Thread: Kazakhstan got on the specially designated countries list in USA

Originally Posted by DrZero

I'm from Kazakhstan. And when I was in USA. Americans often asked me where am I from then when they heard answer they usually said "Oh, like Borat?" I thought that time "stupid Americans(not all Americans are stupid I have friends from US they are most interesting people), don't they really understand this question make me angry?" Borat is the most stupid movie. Everything in this movie is lie. Kazakh people don't even look like a Borat's nationality. Kazakh people don't have a name Borat!
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, territories of West cost of Gaza, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunis, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen are in this list I don't think these countries have a good opinion about America. Most of them are peaceful countries. I think it's not a plus for America. I'm totally agree, each country should protect itself but without any lists. If country beefs up security measures It's for all countries. The government of USA makes people from other countries angry for America. I don't think it's good.

Well, I can see where you're coming from, and my other Kazhak friends feel the same way.. The movie hurt *their* feelings

Who cares if it didn't hurt *our* (USA) feelings? We're not from Kazhakstan, so why does it matter how *we* feel? If it makes Kazhkak people feel bad, then there's "where the shoe pinches."

Sascha Baron Cohen doesn't represent us, or our thoughts or opinions. He's just a dude willing to do a lot to make people laugh. And that's not always a good thing. Anybody remember Andy Kaufman?

Anyway, I thought Cohen looked Turkish as "Borat." Don't get why they chose Kazhak..

As far as the list: It's kind of a necessary evil. Of course things could be run differently.. Government is similar to money - things could be run differently, money could be spent differently... but it's always the same TYPE of person who controls both. And they tend to fall into the behavior patterns of whoever came before them.

Our legal policy is meant to be "Innocent until proven guilty." So.. If our local police sheriff singled out 300 names in the state, of people who he thought should be on his 'watch list' and then followed them around all day, we'd be highly offended. It would be a breach of privacy rights.

But the other side of the coin is: That does happen, anyway, despite its illegality. It happens in my hometown all the time - illegal wiretapping, surveillance, search and seizure.. I'm thinking the same thing goes on in the govenment - bending the rules and breaking the morals. They SHOULDN'T be making such lists. But they do anyway.

If it helps, American people don't like this one bit, I think. That's what it seems like to me.

Kazhaks are some of the nicest people I have ever met.

Hanna, kidkboom thank you for understanding.

Originally Posted by Hanna

I thought Kazakhstan was friendly with the USA? Aren't there lots of American companies in Kazakhstan, you are selling oil and gas to Western companies etc.... ? USA usually put those countries on their "terror lists" that won't do business with it in the way that the USA wants... Maybe Kazakhstan has done something that upset the USA lately? Can you think of anything?

We really sell oil and gas to Western companies. Maybe you are right and USA wants to do business that way they want.

Originally Posted by kidkboom

As far as the list: It's kind of a necessary evil. Of course things could be run differently.. Government is similar to money - things could be run differently, money could be spent differently... but it's always the same TYPE of person who controls both. And they tend to fall into the behavior patterns of whoever came before them.

Our legal policy is meant to be "Innocent until proven guilty." So.. If our local police sheriff singled out 300 names in the state, of people who he thought should be on his 'watch list' and then followed them around all day, we'd be highly offended. It would be a breach of privacy rights.

But the other side of the coin is: That does happen, anyway, despite its illegality. It happens in my hometown all the time - illegal wiretapping, surveillance, search and seizure.. I'm thinking the same thing goes on in the govenment - bending the rules and breaking the morals. They SHOULDN'T be making such lists. But they do anyway.

If it helps, American people don't like this one bit, I think. That's what it seems like to me.

Kazhaks are some of the nicest people I have ever met.

Thank you for your opinions.