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Who is Aladdin?
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Where is Aladdin From? (Nobody, Please dont Vote...)
Iraq
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Persia (Iran)
90%
 90%  [ 10 ]
China
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Some other country
9%
 9%  [ 1 ]
Total Votes : 11

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~NOBODY~
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1-I NEVER lie, I didn't vote, and if I voted, I'd tell you.
2-It's 1800 or something like that. it's a Huge book. Sadly, it's not with me now, so I can't give you the exact words.
3-@Merc... Why not Iraq?.. Still it's better than China!
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:33 pm
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all the city's, and houses are discribed, and they don't look chinees... i think it is persia... (it's 4-0 by now)
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Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:40 pm
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Pikkon
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I belive you Nobody... I know you wouldent lie to me...
Anyway, you cant be sure if its not in china, you havent chacked the book yet... All my books together Are something like 2500 Pages...
Why dont you have the book?
And no, Iraq isnt Batter then China
EDIT:
Well neo, In the cartoon movie its in Persia, but thats because they twisted the true story... I have the original book here with me, Even tough Nobody has it, He Didnt looked at it for a while and he cant chack it right now... Jaz alsow have that virson, She said that its In China too...
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:41 pm
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Has it ever occurred to you guys that:

1- china may have been a phrase in arabic/persian that represented a far away land, rather than the current, modern country of China? So when they say that Aladdin's father was a somebody in china, they may mean "once upon a time in a kingdom far away" type of a deal? Also, when you have a story "in a kingdom far away", the architecture in that kindgom is inveriably always familiar to the writer of the story.
2- Aladdin travelled. So, him being born in 'china', does not necessarily have to mean that he performed his adventures there as well.
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quote:
Originally posted by MoonDragon
Has it ever occurred to you guys that:

1- china may have been a phrase in arabic/persian that represented a far away land, rather than the current, modern country of China? So when they say that Aladdin's father was a somebody in china, they may mean "once upon a time in a kingdom far away" type of a deal? Also, when you have a story "in a kingdom far away", the architecture in that kindgom is inveriably always familiar to the writer of the story.
2- Aladdin travelled. So, him being born in 'china', does not necessarily have to mean that he performed his adventures there as well.


1-I already told him that on another thread... Not that but it may be an error in translation between "Sind", "Hind" & "Sin"

2-In the original story, he didn't travel.
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:00 pm
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Nope, I know that the story is arabic and not chinies...
Yes, My point was that it is a far Land... But the Story is about A kid in China not Persia... Thats all... All the 1000 nights and a night Are arabic storyies but in difference places...
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:00 pm
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BTW: When I said "It's still better", I meant that voting for Persia is still better than voting for China.

About the book: It's at my friend's.
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:06 pm
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I was kidding about that Iraq is not batter (you know, because the mass that is going on there right now..)
Nobody, there was no translation Mistake... Thats how ther story goes...
And voting for china is a smarter thing then voting for Iraq or persia, tommorow, Ask him for the book... You'll see that i am right...
Im the only one with a proofe here, And jaz also have a proofe... but does any of you (the ppl that voted parsia) Have a proofe?
Sorry if im agrassive
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:12 pm
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I voted for Persia before reading Jaz’s post. If Jaz says it was China then I change my vote. Thought it should be noted that MoonDragon made an interesting point/theory.
Was modern Iran part of Persia? I don’t know where the borders where but when I think of Persia in modden terms I think of Turkey.

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Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:16 pm
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Strangely, I never find you agressive. Sometimes dumb, sometimes funny, sometimes annoying, but never agressive.

About proofs: Neo has one (the film), Jaz was kidding. I'm sure of it. And I'll get the book as soon as I can.
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:18 pm
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Pikkon
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I think that in those days all of iran was Persia...
So, Its 2-3?
Edit:
as i sayd, I saw the films too, But you cant relie (SP?) On a Cartoon movie... I have an original book... And i doubt that Jaz was kidding...
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:20 pm
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Why 3-2? It's 4-1! Only Roach said that it wasn't persia! Jaz didn't vote(because she wasn't sure.)

Edit: Persia was : Iran+Turkey(sp?)!
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:26 pm
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Pikkon
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Well, Nobody, you dont need to get mad...
And it is 2-3...
Rouch was one of the 4... So its 3, And jaz Said Its China, It count for Me...
I didnt knew that turky+Iran = Persia, dont Blame me or anything...
I will chack that tough.. (Just kidding..)
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:33 pm
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I voted for Persia too ....
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Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:44 pm
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Pikkon
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Ok.. so you are one of the 3?
after Nobody will get the bok we will kbnow who was right...
Post Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:50 pm
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