r/Kazakhstan

Just to clear everything up I was born in Kazakhstan and my whole bloodline (mayhaps idfk) originates there. I'd like to discuss a few problems that I've been experiencing for basically my whole life (thankfully I migrated to Europe and im happy)

Firstly, I might need to clarify myself that my issues are personal yet I'm afraid others might experience this as well. Mayhaps such issues solemnly exist in the city I was born. No fucking clue. Shall the first issue be named and it is racism. I'm Russian and honestly fed up w the fact that kazakhs treated me as if I was some sort of an alien. I even had a few situations when some random ass group of youngsters approached me asking why I was speaking Russian instead of Kazakh. To be honest I didn't even bother explaining to them that instead of Kazakh I decided to study German + English. I have no clue how come they gave a fuck about what language I was speaking.

Secondly, so much beloved bullying that schools could barely give a damn about. Fun fact: I studied in a school for basically gifted and smart children, yet my school was filled w such creatures constantly beating up those who differ from them. Mostly those who had long hair what I found really funny because that's one of the dumbest reasons I've ever heard in my entire life.

Thirdly, getting those weird looks and nitpicked on simply because an individual dresses differently. To be honest I myself had to experience such due to me wearing jeans w crosses on them. It was quite unnerving that youngsters approached me asking what those meant and trying to connect religion to this even though it's simply a clothing brand (chrome hearts to be exact. imagine buying jeans which cost a fortune and then not being able to wear them lmfao). It was also quite distressing that I had relatively long hair and I still recall how mostly kazakhs approached me accusing me of being alt/edgy/goth and yapping that having long hair was sissy. Like how the hell having long hair is equal to being a sissy? Pure nonsense imo.

In addition, my beloved and useless "street code". Clarification for those who are not from Kazakhstan: many cities/neighborhoods in cities have teens/grown ups who are not capable of growing up and realizing that acting all gangster is not tough. However, I was raised in such neighborhood and I had to encounter and chat with such imbeciles. One of such individuals even tried to beat me up because I used a moisturizing lip balm in front of him. I still dont know what's so wrong in using a lip balm because the lip skin js shatters and tears for no reason. Lowk it's hard to explain what a so called "street code" is because it is a pack of rules that a person shall follow. Most of such rules are useless, nonsense, absurd and immoral.

Let me sum this up by saying that not all the youngsters are like this. Mayhaps it's the issue of the city where I was born. I've created this post simply to get a clarification on why kazakhstan is like this. It's been 30 years since being a gangster was a requirement and yet youth still tends to do so.

Скоро будет 17, поступлю в универ, но мне как-то страшно.

Мои родители в основном отец не гордиться мною, говорит о том какой я бестолочь, всё время плачу как баба, нихрена не умею делать или тип того. Он хочет чтобы я поступил за границу, на том же ЕНТ получил 81 затем 90, он на первом который был в январе как минимум хотел 120 (знаю что я готовился мало тогда, за день до экзамена потому что я не знал как оно пройдёт).

Не знаю как смогу в принципе найти работу, да и хочется просто спокойной жизни, если не смогу нормально поступить, придёться вечность пасти баранов с 6 по 21.

Хз что даже сказать, возможно всё будет хорошо, возможно плохо, просто хотел поделиться с тем что у меня сейчас в уме.

Recently I've been seeing this Russian Almatian girl (34F). She likes me (based on her body language and our exchanges) and she clearly knows I like her because I've told her from the get go since we started seeing each other and talking. **We met at someone's birthday party and I asked her out**

She doesn't want to lable it as "dating" or meeting each other under pretenses of "romance or heading towards a relationship", but as good friends who are "vibing" together. But she is flirty, often reaches out to me herself, and wants to get know me...

In America dating is pretty straightforward. Either you are 100% a friend and you stay friends or you start dating with the goal of long term committment from the beginning. I've since then been using only dating apps, so I haven't come across such as situations at all.

Any Kazakhstani millenials who could explain non dating app dating culture?

I am a Kazakh who was born in Kazakhstan, but my parents are Kazakhs from China and I lived in China for most of my life. We came back to Kazakhstan in 2019. I studied 10th and 11th grade in Kazakhstan and after that I went to another country for university. Earlier I started learning Russian, but I wasn’t very interested, so I gave up many times. I graduated from university last year and did my internship in Kazakhstan for a short period, but it was a hard time for me because everyone spoke Russian most of the time at work and most of the documents were in Russian.

Lately I’ve been looking for jobs in Astana, but almost every job requires the Russian language. There are international companies that don’t require Russian, but their requirements are too high for someone in their early 20s. I’m feeling lost. I really want to start working, but I don’t know Russian. So are there any ways I can get a job in companies without knowing Russian, or do I have to learn Russian to get a decent job in Astana? (I’m really not interested in learning Russian 😭)

Salem everyone!

I’m a solo developer based in KZ, and I recently launched my AI startup, Luminify. It's an AI photo studio designed to help e-commerce brands turn basic phone pictures into high-end lifestyle shots.

My target market is the US, and getting noticed there as an indie founder from Central Asia is incredibly tough. But this week, after a lot of hustle and guerrilla marketing, I finally got my first paying customers from the US!

I’m not here to sell anything (unless you randomly run a US apparel brand haha), but I just wanted to share this small win with the local community. It often feels like you have to be in Silicon Valley to build a global SaaS, but the tech scene here in Kazakhstan is growing so fast, and we absolutely can compete on the global stage.

Are there any other Kazakhstan founders or indie hackers here building for the US/global market? Would love to connect, share experiences, or just support each other!
Alga!

Привет всем. Мне 20 лет, недавно был отчислен из мед вуза в Астане(на 3м курсе). Провалил слишком много экзаменов и превысил кредит. Теперь либо восстановление перекурс(ждать лето) или просто поступать где нибудь еще.

У меня за время учебы в мед вузе и в старших классах уже длительное время была история с нанесением себе телесных увечий. Частых нервных срывов и мыслями перестать существовать.

Я даже в прошлом октябре был госпитализирован в больницу в связи с проблемами с головой. Где я узнал много ужасных вещей о себе и близких. Что я уже длительное время страдал депрессией. Что возникло от давление, родителей и частично присмотр за братом с особенностями(эпилепсия).

Мне казалось что мои родители наконец почувствовали вину или сожаление . Но вместо этого я узнал что папа чуть ли не истерил дома, проклинал маму, умолял доктора никому не говорить что я «такой». Ибо что потом подумает о нем и маме.

Мама на всю дорогу домой плакала и говорила какая я сволочь. Как я всех подвел, что я не вижу себя виноватым.

Я если честно и правда не жалею что был отчислен. Каждый день в мед вузе мне хотелось не жить. И просто перестать существовать. Я к тому еще и на гранте был.

Я даже ЕНТ набрал лишь 81 из 140.

В какой то момент времени я понял что может и правда мне не стоит жить вовсе. Может просто уйти и перестать быть проблемой. Я ведь и правда ничтожная сволочь.

Моя депрессия это проклятие. Лучше уйти чем жить с ним. Как с якорем что будет тянуть меня на дно. Я просто пал как человек. Мне нет права на прошение и жизнь.

i’ll be visiting Kazakhstan soon. how do i greet his parents for the first time? In our culture, we would take the elders’ hand and tap the back of their fingers on our forehead, we do that even meeting the first time to show respect.

do you have like similar stuff? and can i also have an idea of terms i shouldn’t be using? and topics that might not be comfortable? thanks

Я не из Казахстана, но получил предложение от компании о релокации в Алматы на позицию с окладом около 1 млн тенге в месяц, при этом жильё предоставляется работодателем. Хотелось бы понять, насколько такой уровень дохода позволит вести активный и комфортный образ жизни: регулярно выходить в город, каждый день пользоваться такси, брать кофе навынос и часто бывать в кафе и ресторанах (4-5 раза в неделю), и собирать в копилку после все?

Сәлем

I'm a 31 year old guy from Eastern Europe

I'm looking for Kazakhs who are interested in botany, gardening, other fields related to plants.

Let's talk about this extensive topic, share knowledge and build friendships.

Full transcript is here:

https://www.conservative.ca/poilievre-lays-out-plan-to-make-canada-affordable-at-home

Bad choice of words by the Canadian opposition leader. How dare we not just be happy but outhappying them? Apparently, us being happier than them is a national crisis that needs to be fixed immediately.

Вот скажите правильно было ли выбирать химбио

Я сас не хнаю что выбрать химбио либо же химгео.Обе стороны мне нравится но незнвю толька что выбрать

И вот я хочу спросит правильно ли было выбирать химбио?

Почему в РФ славянам так можно а нам нельзя?