Monday, January 8, 2007

Borat and Women of Kazakhstan

For those that don't know, Kazakhstan IS a real country. It is an FSU (former Sovient Union) country situated in Central Asia, bordering both Russia and China. Movie critics and people in general have been debating whether or not Sacha Baron Cohen's film "Borat" (short title) is designed to insult people of Kazakhstan, or perhaps just the men, or perhaps it's real target is Americans (and Westerners in general), playing on their ignorance and false perceptions of obscure foreign nations. Maybe all of the above? Or, of course, maybe it's just a money-making exercise and there's no message in it at all. Side-effects are a whole different story.

So, what are the women REALLY like?
Firstly, they are highly educated, with most holding degrees (as a minimum).
Secondly, they generally have much higher family values than their Western counterparts.
Thirdly, they take great pride in their appearance.
Fourthly, their priority in life is marriage and family - to be a good wife and mother.
I could go on and on, but you get the picture.
Single women there are in a similar position to other single women of Russia and the FSU. They outnumber men, let-alone "decent" men, and they either get lucky in their own country, or settle for less than they wish-for (and deserve), or they broaden their horizons and look for men in other countries, ie Western countries.

To portray women in that country as "easy" or even as prostitues, could not be any further from the truth. It's a complete opposite to reality. They are real women, "ladies" if you like, who pride themselves in being real women, and being true to themselves.

Therefore, forget any bizarre images or misconceptions you may have, Kazakhstan is a beautiful country and it's women generally leave Western women in their wake in terms of both inner and outer beauty.

When Western men think of "Russian brides", they usually only think of ladies from Russia, and possibly Ukraine. Don't be ignorant to all the other FSU countries, where you may well be surprised at opportunities to find wonderful women.

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