So... how's life in Kazakhstan?

>>1196066

Not OP, but I would also like to know. I might take a temporary job in Astana in a few months

>>1196066
>>1196078

Ask in >>>/int/

>>1196066
Poor. A lot of kazakhs leaving the country to go in Russia. And that's a good fucking measure.

>>1196066
Classic case of huge money from huge natural resource deposits being used by an all powerful dictator to buy off all the right people and keep an iron tight patrimonial system in place. Nazarbayev is one of the best ever at it too, he plays China, the US and Russia off each other just enough to keep himself wealthy, but not too much that they get pissed off a la Gadaffi or some of the other central asian dictators like Bakiyev in Kyrgyzstan. Anyone outside of that elite is essentially in the shit.

Before I answer, are we now at the stage where borat references are so unfunny they're actually funny?

Better then Russia

>>1196213
No that was about 5 years ago. Now that shit's just ancient history.

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>>1196066

>>1196208
this

but we hav some of the nicest beaches. have look

>>1196213
Borat was never funny to actual Kazakhs and never will be

>>1196066

https://expo2017astana.com/en/

They're loosening up their visa regime too, I think.

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So how's this country for tourists? Laws, police corruption, girls (AYAP), places to visit...

>>1196078
How does one get a temporary job in Astana? Sounds comfy as fuck

I was there recently. Avoid the cities and do some tours out the to the mountains. If you want to do deep central Asian cities, Bishkek is far more lively than all Astana and Almaty.