Or either one? Just curious..... =)
2007-03-25 18:23:09 · 4 answers · asked by Bria 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Iranians are Persians.
Persian is like saying westerner....so Persians can be Muslims or whatever.
but in the movie '300' Persians are made to look more like jihadies but Islam wasn't around that time.
you can call them iranian or persian.
2007-03-25 18:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by Pro Bush 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Persia is the older name for the country. Iran is the current name. The proper name for the country is the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The people from Iran can either be called Iranian or Persian. When referring to heads of state the term Iranian is used. Such as Iranian President Ahmadi-nejad.
The language of Iran is usually called Farsi but it can also be called Persian.
2007-03-28 20:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know , Iran is the Country , Persian is the race ;
They use both of them sometimes , but actually when you say Persian it means that the person speaks Persian and racially is Persian , but you know some Kurds , Turks , Arabs and such are livinig in iran , so they can also be called Iranian but not Persian ;
But today sometimes they call all Iranians , Persians ;
Hope it helps you !
2007-03-26 09:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by hirbod_x 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Persia is the old empire, but many Iranians consider themselves Persian and Iranian. Same thing. 'Iranian' is contemporary.
2007-03-26 01:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by blitzza17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋