Thread:3cooldog92/@comment-25870744-20150707184301/@comment-3247345-20150711005114

Sorry for the late response. I'm taking a ton this semester with a really good professor I've taken 2 classes from already. I've mostly studied Egypt, particularly after Mubarak's overthrow since that situation piqued my interest in particular. That said one course I took did touch on Iran. My take is that they it's not so much they worship Americans but that they worship American culture (though I will admit I don't have the first hand experience you do). They do tend to be more pro-American than their government though. Their population is very young (half are under 30 I believe) so most weren't around when the Shah was overthrown so the Ayatollahs are all they know, which makes them more favorable to the West than Arabs. They have strong disagreements with American policies in the world but most people are able to differentiate between citizens and their government. Even in Egypt this is the case. My professor said he went to Egypt in 2008 and said that Egyptians tend to love Americans but hate the US government (and they Egyptian one for that matter). I'm sure many Americans would agree lol.