We aren't dealing with Iranians or Iraqis, but rather Persians, and these people are very proud of their heritage as part of the core of the old Persian Empire. And if we want to show respect, we don't call them Iranians or Iraqis, we refer to them as Persians.
When the trouble began a decade or two ago over there, many moved here to Canada and to California, and many of my neighbors here in this residential highrise complex came from over there. I should add that they are very good neighbors, and we get along just fine. And like anyone, they enjoy a little respect.
It's possible that some of those hotheads over there right now may perhaps be trying to re-establish a modern version of the old Persian Empire.... and maybe
we ought to polish up our Arabic and Farsi and try to find out for sure.... it's just a thought, but it isn't any more 'off the wall' than some others I've heard.
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