We complain about the officials, we blame them for corruption, and they are actually the exact reflection of our entire society.
Recently, I talked with the manager of one business center. He says that corruption is much worse in their environment than in state bodies. It turned out …
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I often see state service cars next to the restaurants, fitness clubs, shops, and beauty salons. Sometimes not only civil servants themselves, but also their wives and children use them. For some reason, this is considered as the norm. State officials are not even embarrassed. They bravely order the drivers to wait for them late at the doorstep …
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I hated servility all my life. I think that it is humiliating for the worshiper and insulting to the object of worship.
I remember when I worked as a chief in one organization; a young man came to work for us. Before that, he worked in the law enforcement.
I was shocked at how …
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Unfortunately, we still have bride kidnappings in Kazakhstan.
I want to express my extreme indignation with this phenomenon.
Medieval savagery! Assaults on the persons must be punished extremely hard!
It is necessary to toughen punishment in the criminal code for …
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An interesting situation has developed in our country with the writing of names. We all know that a considerable part of our fellow citizens has distorted Kazakh names. It happened in the years of leadership of the Russian language in our society. Russian-speaking officials wrote Kazakh names in legal documents as they heard. Therefore, we now …
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In Kazakhstan, the issue of legalizing polygamy is periodically raised.
This topic is not accidental. The fact remains that there are more women than men. This means that many women do not find a soul mate and are forced to remain alone, and thus unhappy.
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When several years ago there was question about what phone to buy instead of “Nokia”, I thought about it. At that time everything was dominated by “Apple”: “iPhone” in the hands of every teenager, “iMac” in every office, “iPad” in every corner. Everyone was obsessed with the “apple”.
But I did not want to be like …
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When I’m abroad on vacation, my favorite occupation is to get settled somewhere in a cafe at a table in a crowded street, watch people from all over the world and guess their nationality.
Here, for example, there is a family of tall blondes: red faces, light hair, lots of children, weather. …
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On the eve of Christmas and New Year, I often hear from the newly minted Muslims (that is, those who have recently become so) calls not to celebrate these holidays, to boycott them.
It is sad to hear this.
I understand that …
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I do not believe in different types of superstition.
I cannot understand how three grams of saliva emitted by me through left shoulder could change trajectory of brick, which is going to fall on my head around the corner.
What is the connection between them?!
Or which troubles can a grandmother with …
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