Where is Persia on the map?
As BiHonar rightly puts it, this is a personal choice. When someone asks me where I am from I make a point of letting them know that I am IRANIAN.
Once a colleague of mine raised this issue with me and asked why some call themselves they are Persian. My answer was that they are simply ashamed of it for what Iranian is associated with these days. You can change a name in your own world but you can't change the reality. What next? Change your name and colour of skin so you look less like the media portrayal of Iranian?!!!!!!!!
