I remember when my friends and I were younger, we often invited each other to a restaurant with families. A joint meal brings together, and is a good time for heartfelt conversations.
But every time after the feast, we started the Kazakh folk game: “I’ll pay!”. We vying with each other tore …
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Every time after visiting Europe, I tell about European countries with admiration.
I do not see anything wrong with that.
We all learn something from each other.
When foreigners come to us, they also like something in us. For example, …
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I’ve noticed one feature in the behavior of Europeans: intolerance to violations and the corresponding attitude towards people.
In the morning the girl from the reception desk at the hotel smiled and you gently rubbed your baby’s cheek. But then you were late with the check-out and that’s it. The same girl does not …
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Festive decoration of shops, restaurants, and salons has become a familiar phenomenon in the cities of Kazakhstan. But not every philistine knows how this is done and at what cost.
The fact is that, in many cases it’s akimats (city halls) who decide to lighten up the mood this way, …
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I often set an example for us, Kazakhstanis, American and European lifestyle. I say how much the order is higher, laws are more effective and democracy is stronger there.
Some readers perceive this as servility to a specific country the United States or to some of the European countries.
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Mankind survived the capitalist revolution when it realized that the interested labor is better than the forced labor.
Then there was the industrial revolution, when everyone realized that it was better to let the machines work rather than people.
Now the world is experiencing an intellectual revolution, …
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From correspondence with a consulting company:
– Hello, Alexey. I am interested in your offer. It differs favorably from your competitors’ offers by the price and volume of services. Please send me a contract.
– Hello, Marat. I will send the contract. As for the competitors: we have no competitors in this area. …
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I often hear about the so-called Western propaganda. Say, the West undermines our traditional foundations, and wants to destroy our way of life.
And sometimes I myself feel like such a “bomber”.
I have one friend from a neighboring republic. It is a beautiful country …
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I have two friends. Both are lawyers. Both are very competent. But their views of life are completely different.
The first is an expert in legal loopholes. In any law, he finds gaps with great enthusiasm and then shows them to his friends with a victorious look, saying,…
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– Dad, what’s going on in Ukraine?
– Since when did you become interested in politics?
– Everywhere, on all channels, they only talk about Ukraine, but I missed the beginning and now I do not understand what is going on.
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