Oldchap (23:58:55)
Persia was either the region of the Persian-speaking peoples or the land ruled by the various Persian empires. Today, there is no modern state named Persia; instead there is Iran, as well as countries with Persianate languages, like Afghanistan

mirrorbird (23:58:41)
im a boring terror.

mirrorbird (23:58:28)
i've bookmarked it for later, but i *really have*, i will watch lol. if i watch it drunk i wou;dn't even remember.

Oldchap (23:57:55)
Yes, that's me. That interview gives more of an overview of my work and background (since you are interested)

mirrorbird (23:57:55)
kid who spoke Farsi was quite annoyed that i always assumed it was arabic

mirrorbird (23:57:19)
in the old stories "persia" is always a place. where is persia now daddy? well it's -- iran -- maybe -- hmmmmm

mirrorbird (23:56:50)
OC: as pure "western concept of the east" i remember growing up with a ton of stories (bowdlerised Arabian Nights etc, do you remember the one where all the fishes were different colours by religion, ouch)

mirrorbird (23:54:44)
well i'm too sleepy and shitty to do politics now. it's on the list.

mirrorbird (23:53:03)
you are MTB? yes?

mirrorbird (23:52:31)
i thought -- we better check some modern spellings for that one lol

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