On 28 Oct 2006 22:12:11 -0700, Rich wrote:

Mike Simmons wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:53:29 GMT, Jim Klein wrote:

In Pasadena, we have STATS, a store that sells Christmas decorations
in the fall (mostly all year). If there were no made in China
decorations there, the store would be virtually empty. Seems funny for
a communist country to be supplying a largely christian country with
decorations for their biggest religious holiday.

Guess it would be stranger if Jewish religious items we being made by
Iran, Iraq and Lybia.

As a Jew who's traveled extensively in Iran, and who just returned from
Iraq a couple weeks ago, I can tell you there are small but thriving Jewish
communities in both countries. Iran has the largest Jewish population in
the Middle East after Israel. And I'm sure both would manufacture and sell
anything others would buy, just like China.

Mike Simmons

Why would anyone want to live in Iran unless:
-They were one of the religious nuts who run the place?
-There was alot of money in it?

I'm not sure how my post generated that question, Rich. But I'll bite.
They're extremely proud of their country, especially their heritage (which
is clearly better than their present). Wonderful people and culture.
Fantastic place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. And with the
terrible economic situation there now a lot of them would prefer to live
elsewhere, too. Millions do live elsewhere now but all retain the love of
their country. Actually, most people do have strong feelings for their
home country. Even Canadians, right Rich?

Mike Simmons