I was approached by an old friend of mine and asked to support her in the fight against casinos and sweepstakes in our country. She experienced the full horror of the consequences of the work of these institutions, because she almost lost her son. He is a gambling addict, lost all his property, his wife and children left him, and …
Read moreMany parents of high school graduates face the question: should they send their child to study in big cities at universities? Many fear that their children won’t resist the temptations of the metropolis, will associate with the wrong crowd, and become drug addicts, alcoholics, and hooligans.
In such cases, I always recall my student life.
I enrolled in the capital’s …
Read moreThey say don’t raise children, educate yourself. Children will learn on their own by watching you.
I was once again convinced of this truth today
when I became an involuntary witness to one scene.
A woman and a little girl walked along the aisles of a toy store. Suddenly the woman turned awkwardly and touched some kind of plastic toy, …
Read moreLet me remind you that, by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, prostitution is not a crime, therefore the priestesses of love do not violate any laws, and regular raids on them, detentions, and delivery to the police station to determine their identity is a gross violation of human rights.
This is the same as if the police regularly …
Read moreImagine that you are sitting at the controls of an airplane and you have to fly it through a huge lifeless space – the valley of death. There is no water, no food, and no life in this valley. Therefore, it is very important to fly to its other edge and land on fertile, fragrant land. All the people around …
Read moreOnce, when I was young, I got into a race car called ” Career “(“Business”,” Fame”, whatever you want to call it).
My dream was to beat everyone else, to be the best, to rise to the podium, to appear on the covers of magazines, to live in the best city in the world, to enjoy life.
Now my life …
Read moreEuropeans treat their dogs and cats as members of the family, cherish and pamper them, walk with them, bathe them every week, at the slightest concern show them to specialists, and treat cars simply as objects, as a means of transportation.
Kazakhs, on the contrary, treat their cars like members of the family, cherish and pamper them, wash them every …
Read moreSince we put a separate plastic trash container in our yard, my wife has been very careful to separate the trash. Now in our family, not a single bag, not a single package, or even a single label made of plastic falls into the General trash can, but is folded like this into a bucket and thrown into a special …
Read moreGetting offended by Borat’s satirical movies about Kazakhstan is both funny and unworthy of an enlightened person.
In general, being easily offended is a trait of those who are weak-spirited. A strong, self-assured person will simply smile at a joke directed at them and move on. They know their worth, and a sarcastic jab won’t shake their confidence. If there’s …
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