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[rquote=2547030&tid=146860&author=MissKittyFantasti co][rquote=2546935&tid=146860&author=AhmedFan2004]Siavash isn't liked by Iranians from what I've gathered. His dad dislikes him because he's a 'weirdo' and a 'gay'. Makes sense based on Iranian culture, Vash won't be popular over there.

I think that's maybe why he moved to England. To gain acceptance.[/rquote]

I heard him say on LF late one night that his dad was either someone in politics over in Iran or he was heavily involved in that scene anyway and they were forced to leave because of that and seek exile over here when he was still young.

I agree that his way of dressing etc would be severely frowned on by most Iranians, including his father it seems.

Very sad story really when you think about it.[/rquote]

A lot of the Iranians who sought exile after the Islamic Revolution were modernist and westernised. Iran was like the Western France before the 80s and completely changed after that.

So, I don't think his parents can be that strict or disciplined. If they were removed, they would have been removed due to their political association with the Shah and the Shah was the one that the British and the west associated greatly with. A lot of the Officials under the Shah would send their kids to study in the west due to the oppressive education system the Ayatollah placed after the Islamic revolution but also to become more westernised.

A lot of the Iranians who left and found homes elsewhere, still have interest and property over in Iran and want to return if a regime change occurs.

I don't think he is as bad as is stated but then again, as you know, I don't believe a lot of what Siavash says.