Montage of Feck wrote: » Iran, as the successor of the Persian empire, has got three thousand years of history and culture going on, so don't rule it out completely.
Mister Vain wrote: » I can't say I've ever heard anyone say that about them. I mean a lot of people would say the Hungarians are rude and unfriendly which I would tend to agree with, but the Dutch are sound, or least they were when I was there anyway.
Mimon wrote: » They have a reputation as being the world's friendliest and hospitable people so would be strange to rule it out because of a ****ty government.
Signore Fancy Pants wrote: » I would have zero interest in any country in South America, at all, at all, at all. Anywhere else, grand.
Wanderer78 wrote: » think all westerners should experience desperate poverty, puts life into perspective
Strumms wrote: » I’d pay money never to set foot on Israeli soil..
guy2231 wrote: » What is so bad about the government? They don't get on with the USA is that it? Any arab government with a set of balls on them don't get on with the USA.
whisky_galore wrote: » The murderyness of the place would put life in perspective, or danger, as I'd rather call it.
Wanderer78 wrote: » ive been in poor enough places alright, but not desperately poor, but i know people that have been, and had similar experiences, scary im sure, know people that had to be escorted about the place
Deleted User wrote: » I'd go pretty much anywhere except a warzone or place with a high likelihood of kidnap or terrorism if I was getting paid for it.
Tzardine wrote: » I have lived and worked in a lot of the Middle East, but predominantly Kuwait and Iraq. The stereotype of Gulf countries is unfortunately false. They are full of culture, welcoming people, and truly beautiful landscapes. Obviously however there are issues which cannot be overlooked, chiefly the (mis)treatment of women and the LGBT community, but I do recommend people to visit and experience them. You just have to be mindful of the cultural differences and abide by them so long as you are there. The one country I will never go back to is Italy. Outside of the countryside which is undoubtedly beautiful, the cities are sh1tholes, full of people trying to scam you at every opportunity.
whisky_galore wrote: » I'll leave that to the UN, not me on my hols thanks.
Mad_maxx wrote: » muslims are known to be very hospitable people in terms of their culture , the chauvanistic attitudes are well founded though ,Pre covid , we did Air B +B and had a Saudi man and his three daughters ( aged circa three to eight ) stay for one night , he spoke incredibly casually about obvious sexism as if it was normal and this man was a good guest and had been living in Dubai for ten years so not like he never left Saudi Funnily enough , less than a week later we had an israeli couple stay and her mother ( they were working in tech in dublin ) , very nice folk
breezy1985 wrote: » Cornwall is pretty poor looking by Irish standards when it comes to countryside and the towns are the usual grim UK dumps and full of the worst type of bulldog and spitfire Brits who moved down to get away from all the black people. In general England outside London is somewhere I would never go again. I have no problem with places that are poor or rundown if there is a bit of life and culture but UK towns are black holes in that sense
jmreire wrote: » Talk to some Iranians, and they will tell you whats wrong with the Iranian Govt, but make damn sure you are not in Iran when having that conversation....But you are right about one thing, the Iranian people have balls, and in spades. The Nrs of them who have been killed by their own Govt when ever they have tried to overthrow the Ayatollahs runs into the thousands. For many, despite all all its flaws, life under the Shah of Iran was much better than what Iranians have now.When the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power, he started a war with his neighbour Saddam Hussein that cost an estimated 500'000 Soldiers and 100'000 Civilian deaths. The present regime are direct political descendants of the Ayatollah.
Started by Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein in September 1980, the war was marked by indiscriminate ballistic-missile attacks, extensive use of chemical weapons and attacks on third-country oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
When Saddam Hussein, president of Iraq, quite deliberately started the war, he miscalculated on two counts
4Ad wrote: » I really enjoyed my brief backpacking spell in Mexico, never scared..people were great, food was ok, great people.Never went to Australia, never want to go to Australia. Flew over it to NZ...That was enough. Solely based on the Australians I have met on my travels !!
jmreire wrote: » True. I would go back there in a heartbeat. Cultured friendly people, and as you say, unfortunately ruled with an iron fist by hardline Islamists. To meet them in the privacy of their own homes, and see the transformation that takes place, especially with the women. Off with the hair covering, and street clothes, and full western gear on underneath is something else.Likewise to meet them outdoors at an open air restaurent, where everyone sits on beds ( bed frames, with a mesh base filled with pillows) They eat, drink ( yes there will be the odd bottle of illegal spirits in private circulation) and smoke shisha pipes.Simplest thing in the world to get into conversation with the adjoining "beds", they are so friendly.
glasso wrote: » Really missing out. Amazing natural beauty, ancient history like the Incas, beautiful colonial architecture in parts. Fantastic cultures. Best place that I've ever travelled. Colombia and Bolivia particularly. Peru, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador also Argentina a bit over-rated imo.
glasso wrote: » Nobody is missing out on not going to Australia. Australia can be summarised as a place with a one or two ok cities (albeit completely lacking in any history and over-populated with bogan muppets on one-hand and insufferable hipster gobshytes on the other-hand) and the rest of the place is made of absolute nothingness, beaches and sh1thole towns that look like they were built for a fiver from plywood. beaches get boring after about 20 minutes unless you're doing some sort of activity. and besides it's too hot to go to a beach a lot of the time. The couple of other things worth seeing are about 3,000 miles apart. I only went there for a couple of work project trips and a short "holiday" tint as part of a longer travel trip. Should have skipped it on the holiday but tbh. Can understand people going there to work maybe as it's attractive economically but it's certainly not worth a holiday. So so many better places in the world to visit. It's also possibly one of the worst value for money places in the world.
Signore Fancy Pants wrote: » Nah, you are only missing out if its somewhere you want to go, but don't. In that case, everyone here is "missing out".
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