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DJ Signs in Iran

Will more Australian's sign there if it goes ok for DJ (if its harder for American's to go there and get back into the country)?

Being a well-paid athlete in a place like Iran is fine - it's not like DJ is going to be jumping in his hire car, getting lost, and winding up on the Afghan border... He'll be staying in the best neighborhoods and have handlers who will make it clear where he can and can not go... The teams in places like Iran know what the global perception of their country is, and it's in their best interests to make everything go as smoothly as possible.

Perhaps move to a country under sharia law.

What an ignorant comment.

I recall a colleague telling me about a particularly poor country in Africa where he worked.
He said the people were wonderful and friendly.
They would smile and say thankyou when they robbed you, and would only stab you if you put up a fight.

The friendliness of a people has nothing to do with how safe a country is. What an epically clueless comment. By definition, acts of aggression and violence are perpetrated by the unfriendly minority. What matters is how wide spread the problem is, what protection you get, and how much they are discouraged from their actions.

There are places where local thugs won't touch tourists because if they do the local police will hunt them down and beat the shit out of them. Its the places where the police and government don't give a shit that you have the problem.

Iran is particularly dangerous because you have the government and religious leaders actively encouraging people to hate you. Most people won't, most people don't really care, but it is the minority who create the problems.

Factless? Hardly. Every single person I've met who's actually travelled to Iran has talked about how amazing the people are. Simple facts.

There's a difference between a population and it's government.

Perhaps grasp a basic understanding of the English language and then we can recommence this discussion.

Ricey - make a factless statement.

Get called out on it.

Ricey - resort to insults

Perhaps move to a country under sharia law. #funtimes

When the furthest you've travelled is Tasmania, but you offer travel advice. Hush child

Iran is safe. From all accounts probably one of the friendliest populations in the world.

Unless you're gay.

http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/middle-east/Pages/iran.aspx

Can you still get those T-shirts that say (in arabic)

"I am not an American"

Government =/= the people

Yes, very friendly.
Unless you are American
Or Jewish
Or Arab
Or Christian
Or Sunni

Iran is safe. From all accounts probably one of the friendliest populations in the world

He had a great season. Was disappointing in game 3 but loved his work this year.

Same club that Aleks Maric played for, albeit not for very long.

Safe to play there?

It's right at the end of this video, but check out the exuberant Louisville male cheerleader grabbing the ball and hurling it.

From ESPN's game report:

Officials called Louisville for a delay of game technical foul and put .5 seconds back on the clock. Pitt's Ashton Gibbs knocked down two free throws and the Panthers had one last chance to tie, but Gibbs couldn't get off a desperation heave in time.

"All good things have to come to an end, and the male cheerleader [at Louisville] comes to an end," joked Louisville coach Rick Pitino. "Hopefully he'll learn the rules."