tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post9002986930200517639..comments2023-10-02T16:29:40.087+01:00Comments on neo-resistance: Fun Facts About the Insides of an Iranian Embassy in "enemy" land!Najhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-5301298643920402782010-09-06T15:35:04.751+01:002010-09-06T15:35:04.751+01:00I renewed my Iranian passport here in Iran for the...I renewed my Iranian passport here in Iran for the first time, this was just over a year ago now and still I'm shocked at the efficiency of things. My British Passport took I think one day longer to get to me upon renewal with just as much initial running around.<br /><br />So mobarake on your booby prize (that's how it feels like for me).<br /><br />The concept of queuing here, as you ddmmyyyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453892605140843595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-46190632310015455372010-08-30T20:58:46.488+01:002010-08-30T20:58:46.488+01:00$250? Wow, and I was complaining about coughing u...$250? Wow, and I was complaining about coughing up $50 for the now needed passport to cross the southern border into Mexico (only 45 minutes from me, and only necessary because Bush was an asshole).nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-83015845662045587722010-08-30T15:06:02.111+01:002010-08-30T15:06:02.111+01:00I liked the coinage "measured compromise"...I liked the coinage "measured compromise" : )<br />Wish more of us say-it-as-we-see-it individuals could adopt that mind set of 'measured compromise'...I for sure am going to try it out.Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-39084082966332173902010-08-24T21:14:13.524+01:002010-08-24T21:14:13.524+01:00All in all you survived and it wasn't a bad ex...All in all you survived and it wasn't a bad experience well maybe it was but what would the alternative be? Life without a country? permanent green card status? Become a citizen here maybe? Canada? Geesh!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-53417204825790302142010-08-24T17:08:42.573+01:002010-08-24T17:08:42.573+01:00Ped a passport yes, a ticket no! And no desire the...Ped a passport yes, a ticket no! And no desire there either!<br /><br />Tori; it seems like they want to sugar coat their image to get more of us naive expats in the same foto-op with the boob-stealing president lulu!<br /><br />btl: i'm in no preparation for any victory party :)Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-29526220031997947602010-08-24T17:01:11.192+01:002010-08-24T17:01:11.192+01:00Hail to the Cooks ! We smell the sweet cakes in th...Hail to the Cooks ! We smell the sweet cakes in the oven.You KNOW you're " going back".Ms. Naj.<br />That passport is your ticket to the Victory party.God speed the day<br />btlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-11272642951041824882010-08-24T08:03:44.005+01:002010-08-24T08:03:44.005+01:00Naj, This was really funny. The last time I was in...Naj, This was really funny. The last time I was in the embassy was with a friend who was getting her passport for the first time since leaving Iran. They were showing women's track and field on the TV. She looked up and said, "What's next? Porn?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-76691415322803970952010-08-24T03:10:05.579+01:002010-08-24T03:10:05.579+01:00Naj, I LOVED reading this. And I'm so glad you...Naj, I LOVED reading this. And I'm so glad you have a passport now! :DPedestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645015502498086056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-41305764679904742242010-08-24T01:27:05.914+01:002010-08-24T01:27:05.914+01:00Pyruz; the national IDs take for eternity.
The way...Pyruz; the national IDs take for eternity.<br />The way women dress themselves up in these embassies is a SUCH a slap in the face of the IRI ... the farce of it ... I wish the IRI smartened up and lifted this phony hijab law at the embassies at least ... it's just ridiculous!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-22498252253269365842010-08-24T01:20:04.995+01:002010-08-24T01:20:04.995+01:00Naj, was this in the UK?
My two sisters and I rec...Naj, was this in the UK?<br /><br />My two sisters and I recently had a similar time at the Interests Section in DC. It was right after Nowruz.<br /><br />The clerks were hospitable and very helpful. They showed us how to save hundreds of dollars on your many forms.<br /><br />One of my sisters, by the way, had a dreadful time with her head scarf. I'd go so far as to say she was helpless. My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com