I've lost count of the number of times I've heard US commentators, presenters and politicians pronounce Iran as "eye-ran", but let's just say my ears are bleeding.
One fun thing about living in the freest country in history is seeing armed men with bulletproof vests sitting in an unmarked car and not knowing if it’s your local secret police, the Gestapo here to kidnap a neighbor, or some other group of violent state agents.