What Americans Don't Know About Iran | Denver
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0:00A: No, not about Donald Trump, but, um, you know, I think Iran is a really good example, right? It’s a massive, beautiful, complex country that your average American doesn’t find on the fucking map, right? And it’s always driven me crazy that we, uh --
0:12B: Talk your shit.
0:13A: That we like -- that we have these views, right? And I was telling my coworker this the other day, I said, this is not the Middle East you think about. It’s not people living in caves fucking goats, okay? This is a beaut -- this is ancient Persia, right? And he looked at me like -- That’s right. He was like, And I was like, I also wonder, and I think the answer is probably no, if people might feel that same way about America. Like, this is also a big, complicated country. I don’t think America is as hidden, right, as Iran is to us. Absolutely. Like, Iranians probably know a lot more about America than we do them. Yeah, it’s probably because of our, you know, our cultural demeanor.
