Later, every time we passed a mosque on the road, he would go in to pray and wanted me to take a photo. I said, aren't all mosques the same? We've taken photos all the way; there's not much left to capture. Once you're done praying, let's hit the road. He pointed at my nose and said, you don't respect our Allah, I want to kill you. After hearing that, I was really scared and said, come on, just kidding, brother, go ahead and take the photo.
When I was in Tehran, I also experienced Ashura. One day, the owner of the guesthouse told me there was a festival outside and asked if I wanted to join the fun. I asked what festival it was, and she rambled on about a bunch of things. My Persian isn't good, so I didn't understand. I just went out to the street. Along the way, there was free tea and candy being offered, and I was happily eating and drinking. Then I encountered a parade. Damn, a bunch of people wearing white T-shirts were cutting their scalps, letting bright red blood flow down to dye their clothes red. At that moment, there was also a person holding a one or two-year-old boy, who had also cut his scalp, staining his white T-shirt red. My friends were stunned after seeing that, and later I found out it was some kind of commemoration mixed with not forgetting hatred or something like that.
Maybe they themselves don't even know where the fate of their country is headed.
I traveled to dozens of countries in 2017 and 2018 for work, and stayed in Iran for about 8 months, during which I learned a bit of the local language and made some local friends.
Dealing with Iranians, especially in business, is quite unpleasant. The Persian people left me with the impression that when not doing business, they are warm and hospitable, as friendly as elementary school classmates. However, once it comes to negotiations, they turn into violent beasts, quirky and cunning, with zero sense of contract and almost 100% betrayal. Only the Kurds in the northwest are relatively limited in their honesty by comparison.
Similar to business dealings, Persians have rarely compromised in historical wars. When conflicts arise, they are fearlessly tough. If you slap me, I will definitely stab you; if you stab me, I will definitely shoot you. When street thugs fight, they fear most encountering someone who is also reckless with their life; if you don’t care about your life, I still fear going to jail. This time, the geopolitical conflict also feels like it won't resolve through proper compromise.
If you try to use Han Chinese thinking to substitute for their roles and predict their behavior, it is completely useless. Let me tell a few stories. At that time in Iran, I had a driver and translator, a young guy who drove a small, shabby car worth a few thousand USD. He told me I was very lucky because many people my age do not have a car, and my little car was given to me by Allah. I said, isn’t the money from your father? He replied, yes, the money is from my father, but my little car and everything else is given to me by Allah.
Why do market trends always happen in the late night🥹 Received an e1h order at 3 AM↓, woke up at 9 AM and the opportunity was gone, just a little movement on the water a moment ago……
Still have this order in Figure 3, turning eight thousand into twenty-eight thousand e↓……
Even playing Delta, I got killed and ended up with a full set of gear🥹 feeling depressed
We were still shorting together before two o'clock, how come all the teachers posted their long positions after waking up at 9 o'clock? 🤔 Am I the only one hanging in the valley?
How did I sleep? As soon as I fell asleep yesterday, Israel launched airstrikes against Iran. The guilt is too great; I should have stayed awake. I can't even imagine what will happen tonight if I fall asleep again 🥹