The overt racism and other hate speech is a bit much

[Jimjam]

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Iranians always seem to describe themselves as Persians around here. What is up with that?

[Patriam1066]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Iranians always seem to describe themselves as Persians around here. What is up with that?

1. Many ethnic groups in Iran. Don’t want to mistake for a genocidal kurd or a braindead Turk
2. Iran is definitely what we call the country, but we speak persian and are Persian

It’s like British vs English / Scottish / Welsh, except that “Iran” has a hugely negative connotation whereas “British” is either neutral or positive. 99% of Americans don’t even know what Persian is. One guy thought I was from Paris once

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1. Many ethnic groups in Iran. Don’t want to mistake for a genocidal kurd or a braindead Turk
2. Iran is definitely what we call the country, but we speak persian and are Persian

It’s like British vs English / Scottish / Welsh, except that “Iran” has a hugely negative connotation whereas “British” is either neutral or positive. 99% of Americans don’t even know what Persian is. One guy thought I was from Paris once

Oh they know what Persian is. They've seen the movie.

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[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

99% of Americans don’t even know what Persian is. One guy thought I was from Paris once

Thats really funny! A lot of people do and have immigrated to France though. Perhaps they thought you were like 2nd+ generation from France and emigrated to US? It’s like many Patels come from west africa, not direct from the subcontinent. Or maybe they were just plain ignant.

It’s interesting the difference in stereotype for the same person depending on how they are described - i can see why someone would describe themself as a charming sexy Persian instead of risking been seen as any one of the mixed bag of stereotypes they could otherwise get viewed as.

[Patriam1066]

Originally Posted by Toxigen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Great taste in whip, those V8 M3s were so satisfying to drive.

My '23 E63 AMG should arrive in April. Its the very last year Benz is doing the twin turbo V8 hybrid assist (603 hp).

I'll be keeping that one for a long time. You won't be able to find big 8s anymore outside of Corvette and a couple others unless you go up to Aston Martin price points.

Damn, that sounds insanely fast. Don’t die man, V8s are unparalleled fun but I can’t imagine how fast that would go these days. That V8 BMW was so much fun to drive but it was 0-60 in like 3.9 or something. What you’re getting sounds insane

Originally Posted by Ekco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

most sane thing i've read on these forums in a while to be honest. luckily for me my honda prelude only does 120, i'd legit kill myself and others if i had access to a clean m3

God bless Texas indeed, and fuck mustang drivers. vtec yo.

I love VTEC and Hondas / Acuras. You should drive a new civic Si. They’re actually pretty fun and a good value. The type R even more so

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh they know what Persian is. They've seen the movie.

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I hate that movie

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thats really funny! A lot of people do and have immigrated to France though. Perhaps they thought you were like 2nd+ generation from France and emigrated to US? It’s like many Patels come from west africa, not direct from the subcontinent. Or maybe they were just plain ignant.

It’s interesting the difference in stereotype for the same person depending on how they are described - i can see why someone would describe themself as a charming sexy Persian instead of risking been seen as any one of the mixed bag of stereotypes they could otherwise get viewed as.

Iranians are not popular at all right now. It was similar after the hostage crisis. This is a nadir for us as a people. I used to think the US invading Iran would be horrible and dumb but honestly, Iran is so bad right now that it couldn’t get any worse. I hope for the best but I’m not optimistic about the prospects for the future (IE I understand why people dislike Russians, Iranians, and chiense, we are collectively being dickheads)

[Ekco]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You should drive a new civic Si.

i have a 2001 manual honda preude, and daily it. why the fuck would i want something new with abunch of electronic shit in it. i do wish she wasn't so pig fat though compared to the other late 90s models

[Ekco]

also any of you near 40 yr old boomers want the cool honda before 2 planes flew into some buildings, it's for sell. 4500 no low ballers i know what i got.

[Patriam1066]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Iranians always seem to describe themselves as Persians around here. What is up with that?

Yeah, probably an early mid life crisis, it wore off quickly. I have a Honda accord and Toyota tundra now. Had a Tesla but it was a piece of shit. Battery loses life more quickly than an iPhone and nothing ever worked

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah, probably an early mid life crisis, it wore off quickly. I have a Honda accord and Toyota tundra now. Had a Tesla but it was a piece of shit. Battery loses life more quickly than an iPhone and nothing ever worked

oh dear sorry about the tesla. The joke(!) about the battery had me laugh out loud!

I wouldn’t say hondss and toyotas are cool - cool is the wrong word for it, but i do like them a lot. My fave cars were civic (I had two!) and crv. Had some real adventures in the crv, it really punched above it’s weight for an armchair on wheels!