• Kazakhstan response to Borat Song played during sport event. And they are not happy.
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if you care more about the image of your country than the state of your country, then you are doomed if the Kazakh people are so confident that they're not backward and degenerate, then why do they have to remove all media that would suggest otherwise? this is the childish bickering that puts up walls between us humans, and puts love on hold for the cold and senseless material ideology everyone is so obsessed with
[QUOTE=Bobie;35290707]if you care more about the image of your country than the state of your country, then you are doomed if the Kazakh people are so confident that they're not backward and degenerate, then why do they have to remove all media that would suggest otherwise? this is the childish bickering that puts up walls between us humans, and puts love on hold for the cold and senseless material ideology everyone is so obsessed with[/QUOTE] because if people think that your country is a shithole they generally don't want anything to do with your country
[QUOTE=Chrille;35291519]because if people think that your country is a shithole they generally don't want anything to do with your country[/QUOTE] im sure the fact that they're a corrupt kleptocracy that shoots any political dissidents on sight keeps people away far more than borat ever will
As a country Kazakhstan is quite shit though, can't deny that.
[QUOTE=Vedicardi;35278374]here's the video. watch her face lol [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B39cenrIQW0[/media][/QUOTE] She doesn't seem to mind.
Just for fun, I found some pictures of Kazakhstan's capital and second largest city, Astana: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PJrDB.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pRyG1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dmEB5.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Bobie;35292048]im sure the fact that they're a corrupt kleptocracy that shoots any political dissidents on sight keeps people away far more than borat ever will[/QUOTE] wasn't talking about kazakhstan in specific
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35292225]As a country Kazakhstan is quite shit though, can't deny that.[/QUOTE] as a citizen of kazakhstan I'm sure you could fill us in on why exactly it's "quite shit"
Borat's (the movie, not the character) main point is to portray America as ass-backwards, not Kazakhstan. If you look at it on face value, yes, it's "Oh, those silly Kazakhs", but if you pay attention it's pretty obviously a poke at America. How people get disgusted by it to this day is baffling to me.
[QUOTE=Bonde;35292495]Just for fun, I found some pictures of Kazakhstan's capital and second largest city, Astana: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PJrDB.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pRyG1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dmEB5.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] It looks nice in those pictures, but it's most likely just as bad as Moscow or Kiev and is probably extremely run down everywhere other than the neighborhood where only the rich can live, which is what that's showing.
[QUOTE=Taepodong-2;35295898]It looks nice in those pictures, but it's most likely just as bad as Moscow or Kiev and is probably extremely run down everywhere other than the neighborhood where only the rich can live, which is what that's showing.[/QUOTE] why are you people so adamant that kazakhstan is so terrible? you're going out of your way to shit on it
[QUOTE=Sanius;35296081]why are you people so adamant that kazakhstan is so terrible? you're going out of your way to shit on it[/QUOTE] Mostly because of the heavy handed response to the protest at Zhanaozen leaving 16 people dead and opposition leaders imprisoned. [URL="http://www.rferl.org/content/more_than_40_face_charges_over_zhanaozen_riots/24502785.html"]http://www.rferl.org/content/more_than_40_face_charges_over_zhanaozen_riots/24502785.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kazakhstan/9164641/Rallies-in-Kazakhstan-mark-100-days-since-deadly-riot.html"]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kazakhstan/9164641/Rallies-in-Kazakhstan-mark-100-days-since-deadly-riot.html[/URL]
Fuck me don't people have a sense of humour?
It's still a real embarrassment and very distasteful to play the mock-anthem from Borat, when a someone just won a medal for their country.
[QUOTE=Sanius;35296081]why are you people so adamant that kazakhstan is so terrible? you're going out of your way to shit on it[/QUOTE] Because, just like Latvia, it's a former-USSR state and most, if not all, former Soviet states are fucking shit. Including Latvia.
Kazakhstan is an actually, non-fictional country? You learn something new everyday :v:
[QUOTE=Sanius;35296081]why are you people so adamant that kazakhstan is so terrible? you're going out of your way to shit on it[/QUOTE] are you implying kazakhstan is not terrible?
[QUOTE=Taepodong-2;35295898]It looks nice in those pictures, but it's most likely just as bad as Moscow or Kiev and is probably extremely run down everywhere other than the neighborhood where only the rich can live, which is what that's showing.[/QUOTE] Not saying kazakhstan is bad or good but, those images make it looks pretty damn awesome.
[QUOTE=J!NX;35303348]Not saying kazakhstan is bad or good but, those images make it looks pretty damn awesome.[/QUOTE] Yeah than again, Poland: [IMG]http://www.administrator24.info/images/photos/24/2483/__b_torun.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.experiencepoland.com/images/opole2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.opole.pl/files/data/7461/max_photo_opole_noc-1.jpg[/IMG] But still it is one hell of a horrible shithole.
I was under the impression that Poland was a nice place?
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;35325234]I was under the impression that Poland was a nice place?[/QUOTE] You have Germans on the left and White Russians and Russians on the right, no way it is a nice place :v:
[QUOTE=proch;35319249]Yeah than again, Poland: [IMG]http://www.experiencepoland.com/images/opole2.jpg[/IMG] But still it is one hell of a horrible shithole.[/QUOTE] reminds me of every ww2 RTS I ever played haha
Poland really got the bad end during the 20th century shows now a'days. Kazakhstan isn't the best place either.
Almost every country has a city that looks good at night. Doesn't mean it's a good place to live in.
Well, Poland isn't that bad, but probably one of the worst countries to live in in Europe. Also, like 3/4 of the population is shovinistic and racist. Try to be a foreigner in Poland.
[QUOTE=proch;35332216]Well, Poland isn't that bad, but probably one of the worst countries to live in in Europe. Also, like 3/4 of the population is shovinistic and racist. Try to be a foreigner in Poland.[/QUOTE] Plenty of countries are racists, doesn't mean they're absolute shitholes. 2 examples off the top of my head; Muslims in America, or any foreigner in Japan.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;35332594]Plenty of countries are racists, doesn't mean they're absolute shitholes. 2 examples off the top of my head; Muslims in America, or any foreigner in Japan.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but Poland is as described (not because of the racism but for various other reasons) , [I]and[/I] chauvinistic, and I mean it. I'm moving out of here as soon as I can.
Isn't Poland basically the Pope's bitch too?
[QUOTE=proch;35332216]Well, Poland isn't that bad, but probably one of the worst countries to live in in Europe. Also, like 3/4 of the population is shovinistic and racist. Try to be a foreigner in Poland.[/QUOTE] It can't be worse than Latvia though.
[QUOTE=Taepodong-2;35335592]Isn't Poland basically the Pope's bitch too?[/QUOTE] It's the Popes bitches bitch. [editline]29th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35335631]It can't be worse than Latvia though.[/QUOTE] I'm quite sure it's not worse than Latvia. Nonetheless its horrible.
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