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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Meet my friend Armin He's the handsome your Iranian dude wearing the MSDN Event Would Tour Tee-Shirt shown here at Kandovan in a city called Trabriz.

Armin and I have been pen-pals for a couple of years now. We met when Armin emailed me to ask a programming question.

Now a senior in High School he is starting to pick up programming projects and planing for University.

Over time we have come to discuss much more than programming. We mail about life in our respective countries, family, freedom, and the meaning of it all.

It's been great for me to learn about the Iranian people from someone that is NOT The American press.

And a great reminder that governments and "people" are two completely different things !

Moer proof that Code CAN solve everything !!!

Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:29:43 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:43:30 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)

Joe,

I don't think we have a city called Trabriz. It should be Tabriz, a Turkish city in the North West.

I'm glad you could find friends here :-)

Keyvan Nayyeri

Friday, August 29, 2008 2:44:04 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)

Hey dude
I've just read your post.And I'm happy you know Iranians as a nation who like peace in the world, apart from their government.
I wish you and all software developers best in your life.
Reza

Reza

Friday, August 29, 2008 5:16:41 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)

Thanks Reza,

It's very often that governments differ from the people they govern and I think this is very true in Iran.

There are radicals in every country, including mine, and though THEY get the press, they are not representative of the people.
All the Iranians that I have interacted with have been kind, gentle people and I'm glad to know them.

My conversations with Armin have been a great culteral experience for me and I will always count him among my friends !

Hope you stay in touch !
Joe

Joe Stagner

Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:11:37 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)

Hi ,
I am Armin's friend
and i surprised as i saw him here ...
He is a genius and faithful friend ...
And i glad that politics can not interfere between these realationships.
pouria

Pouria

Monday, September 01, 2008 12:57:41 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)

Hi

Really i surprised when i saw an iranian person in your Weblog .

I love You mr.Stagner . Iranian people are very Kind and i think that you are warm.

I Love "ASP.NET" and Web technologies . I Saw your learning videos they're very useful!.I hope that i become a persion like you in ASP.NET (in The future).

Thanks to you

Tehran - iran

mrz

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