in medicine field. And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug and Persian literature, many Persian poets and scientists that are so famous.Persian culture is now westernised and only a little has survived! According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different: one Dollar =about 950 Tomans!) There are many other things.How many pages would you need to describe a country?And also, Iran is an independant country unlike its neighbouring countries.It has nearly all the developed industries and technologies and doesn't need other countries to survive! The list is endless. The news this morning: "Iranian scintists managed to make human teeth to grow again after losing you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna intoduce you the international news website of Iran (called press TV) which is establlished recently.It's much better than BBC news and is fully in English, Plz vist it and you'll find out what they're hiding from you! and in the section of "Sic / Tech" you'll always see that Iran discovers news things nearly everyday.The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx From now on, the truth will right by your side! Just a link from that website which reads: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 just in one year 4800 inventions! (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). Read more in: http://www.presstv.ir/sections.aspx?sectionid=3510208 Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working for themselve, lazy in doing their duty well!, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious (sadly majority of the young generation is not), not punctual, impatient, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable. Some people think, Iran's a desert! lol Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit.Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (You didn't expect it to be like that.Right?) This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities and nature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran.Did you know that Iranian pop music was chose as the best pop music in France in 2005? I guess not.All Iranian songs are current pop /Club-Dance/Trance/ DJ music.I send them to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits.(You didn't expect them to be so catchy.Right?) I believe in "Express yourself through music and that music is a universal language". You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.They're some of the best songs you've ever heard.It's nothing like what you expect! You can read the full translation of the songs here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.Chi mishod (What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 16.(It's beautiful: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/02_%20Ghashangeh.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!! See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with, said in the U.S it's said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The media are good at putting comments.It's easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us.For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran.For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it for granted. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad.Is it? (Although what we want them is to not to get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern.) We hate neither Jews nor Americans.I love Americans otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, be like them as much as possible and hate it at the same time?! Although ordinary Iranians don't care much about world affairs, I've got to say that for us Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a govt.Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians.No difference.And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?It's so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations! Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing. It means that where you come from and what your religion is, are not important to us at all.On the contrary, meeting different people would be so interesting for us! I love the Japanese who come here! I wonder Iran is a threat to whom. Which logical rule admits that it's logical to say a country is guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that she's going to do something wrong?!!!! And they repeat the same "nuclear" tosh over and over and brain wash people! News headlines: "We won't allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons"!!! Has Iran ever attacked any countries?No.Has it developed any nukes?No!That's what nuclear agency says.Only Iran's oppositions are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit.It's just based on political conflicts.What we're doing is legal.What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal and nonsense.Iran is a peaceful country.Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Seddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relationships with all of them.It could be a good example to some countries that just follow their interests.What is interesting is that the countries which accuse Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! This is a modern and innovative form of philosophy and logic! Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all?You know that it's a passive sentence.He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel.He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace.They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally.Iran's always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: Holocaust is a myth! again this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.If 6000000 Jews were killed, that's so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it's not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran's 69000000 population within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a mith.Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Obviousely, some countries are using Iran as a victim to put the blame (their own faults) on Iran.And which country is better than Iran to be a victim?They've made the whole world believe that Iran isn't a peaceful country and represent false image of Iranians by making insulting movies like "300" . Anyone saying that it was not for political reasons is wrong. I know Americans don't like these either, but what can they do?They're not responsible for controlling what the media say.I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1.America means the U.S govt not the people 2.The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfreids/boyfriends! Strange.Isn't it? 3.Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake.right?) 5.The U.S gov't helped Seddam to attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians 6.America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason 7.It's always botherng Iran by sanctions, displaying false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away from Iran and is always harmful to our economy, development and credit 8.It's always despised the Iranians who travel to the U.S at their arrival (even ordinary ones, university students, sportsmen, scientists etc) To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1.Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and almost a part of history and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be cheos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy.Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and keeps denying that they're diplomats.Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom.It's exceeded the level of tit for tat. Isn't it better for both countries to forget about the past conflicts and to have peaceful relations?The two govts are like 10 year old children playing a game by harsh rhetoric.They don't care about hurting people's feeling.They just try to show that the people are enemies of each other to achieve their own goals. We as the people of these countries MUST NOT have any conflics.You know something?All govts are hateful.I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about 444 hostage taking and I keep being silent.I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think?I can't wait to see both nations in peace.It'd be marvelous! Would this happen in less than 2 years?You know what I mean! Remember that: The sea is deeper.You don't always have to see the surface of it. Plz whenever you have time, find and read an article about "ethnocentrism".Knowing the meaning of this term is not enough.After reading about it, you'll feel a noticable positive change in your attitude towards different people! Guaranteed! Thanks for your time. wow! someone said: "never try to light somewhere that will never be lit!" However, I'll wait untill an open-minded person answers this question.I'm still hopeful to find one.

Will you think differently about people and the world 10 minutes later, after reading this? I think reading this in 5-10 minutes would be better than listening to the news for a lifteime.Plz don't think I'm a very old person.Just 18.A university student studying English who just cannot sit back and hope.This article has two parts: 1.Cultural and general info and music 2.political info.If you wanna get enlightened and shocked read it from top to bottom. Hi.I'm Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you. The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don't let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don't like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don't even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels had a serious influence on people, they wear very fashionable clothes.Maybe it's a kind of immitation, but still it's got an unique Iranian style.You'll see lots of beauty qeens on the streets that are just like models advertising fashionable clothes! Most part of their hair is out and they wear a lot of make up, also wearing scarves is a part of our culture.Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmics (which is bad for our economy)! People do whatever they wish to and some of the things they do, don't fit our culture at all, however it's normal in Iran.You'll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagined before and how the real Iran is! It's wonderful.Everything's so great if you don't take unemployment, inflation and air pollution into account which I guess are common problems in many other countries. Many things have changed so far.I can't even compare Iran with 5 years ago, let alone comparing it with 30 years ago!!!! After all, nearly 65-70% of Iran's population is considered the new generation (The youth) and they've transformed everything. Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran! Women are overtaking Iran. They're treated very well.They're the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities cos they're so clever.They get the best jobs cos they can do jobs much better than men.They've got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to ask them a great amount of money according to the law which most husbands cannot afford, so they'll be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's just because in Iran such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing DJ / pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here.I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourselves they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was ruled by those freaks (Taliban).When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too.I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and that 60% of Iranians are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There's nothing mysterious about it!(The media are very good at making scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I'm sure you don't know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don't hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance this 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many many KIDS like that.You don't know that Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the media talk about them? They just can't summerise everything in one word "nuclear", although we're proud of it cos having nuclear energy means a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What did I find instead? "President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!"(The same old story!) The media are injustice.They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is the pionier in medicine and genetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams and holds records in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in these fields: bio-technology and nono-technology.The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (which you can visit in the second link).51 top universities out of the 100 top universities in the Mid-East are in Iran and they're among some of the top universities of the world as well.The champion weight-lifter is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians and lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in medicine field. And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug and Persian literature, many Persian poets and scientists that are so famous.Persian culture is now westernised and only a little has survived! According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different: one Dollar =about 950 Tomans!) There are many other things.How many pages would you need to describe a country?And also, Iran is an independant country unlike its neighbouring countries.It has nearly all the developed industries and technologies and doesn't need other countries to survive! The list is endless. Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working for themselve, lazy in doing their duty well!, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious (sadly majority of the young generation is not), not punctual, impatient, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable. Some people think, Iran's a desert! lol Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit.Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (You didn't expect it to be like that.Right?) This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities and nature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran.Did you know that Iranian pop music was chose as the best pop music in France in 2005? I guess not.All Iranian songs are current pop /Club-Dance/Trance/ DJ music.I send them to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits.(You didn't expect them to be so catchy.Right?) I believe in "Express yourself through music and that music is a universal language". You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.They're some of the best songs you've ever heard.It's nothing like what you expect! You can read the full translation of the songs here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.Chi mishod (What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 16.(It's beautiful: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/02_%20Ghashangeh.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!! See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with, said in the U.S it's said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The media are good at putting comments.It's easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us.For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran.For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it for granted. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad.Is it? (Although what we want them is to not to get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern.) We hate neither Jews nor Americans.I love Americans otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, be like them as much as possible and hate it at the same time?! Although ordinary Iranians don't care much about world affairs, I've got to say that for us Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a govt.Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians.No difference.And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?It's so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations! Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing. It means that where you come from and what your religion is, are not important to us at all.On the contrary, meeting different people would be so interesting for us! I love the Japanese who come here! I wonder Iran is a threat to whom. Which logical rule admits that it's logical to say a country is guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that she's going to do something wrong?!!!! And they repeat the same "nuclear" tosh over and over and brain wash people! News headlines: "We won't allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons"!!! Has Iran ever attacked any countries?No.Has it developed any nukes?No!That's what nuclear agency says.Only Iran's oppositions are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit.It's just based on political conflicts.What we're doing is legal.What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal and nonsense.Iran is a peaceful country.Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Seddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relationships with all of them.It could be a good example to some countries that just follow their interests.What is interesting is that the countries which accuse Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! This is a modern and innovative form of philosophy and logic! Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all?You know that it's a passive sentence.He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel.He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace.They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally.Iran's always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: Holocaust is a myth! again this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.If 6000000 Jews were killed, that's so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it's not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran's 69000000 population within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a mith.Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Obviousely, some countries are using Iran as a victim to put the blame (their own faults) on Iran.And which country is better than Iran to be a victim?They've made the whole world believe that Iran isn't a peaceful country and represent false image of Iranians by making insulting movies like "300" . Anyone saying that it was not for political reasons is wrong. I know Americans don't like these either, but what can they do?They're not responsible for controlling what the media say.I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1.America means the U.S govt not the people 2.The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfreids/boyfriends! Strange.Isn't it? 3.Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake.right?) 5.The U.S gov't helped Seddam to attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians 6.America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason 7.It's always botherng Iran by sanctions, displaying false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away from Iran and is always harmful to our economy, development and credit 8.It's always despised the Iranians who travel to the U.S at their arrival (even ordinary ones, university students, sportsmen, scientists etc) To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1.Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and almost a part of history and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be cheos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy.Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and keeps denying that they're diplomats.Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom.It's exceeded the level of tit for tat. Isn't it better for both countries to forget about the past conflicts and to have peaceful relations?The two govts are like 10 year old children playing a game by harsh rhetoric.They don't care about hurting people's feeling.They just try to show that the people are enemies of each other to achieve their own goals. We as the people of these countries MUST NOT have any conflics.You know something?All govts are hateful.I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about 444 hostage taking and I keep being silent.I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think?I can't wait to see both nations in peace.It'd be marvelous! Would this happen in less than 2 years?You know what I mean! Remember that: The sea is deeper.You don't always have to see the surface of it. Plz whenever you have time, find and read an article about "ethnocentrism".Knowing the meaning of this term is not enough.After reading about it, you'll feel a noticable positive change in your attitude towards different people! Guaranteed! Thanks for your time.