Working in Iran

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northernladuk replied

19 March 2010, 10:28
Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post

I think with Iran you can be lucky or very unlucky.
I think there is an account that was picked up after a bomb went off, he was in the area and they needed someone to blame. Case closed.

LOL Is this contender for understatement of the day??

Man : So how was Iran
Contractor : Bastards kidnapped me, raped me for 2 weeks and then chopped my head off
Man : Ohh unlucky!
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northernladuk replied

19 March 2010, 10:26
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Some friends of my wife went (only for a week) to lecture at a university in Tehran.

They had a great time.

I don't think they mentioned they were lesbians though.

How good a friend was this lady to your wife. I am curious to know more... lots more... On a purely professional basis of course
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DimPrawn replied

19 March 2010, 09:58
Originally posted by Bright Spark View Post

so is the contract to develop software to launch those nukes they are working on?

They are not developing nukes, they are merely creating mobile nuclear power plants than can be moved from one location to another at very high speed, via a rocket system.

HTH
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Bright Spark replied

19 March 2010, 09:46
so is the contract to develop software to launch those nukes they are working on?
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Paddy replied

19 March 2010, 09:40
The county is fine if you are a man.
Good points.
Excellent food, fruit, fantastic ice-cream.
Shops fully stocked with goods.
High standard of living.
Quite a few Brits there but lots of Germans and Japanese.
Lots to see and do and plenty of leisure facilities.
Skiing all the year round North of Tehran
Very friendly and trusting people.
Trains very good and cheap.

Bad Points.
Tehran traffic bad and the air gets polluted in summer. Best properties are outside the city near the mountains.
Loads of Afghan refugees escaping from the Taliban. “Some” Afghans are crooks and petty thieves so be careful of pickpockets and bad taxi drivers. Best Taxi service is the ones with women drivers, they are the best drivers. Male drives just show off.
Alcoholic drinks are not publicly available but there are many private parties.

Will PM you today
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Moscow Mule replied

19 March 2010, 09:39
Some friends of my wife went (only for a week) to lecture at a university in Tehran.

They had a great time.

I don't think they mentioned they were lesbians though.
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stek replied

19 March 2010, 09:39
Can you get beheading insurance?
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DimPrawn replied

19 March 2010, 09:36
What you've got to ask yourself is this.

Do you look good in an orange jumpsuit?
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fullyautomatix replied

19 March 2010, 09:36
The girls are Hawt!
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ratewhore replied

19 March 2010, 09:31
Certainly be an interesting experience.

Good luck with it if you decide to go...
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alreadypacked replied

19 March 2010, 09:30
I think with Iran you can be lucky or very unlucky.

I think there is an account that was picked up after a bomb went off, he was in the area and they needed someone to blame. Case closed.
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Xenophon replied

19 March 2010, 09:05
Wellingborough will have prepared you for anything.
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Paddy replied

19 March 2010, 09:05
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

Got a good opportunity to do some consulting in Iran which would be a nice earner. I've worked in a number of dodgy places before (Slough, Newcastle, Wellingborough, Tel Aviv, Dresden, Sarf Lahndan, etc.) so I do have some experience of being unobtrusive but Iran is a bit different. Just checking up on information and doing prelimanary background checks before signing any paperwork. Anyone worked there before? Should I stay or should I go?

Go for it, I will post some details later and PM you.
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darmstadt started a topic Working in Iran

19 March 2010, 09:02
Working in Iran

Got a good opportunity to do some consulting in Iran which would be a nice earner. I've worked in a number of dodgy places before (Slough, Newcastle, Wellingborough, Tel Aviv, Dresden, Sarf Lahndan, etc.) so I do have some experience of being unobtrusive but Iran is a bit different. Just checking up on information and doing prelimanary background checks before signing any paperwork. Anyone worked there before? Should I stay or should I go?
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