What do you like about KAzakhstan?

[Lila]

I am curious about Kazakhstan and kazakh people. Do kazakh people look mostly like Chinese? And which cities in Kazakhstan are most diverse in population?
Thank you

[Erkebulan]

Lila Kazakhs are Turkic People,not chinese
Almaty is most diverse in population.
Kazakhs are very hospitable ,
Kazakhstan is very exciting place,come visit and see :)

[a44o00z]

Kazaks are Russian-speaking and Chinnese-looking crowd condemned to assimilation into Russians.

I have bever seen Kazakh speaking Kazakh language. They speak Russian only.

[khalid Ahmed]

R u from Kazakh... and can you share more about the country as i am planinng to relocated to this country.

thanks

[saule]

It is not true about language,the 59% of population is kazakh people it means majority, and we are not assimilated by russian people, generation that born in times of Soviet Union mostly were tought in russian schools because kazakh schools as well as other schools were close, so that generation don't know it well. but the generation of ougrand fathers kept our language and now when we are independant, new generation speeks kazakh language, and those who didn't started to learn and speek.I'm very happy that we haven't lost our language and new generation of indpendant Kazakhstan speeks 3 language, Also the compain of spreading kazakh language is held, so nowadays you can hear russian people and other nationalities ( they actualy spoke it before, most of them)speek kazakh language. I like it.

[Rick]

I recently returned from a two year assignment in Almaty. Almaty is a lovely city on the north slope of the Tien Shan mountains. It reminds me of home in the Canadian Rockies. Almaty has numerous parks and boulevards and many many fine restaurants with a large variety of ethnic cuisines. The people are friendly and very accomodating to foreigners. Almaty is also home to the most beautiful women.

Although Russian is the language of business, there is a push to use Kazakh and many local businesses are having their staff attend Kazakh language classes. I don't know if it is passed into law yet, but there is a movement to replace the Cyrillic alphabet with the Latin alphabet for the written language.

Saule, how do like Saskatoon? Where in Kazakhstan are you you from? I hope to return to Kazakhstan soon.

[a44o00z]

saule wrote:

new generation speeks kazakh language, and those who didn't started to learn and speek.

I'm in Almaty right now and can tell you that I have never seen a single youngster speaking Kazakh

I'm very happy that we haven't lost our language

Unfortunately you have. Just take a walk on Almaty and listen to people's talk.

My Kazakh friend claiming fluency in Kazakh told me that americans were so stupid to support financially pro-russian opposition and as a result they have a vast majority of local people disguisting US both from pro-russian and pro-Kazakh groups. He loughed on americans following their leaders in stupidity invested huge amounts in political forces working for russian interest and therefore against american.

[Alison]

I am an American who lived in Kazakhstan for two years with Peace Corps. I loved Kazakhstan and the people there. Kazak is now the official language though Russian is still spoken. I actually learned more Russian because I lived with a Russian host family near Almaty. The people are nice and hospitable. I miss Kazakhstan very much and have made arrangements to go back.

[sam]

Alison wrote:

I am an American who lived in Kazakhstan for two years with Peace Corps. I loved Kazakhstan and the people there. Kazak is now the official language though Russian is still spoken. I actually learned more Russian because I lived with a Russian host family near Almaty. The people are nice and hospitable. I miss Kazakhstan very much and have made arrangements to go back.

c'mon get back to kz immediately. i'll meet u here baby

[saule]

a44o00z wrote:

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I'm in Almaty right now and can tell you that I have never seen a single youngster speaking Kazakh
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Unfortunately you have. Just take a walk on Almaty and listen to people's talk.
My Kazakh friend claiming fluency in Kazakh told me that americans were so stupid to support financially pro-russian opposition and as a result they have a vast majority of local people disguisting US both from pro-russian and pro-Kazakh groups. He loughed on americans following their leaders in stupidity invested huge amounts in political forces working for russian interest and therefore against american.

well i haven't ) i actually speek kazakh...as all of my friends

[sam]

everybody shouldn't come here its very freakin dangerous/ dont put ur lives in peril

[Almaty]

First of all Kazakh do have enormous hearts, and they well known for their generosity. If anybody to explore real culture of Kazakhstan would recommend to visit South Kazakhstan, bcs that part managed to keep very strong kazakh tradition and of course the language. speking about south part it is a place where originally the kazakhs come from.

native kazakhs are mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13thn century.

It is definitely very interesting place to visit with very wiled/unspoiled nature.

[sashkavilly]

and i would also reccomend u to visit Shymkent during nite time, u would probably be mugged or even stabbed to death. as i said stay at home yankees

[Guri]

Hello everybody !

I just returned from Aktau -I live in Toronto-, and all I can say about Kazakhstan is nice country. I would love to return, if I could work
there in my career, as software engineer.

Any help to guide me, to companies there that need software people, I would appreciate it very
much. Thanks ( [e-mail] )

[sashkavilly]

stay at home all ya american imperialistic bastards

[Guri]

sashkavilly, would you like to share your peculiar reasons+experience, that makes you behave like that ?

[sashkavilly]

yup i am american and i have married to kazakh girl, but what is more important that our great country is so full of retards in our days so i dont like anuy more of these ugly faces in here in kazakhstan

[Guri]

I do agree with you. Here in Canada too, probable in USA as well, when these big credit companies go bad and they get bail-out 'cause people on top miss-manage the money, but you or I the small guys don't get bail out, and we carry the weight of the financial melt-down. I hear you. In North-America if a small guy makes a mistake or miss something, guess what he/she gets ..........

[sashkavilly]

Guri. Let me be straight with u. i left US because i got fed up with all crap thats happening over there now, and im suggesting if u a professional come here and work as majority of kazakh people do.

[Guri]

Hello sashkavilly

I would love to go there, if I could find companies, that would need software work. I am interested in new things as well.

Thanks