Hey Salta, great to see you making another video about Kazakhstan! One little note, Russian language is not the official language in Kazakhstan, rather it's a language used for international communication (as a convention, and not even pointed by the law). It's also worth noting that Kazakh language is one and only official language in Kazakhstan.
Article 7 (Constitution of Republic of Kazakhstan) 1. The state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the Kazakh language. 2. Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds along with the Kazakh language in state institutions and local self-administrative bodies.
@@beketyermek6853sorry, this means: - Kazakh is the state language AND an official language of Kazakhstan; - Russian is a co-official language. “State language” and “official language” are two different things, since an official language is a language used in state institutions and “state language” means “State-promoted national language”.
Great tips! I'm moving to Kazakhstan soon, and it's good to know what to do or shouldn't do. It's not much different from where I come from (Brazil), it's actually quite equal. The biggest difference is that we smiled at everyone all the time, with the use of masks in the pandemic was being difficult even! Lol Thank you for the video!
Same here...i am Indian .. I am also going to Kazakhstan in next month .. In india if you smile to anyone they feels good . But in Kazakhstan it's different
У нас в Казахстане принято улыбаться тем, кто тебе действительно приятен. Если ты улыбаешься всем подряд, то у тебя с головой не в порядке или ты не искренен. Не могут человеку все нравиться. Хотя у человека может быть хорошее настроение.
Hi, I have been living in Kazakhstan for a few months and as a foreigner, I agree with most of the thesis. The funniest was for me when a lot of Kazakh told me that it was clearly visible that I was a foreigner. When I asked why they said, "because you are smiling too much" :D Maybe a bit exaggerated in emphasizing safety in this video. I've never met any unpleasant or dangerous situation either in Almaty or in Aktau.
Russian is not a state language, but it’s still an official language. To be honest, I think that “State language” is a poor formulation: “national language” is much better.
Hi Salta. I'm Ali Mehtar from Afghanistan, I think I'm Kazakh too, (for real) because I'm finding me in Kazakh people. I love to visit your beautiful country one day for research.
I am Serbian, my wife is Russian from Almaty. We live in the USA. I love Almaty and I love Kazakhstan. I felt at home every time I visited. Great city, great country. It was also easier for me to communicate because Russian and Serbian are both Slavic languages.
Salta 👋😁 as far as I am concerned you provide the best advice and help that anyone can give as far as informing America about Kazakhstan and your culture. I am trying to date A woman who is from Kazakhstan. She supposedly currently lives here in America. I have many questions that you have answered unknowingly. Thankyou very much for your personal observations and insights. 😁😁😁
Everywhere in France or Switzerland we drink from tap water. Very good water. In Paris, it's considered to be one of the best water. And at least it's not polluting with plastic and costing dozen times less money :)
Funny thing is that I was very surprised when I came to Almaty from Saint-Petersburg (Russia) 2 years ago and saw dozens of snogging couples on the benches all around the city (sometimes even in winter). In Saint-Petersburg this king of affection demonstration is not that common (although the society is much less conservative in general).
A clarification coming from the Kazakhstani constitution: Kazakh is the state language, Russian is a co-official language as it enjoys official status together with Kazakh, but it’s not a state language. But I understand it’s a very sensitive issue. Few if no (ethnic) Kazakhs would ever say “I don’t speak Kazakh”, even if it would be true. Many people will say you that they speak both Kazakh and Russian, with the latter as a second language. Some will switch to English if they see that you are a foreigner. But, as a whole, if you speak Russian you’ll definitely need it, and if you learn Kazakh they will appreciate it. And I agree, saying that “Kazakhstan was a Russian colony”, let alone “is”, is a no-no: better to say “Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union”. And about current political events, while being mindful that the country needs to keep good relations with its neighbours while at the same time staying out of any conflict affecting them (so don’t judge them), it is better to be mindful that Kazakhstan, even more than Russia, is not a country where people like to discuss political or geopolitical issues, especially with strangers.
I was recently in Almaty and my mom is also vegetarian. Yes, there were a few vegetarian dishes but I think you will not find any vegetarian restaurants. Around the Zenkov's Cathedral are a lot of good restaurants.
What about dogs? I have seen a few videos of Astana, but I don't see anybody walking their dog. Do people have dogs, can you walk them everywhere? Nice job by the way, your uploads are very informative and the country looks amazing.
*я могу уже сказать, казахский язык сильно лидирует!!!! Даже в такси говорят на Каз....я думаю нужно смотреть и понимать знает ли тот человек Каз язык или нет)))) мы не казахи но с нами говорят на Каз.....*
As someone thinking about traveling to Kazakhstan, these videos make me not want to visit. It seems everything will make me sick or will end with Kazakh men being "aggressive".
The No Smiling thing is also a thing in the UK. I assumed it was just cause we're miserable bastards haha, like if you see someone smiling in the street you think they're insane for wanting to. Maybe we need to loosen up a little in that sense 😅
@Salta Muslim-Ali hey! I was born in Kazakhstan in 2000 and was put up for adoption. I have been living in the USA for the last 18 years and I do not know or know how to find my birth parents. Could you help me out? No idea how to reach out or find information in Kazakhstan. Would love to find and meet my family!
Privet! I’m from Philippines and I’m planning to Go for vacation in KZ next month,could you please Help me what are those documents needed to be there.rakhmet!❤
I am going all in on Kazakhstan. I'm half white, half korean and neither community sees me as one of them, even if I'm accepted. I want to be WHOLE! I want to be a whole Kazakh!
Hello 👋 I currently watched your video while I search about Almaty wholesale market I am interested to make business in almaty is there any famous market?
Yes I agre, I don't like when people express their private feelings on buses, trains etc. That is exactly something private and that should be kept private. Also people that use their smile as some kind of weapon. It feels dishonest and strange. Smile should be spontaneous and be done together with others.
It seems that you Kazakhs too went throught the same Soviet man made famine like the Ukrainian's Holodomor where millions died during 1932-1933.I am not at all superstitious but the wood knocking and the fake spit Tuh tuh tuh) I do it too because I think it became an cultural habit.I noticed that they do it a lot in Asia and strangely we do it too here.Old people also don't broom at night after 6pm and I heard that it is also done in Ukraine.Its funny because I come from an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Quite different. Kazakhs are traditionally nomadic people, and the famine was the consequence of the forced sedentarisarion imposed by the Georgian man with the big moustache. Little to do with Kulaks
Thanks for sharing these important aspects of kazakh life with us. I'm half Kazakh and half Italian, so it's always a pleasure to discover new stuff about my culture. But as an LGBTQ+ person as well I understand you saying "try to blend in" or "Not look LGBTQ+" for safety reasons... But that's just not right, and it's pretty hurtful. If you have any friends from the community I'd like to see a video about how it's to be queer and Kazakh. Rakhmet for your time and your hard work!
Well, you can speak Russian and not being Russian. To make my point… just try to say an English-speaker from Dublin that he’s English. Anyway, if you go to Kazakhstan and you happen to talk about history, just say “under the Soviet Union”.
Shame on Russia that they assimilated you and killed so many ethnic Turks. On the other hand them seem to have helped you in some ways though. I am not sure if Turkey could have been such a big help back in the day. But still shame on Russia.
Who cares, she’s a grown adult and she’s allowed to drink what she wants. You guys have zero authority of them and no control just because you are Muslim
It Annoys me how you religious fundamentals think you have the right to control other people lives and tell what they can and not do, just mind your business and your good to go…..
So, as an American in Joe Bidens progressive administration these are some things they want for America. I'm not knocking Kazakhstan or it's people,we do what we were taught growing up. But here in America we show affection in public, we smile whenever we want to it's a part of being free as an American and a way to meet new people,strike up conversation etc. Russians in particular have always been viewed as robots and void of feelings by Americans because they show no affection and don't smile etc. Granted , your average person in America doesn't walk around grinning from ear to ear but most are cordial when around other people. As an American, I find this concept of no affection or smiling in public odd,, and to me is the constant reminder of what communism is about ....robots and everyone being the same. I hope one day the youth of Kazakhstan changes this , it would be the best thing they could do to say.....We Are Not Russian !! And have their own Identity as a nation.
@@maxh7637 Oh I do understand that ,it's one of the things that makes America so great. There's no other country on the planet where people of hundreds of different cultures meld into one country. I'm not saying it's wrong either, as I stated I just find it odd as an American.
That was a lot of Word Salad just to tell us you haven't travelled much. Most of the world, including the UK Canada, Australia, New Zealand and all of Europe people do not walk around grinning like idiots for no reason. If you are gratuitously smiley in the Nordic world, people will assume you are either drunk, crazy, or American, or most likely, all three.
1 advice I'd give for foreigners is to try to learn Kazakh. Locals would appreciate it a LOT!
Trueee! And don't mix up Kazakh with Russian. I've noticed that many foreigners learn some Russian words and mistakenly think they are Kazakh words
ириген ангиме бастамашы, казакша билсе казак бола салмайды.
Hey Salta, great to see you making another video about Kazakhstan!
One little note, Russian language is not the official language in Kazakhstan, rather it's a language used for international communication (as a convention, and not even pointed by the law). It's also worth noting that Kazakh language is one and only official language in Kazakhstan.
Article 7 (Constitution of Republic of Kazakhstan)
1. The state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the Kazakh language.
2. Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds along with the Kazakh language in state institutions and local self-administrative bodies.
@@dishka3452 thanks for proving my point
@@beketyermek6853sorry, this means:
- Kazakh is the state language AND an official language of Kazakhstan;
- Russian is a co-official language.
“State language” and “official language” are two different things, since an official language is a language used in state institutions and “state language” means “State-promoted national language”.
I''m visiting Kazakhstan in couple of weeks, I can't wait! The country is so beautiful and people are so nice there. Thank you so much for the videos.
Can you please share needed documents going to Kazakhstan and what Airlines should i book to.Thank you.
Try Air Astana my friend works as a stewardess for them
Great tips! I'm moving to Kazakhstan soon, and it's good to know what to do or shouldn't do. It's not much different from where I come from (Brazil), it's actually quite equal. The biggest difference is that we smiled at everyone all the time, with the use of masks in the pandemic was being difficult even! Lol
Thank you for the video!
Same here...i am Indian ..
I am also going to Kazakhstan in next month
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In india if you smile to anyone they feels good
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But in Kazakhstan it's different
У нас в Казахстане принято улыбаться тем, кто тебе действительно приятен. Если ты улыбаешься всем подряд, то у тебя с головой не в порядке или ты не искренен. Не могут человеку все нравиться. Хотя у человека может быть хорошее настроение.
Hi, I have been living in Kazakhstan for a few months and as a foreigner, I agree with most of the thesis. The funniest was for me when a lot of Kazakh told me that it was clearly visible that I was a foreigner. When I asked why they said, "because you are smiling too much" :D
Maybe a bit exaggerated in emphasizing safety in this video. I've never met any unpleasant or dangerous situation either in Almaty or in Aktau.
I'd say that car jumping part is utterly bullshit
Kazakh language is STATE language. .please read the constitution that Russian is not official language.
Russian is not a state language, but it’s still an official language.
To be honest, I think that “State language” is a poor formulation: “national language” is much better.
Hi Salta. I'm Ali Mehtar from Afghanistan, I think I'm Kazakh too, (for real) because I'm finding me in Kazakh people. I love to visit your beautiful country one day for research.
I am Serbian, my wife is Russian from Almaty. We live in the USA. I love Almaty and I love Kazakhstan. I felt at home every time I visited. Great city, great country. It was also easier for me to communicate because Russian and Serbian are both Slavic languages.
glad to see you back not seen any your videos for a while. hope your well.
I love Kazakhstan💜
Salta 👋😁 as far as I am concerned you provide the best advice and help that anyone can give as far as informing America about Kazakhstan and your culture. I am trying to date A woman who is from Kazakhstan. She supposedly currently lives here in America. I have many questions that you have answered unknowingly. Thankyou very much for your personal observations and insights. 😁😁😁
Everywhere in France or Switzerland we drink from tap water. Very good water. In Paris, it's considered to be one of the best water.
And at least it's not polluting with plastic and costing dozen times less money :)
в селской местности и некоторые городские прибывшие из села уже пьют без филтра. Филтрованная вода вреднее.
Great tips!! I will sure kepe all of this in mind for my visit!!
Another great video with good advice 😁
Funny thing is that I was very surprised when I came to Almaty from Saint-Petersburg (Russia) 2 years ago and saw dozens of snogging couples on the benches all around the city (sometimes even in winter). In Saint-Petersburg this king of affection demonstration is not that common (although the society is much less conservative in general).
What's the name of the song at 2:35-2:40 ? Thank you
In my country 🇬🇧 we can drink tap water and most do, however my family has always brought us up on boiled tap water (so I have just gotten used to it)
You actually can drink tap water in Kazakhstan. You won't get sick it's just heavy mineralized in some cities and "hard".
Hope to visit Kazakhstan someday..🙏
Very good channel! Great content!
A clarification coming from the Kazakhstani constitution: Kazakh is the state language,
Russian is a co-official language as it enjoys official status together with Kazakh, but it’s not a state language.
But I understand it’s a very sensitive issue. Few if no (ethnic) Kazakhs would ever say “I don’t speak Kazakh”, even if it would be true. Many people will say you that they speak both Kazakh and Russian, with the latter as a second language. Some will switch to English if they see that you are a foreigner. But, as a whole, if you speak Russian you’ll definitely need it, and if you learn Kazakh they will appreciate it.
And I agree, saying that “Kazakhstan was a Russian colony”, let alone “is”, is a no-no: better to say “Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union”. And about current political events, while being mindful that the country needs to keep good relations with its neighbours while at the same time staying out of any conflict affecting them (so don’t judge them), it is better to be mindful that Kazakhstan, even more than Russia, is not a country where people like to discuss political or geopolitical issues, especially with strangers.
Hello Miss. Muslim Ali. Would you recommend a nice, not so expensive, hotel to stay in Almaty during winter sky season, please?!. Thank You. Lucas.
Thank you for sharing this. I have a question. I am vegeterian and I will be in Almaty pretty soon. Are there vegeterian restaurants there?
I was recently in Almaty and my mom is also vegetarian. Yes, there were a few vegetarian dishes but I think you will not find any vegetarian restaurants. Around the Zenkov's Cathedral are a lot of good restaurants.
@@gutzi2746 Thank you very much ♡♡♡
на базаре продают укроп.
What about dogs? I have seen a few videos of Astana, but I don't see anybody walking their dog. Do people have dogs, can you walk them everywhere? Nice job by the way, your uploads are very informative and the country looks amazing.
Astana in particular has a lot of zones where people walking dogs, we actually have a lot of alleys and parks.
*я могу уже сказать, казахский язык сильно лидирует!!!! Даже в такси говорят на Каз....я думаю нужно смотреть и понимать знает ли тот человек Каз язык или нет)))) мы не казахи но с нами говорят на Каз.....*
Если вы живёте в Казакстане , конечно будут с вами на Казакском говорить , я тоже не еду в Испанию и начинаю с местными на Француском говорить
I like Kazakhstan ❤and I’ve been in almaty and go straight to ust-kamenogorsk its a lovely place…❤
As someone thinking about traveling to Kazakhstan, these videos make me not want to visit. It seems everything will make me sick or will end with Kazakh men being "aggressive".
These are just precautions good to know, like before visiting any other country
How to open an account in Kazakhstan and Which is best bank to invest
For me i think kazak language is much easier to learn than russian language😊just saying🤗
Could you get by with speaking Russian only?
I love Kazakhstan. I want to come and live there. I'm trying to figure out how to go about it I'm from Nigeria.
У нас холодно. Если ты выучишь государственный язык, тебя примут как самого родного человека.
In the Netherlands you can, its excellent
9:15 , it's not safe anywhere, but I understand what you saying.
The No Smiling thing is also a thing in the UK. I assumed it was just cause we're miserable bastards haha, like if you see someone smiling in the street you think they're insane for wanting to. Maybe we need to loosen up a little in that sense 😅
Im from Philippines 🇵🇭 and live and work in singapore 🇸🇬
Awesome video 👍😍
@Salta Muslim-Ali hey! I was born in Kazakhstan in 2000 and was put up for adoption. I have been living in the USA for the last 18 years and I do not know or know how to find my birth parents. Could you help me out? No idea how to reach out or find information in Kazakhstan. Would love to find and meet my family!
try to contact the consulate of Kazakhstan
Are you kazakh?
Privet! I’m from Philippines and I’m planning to Go for vacation in KZ next month,could you please Help me what are those documents needed to be there.rakhmet!❤
Nr. 1. Dont say privet , its russian , we say AsalamuAleykum
I want to learn kaza now , instead of Russian...if that makes any sense
Конечно имеет. Если выучишь казахский, то почувствуешь разницу в отношении к себе. В 100 раз лучше.
Is there racism about the religion in kazakh people?
No way
It's rather tolerant
Hi Salta,
Could you please help to understand how is the life for females in TCO Tengiz? Need to take decision on should move there or not?
That was oure E Europe! :)
I am going all in on Kazakhstan. I'm half white, half korean and neither community sees me as one of them, even if I'm accepted. I want to be WHOLE! I want to be a whole Kazakh!
Hello 👋 I currently watched your video while I search about Almaty wholesale market I am interested to make business in almaty is there any famous market?
Yes I agre, I don't like when people express their private feelings on buses, trains etc. That is exactly something private and that should be kept private.
Also people that use their smile as some kind of weapon. It feels dishonest and strange. Smile should be spontaneous and be done together with others.
And very important to regain the Kazakh language. It is a very beautiful language.
So eager to visit your nation
It seems that you Kazakhs too went throught the same Soviet man made famine like the Ukrainian's Holodomor where millions died during 1932-1933.I am not at all superstitious but the wood knocking and the fake spit Tuh tuh tuh) I do it too because I think it became an cultural habit.I noticed that they do it a lot in Asia and strangely we do it too here.Old people also don't broom at night after 6pm and I heard that it is also done in Ukraine.Its funny because I come from an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Quite different. Kazakhs are traditionally nomadic people, and the famine was the consequence of the forced sedentarisarion imposed by the Georgian man with the big moustache.
Little to do with Kulaks
Thanks for sharing these important aspects of kazakh life with us. I'm half Kazakh and half Italian, so it's always a pleasure to discover new stuff about my culture. But as an LGBTQ+ person as well I understand you saying "try to blend in" or "Not look LGBTQ+" for safety reasons... But that's just not right, and it's pretty hurtful. If you have any friends from the community I'd like to see a video about how it's to be queer and Kazakh. Rakhmet for your time and your hard work!
I’m want to relocate there how’s the life over there
I love the video. But, I don't think that I would do good in your country. I like to smile a lot.
Wat country is closed to Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 that can also be visited from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
🇷🇺🇨🇳🇰🇬🇹🇲🇺🇿
I want to come kazhakistan
Do not bring up Putin 🤐
That video about getting a taxi😅😂
Assalamu alaikum
я из казахстана живу тут 31 год и здесь многие пьют воду из крана, я только ее и пью.
Зависит от города. В Алматы более-менее. В той же Караганде например я бы не стал....
Is Kazakhstan lgbtq friendly country?
Not at all
Jumping in the car part is total bullshit tbf
I’m Kazakh
It isn’t TRUE😂
All of the precautions??
So if you say that I shouldn't ever never say that your country is a RU colony, maybe you should stop talking Русский and have it as official язык?
Well, you can speak Russian and not being Russian.
To make my point… just try to say an English-speaker from Dublin that he’s English.
Anyway, if you go to Kazakhstan and you happen to talk about history, just say “under the Soviet Union”.
Memang beda
It’s Good that they didn’t support lg btq
Hello
I sow alot of cuples kissing in the parks in almaty even its normal in almaty
In Almaty it's OK, also in Northern Kazakhstan maybe, but not let's say in Southern Kazakhstan😅
Shame on Russia that they assimilated you and killed so many ethnic Turks. On the other hand them seem to have helped you in some ways though. I am not sure if Turkey could have been such a big help back in the day. But still shame on Russia.
Sad to see muslim proudly promoting normalizing desentisizing alcohol to others..the least you can do is to keep it to yourself
Who cares, she’s a grown adult and she’s allowed to drink what she wants. You guys have zero authority of them and no control just because you are Muslim
It Annoys me how you religious fundamentals think you have the right to control other people lives and tell what they can and not do, just mind your business and your good to go…..
So, as an American in Joe Bidens progressive administration these are some things they want for America. I'm not knocking Kazakhstan or it's people,we do what we were taught growing up. But here in America we show affection in public, we smile whenever we want to it's a part of being free as an American and a way to meet new people,strike up conversation etc. Russians in particular have always been viewed as robots and void of feelings by Americans because they show no affection and don't smile etc. Granted , your average person in America doesn't walk around grinning from ear to ear but most are cordial when around other people. As an American, I find this concept of no affection or smiling in public odd,, and to me is the constant reminder of what communism is about ....robots and everyone being the same. I hope one day the youth of Kazakhstan changes this , it would be the best thing they could do to say.....We Are Not Russian !! And have their own Identity as a nation.
It has nothing to do with russianness. Just embrace that not entire world shares american cultural norms.
@@maxh7637 Oh I do understand that ,it's one of the things that makes America so great. There's no other country on the planet where people of hundreds of different cultures meld into one country. I'm not saying it's wrong either, as I stated I just find it odd as an American.
That was a lot of Word Salad just to tell us you haven't travelled much. Most of the world, including the UK Canada, Australia, New Zealand and all of Europe people do not walk around grinning like idiots for no reason. If you are gratuitously smiley in the Nordic world, people will assume you are either drunk, crazy, or American, or most likely, all three.
@@seanwainwright2627 Hey douche, they don't walk around miserable in those countries either. And they say hello to others
казахоязычные люди отвечают с улыбкой, это леди русскоязычна и повторяет их манеры.
Mostly foreigner think that kazakh girls are easily accessible
Не ври, никто так не думает. Я живу в Европе и знаю это лучше тебя.
А свои вахабисские мысли оставь при себе!
@@noralilja5819:i know better,because i live in the europe,bla bla bla🤣
What? I dont believe you,and i think that you’re wrong,bay bay jerk😉
r/expatshame
you meant russian girls definitely not kazakh😂
Зачем ты как казах пишешь такое?))боже обиженка😂