Paintball not war . . .

Go-Karts, Paintball Appeal to Young Iranians

With a literacy rate of 86 percent, there are many educated people in Iran. They watch satellite television in the cities, but without scratching the surface too deeply, one senses a real sense of frustration with the limitations.

"Right now I feel I hate Iran. I really hate Iran," said one skier.

But along with the ski slopes, young Iranians are finding other places to entertain themselves — such as the paintball field.

"We have a famous saying over here in paintball," said one player. "We say, 'Paintball not war!'"

Watching the groups of paintball competitors chasing one another around the field can look a lot like the United States. But it is still Iran, of course.

Our host said women are allowed to play, just not with the men. Still, many people here make the point that Americans and Iranians have a lot in common.

Taken from - http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1467301

I'd love to see what they are playing with over there.

Yet another thing to tie us all together - universal frustration with Brass Eagle products.