Opposition

         I think that the biggest omission in the development of Kazakhstan is the lack of opposition.

         Not underground, not radical, not oppressed by the authorities, but real, in the traditional sense of the word for civilized countries.

         The absence of opposition negatively affects the development of the country …

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A friend who is an official

          – Well, congratulations, brother, on your appointment! Well done! All our classmates are happy for you and proud of you! Deputy Mayor is not a trifle to you.

          – Thank you so much.

          – I will not keep you long. You’re a busy man now! …

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A friend who is a businessman

           – Well, I accept congratulations. From today on, I am the Deputy Mayor.

           – Congratulations, friend! I’m happy for you!

           – Thank you. Well, what ideas do you have? What are we going to do?

           – What do you mean?…

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Crust

            When I was in the civil service I sometimes violated the rules of the road. I repent. I exceeded the speed limit, forgot to turn on the lights on the track. It really happened.

            But I never thought of avoiding the responsibility for my violations, by the help …

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Specialized education.

      Everyone knows the difference between our Soviet educational system and the American one. In our country, pupils and students received more knowledge about everything, and consequently were famous for the whole world by general erudition. The average Soviet student equally know and understand the poetry of the early Byron and in tangents with cotangents, in verbal nouns …

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Two families – two child-rearing

             A family of father, mother and two children is approaching me along the promenade. They are walking, loudly discussing something, gnawing seeds and throwing the husks to the ground at the same time.

             I approach the head of the family, who is about my age, even, perhaps, younger, …

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European tightness

         The European population density led to the appearance of very small restaurants. Here it is a usual thing to sit at neighboring tables and almost touch the elbows of neighbors. At the same time, at each table, couples conduct their conversations, not being ashamed of their neighbors. Probably because nobody cares about others. Nobody eavesdrops and …

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Ecological thinking.

      In Europe, I noticed a lot of attention is paid to the environment. This is the theme slips in many areas of life.

      For example, go to a restaurant, and there on a tray it is written that it is made of natural decomposing substances. On a napkin.

      You check into …

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European road lessons

           For many years on vacation I’ve been driving myself on the roads of Europe. Riding an autobahn is not a job but a pleasure there.

          During this time I learned a few lessons that I want to share with those who are only going to plow the expanses of Europe.…

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