Specifically Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Hey guys,

I’m an American dating a Kyrgyz woman here in the US with a child from her previous marriage in Kyrgyzstan and I wanted to hear from other guys who have dated or are currently dating Kyrgyz women, especially with children

I’m trying to get a better understanding of the cultural differences and what’s generally expected from a partner. From what I’ve seen so far, the guy is usually expected to pay for meals, buy flowers, and give gifts fairly often.

I’m curious what else I might be missing. For example:

- Are you generally expected to pay for pretty much everything when you go out?
- How often are flowers and gifts expected?
- Is there a certain level of attention or communication expected throughout the day?
- How traditional are the expectations when it comes to the man's role in the relationship?
- How important is meeting her family and getting their approval?
- Are there any particular expectations when it comes to commitment and marriage?

I know everyone is different, and I’m not trying to generalize all Kyrgyz women. I just want to hear from guys who have actual experience with this.

What have your experiences been like? Anything that surprised you or that you wish you had known earlier?

Appreciate any advice!

Hi everyone !

A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to visit Kyrgyzstan for the World Nomad Games. This was by far one of the best experiences in all the trips and travel I did in my life/

And today, I'm happy to share with you one of my biggest projets: a small documentary about this beautiful event. If you're interested to know how was the 2026 edition or just want to rediscover the Games, I hope this video will bring back some good memories or some good ideas for the future !

Enjoy !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb2uK6wG_-4&t=1700s

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Hello tout le monde !

En septembre dernier, j'ai eu la chance de passer quelques semaines au Kirghizistan, notamment pour assister aux World Nomad Games 2026 à Cholpon-Ata

Pendant 7 jours sur place, j'ai découvert plein de sports incroyables, des activités culturelles en tout genre et surtout des tonnes de personnes fières de mettre en valeur leurs traditions et leur héritage nomade. Les World Nomad Games ne sont pas une simple compétition sportive comme les JO, c'est vraiment une mise à l'honneur de la culture nomade et des traditions d'Asie Centrale.

Aujourd'hui, je suis heureux de vous partager le projet dont je suis le plus fier, et sans doute l'un des plus gros projets de ma vie : un documentaire de 30 minutes sur ces World Nomad Games.

J'espère que vous prendrez autant de plaisir à la regarder que j'en ai pris à le réaliser. Alors bon visionnage !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb2uK6wG_-4&t=1700s

Literally everyone digging our lands and taking resources for a cheap 😅

Sad moment for a country. Already sold our oil fields in 1990's for nothing but peanuts...And now this.

Hello everyone! / Сәлем / Привет!

I am a Master's degree student from Italy conducting academic research on language transition, cultural transformation, and national identity in modern Kazakhstan.

To ground my research in real-world perspectives, I have created a short, completely anonymous survey available in both Kazakh (Қазақша) and Russian (Русский). It takes only 2 to 3 minutes to complete.

If you are a resident or citizen of Kazakhstan—regardless of your age or region—I would be extremely grateful for your participation!

Your feedback and insights are invaluable for this academic study. Please feel free to share the link with friends, family, or student groups in Kazakhstan!

Ülken raxmet! / Рахмет / Спасибо for your time and support!

These are tajik people who have a large portion of their dna, larger than most central asians, from bronze age northeast iranian or bactrian megaarcheological complex people, and european central steppe aryans. Due to this they have a smaller share of east eurasian dna than most central asians.

Their dna admixture is more akin to that of southern italians, ashkenazi jews, and especially ethnicities from the northeast caucasus, than say kazakhs or uzbeks, although they are still quite similar to many afghan and tajik ethnicities.

Are these people mainly muslim, orthodox christian, buddhist, pagan, what is their society like, sports, etc.

What do you think guys

Hello everyone!

I (43f) was in Kazakhstan a few months ago and just fell in love with the country and really want to move there. I have a fully remote job and want to apply for the Neo Nomad visa, I meet all the requirements for the visa. Can someone suggest a visa consultant to help me with it? I need the LOI since my nationality requires it.

My mother is western Kazakh my father is a nogai who's family got deported from karachay cherkessia in 1940s I get quite questioned a lot by Kazakhs to the east and other ethnic groups in central Asia because my looks are dominantly west Eurasian is it common to sea some Kazakhs with dominant west Eurasian looks in certain areas some people try make it seem like it doesn't exist but they're not Kazakh who say it. I know long explanation I didn't really know how to word it but if you have any information it could be really helpful thank you.

Je suis allé à un mariage chechen à Arlon la semaine dernière et j'avais un crush sur la sœur du marié. Plus tard, une autre femme m'a dit qu'elle avait déjà une relation sexuelle en dehors du mariage et qu'elle n'était pas un bon choix pour moi. Je ne sais pas si je dois prendre ça au sérieux ou pas. Comment interpréteriez-vous cela ? Merci.

Кто это читает пожалуйста поддержите меня и начните спамить Roblox support, в их соцсети чтобы они добавили сервера в роблокс. Мы же как-то тоже много играем и давайте наберем много людей пожалуйста. Пусть Roblox будет думать об этом.

Azerbaijan (it's magnificent capital Baku on pictures) is widely considered as a rich Oil country from Caucasus, but their GDP per capita seems too low — $7,467 as for 2026.

Even Kazakhstan's GDP per capita for 2026 is more than twice of it — $19,311 as for 2026.

That's quite shocking to me.

Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan differences in foreigner's eyes

According to IMF Data, Kazakhstan's economy has grown up 4.2% and reached $397B in GDP and $19.300 per capita.

https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/10/13/world-economic-outlook-october-2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Kazakhstan

It seems Central Asia isn't visited as much or has as much known about it compared to the rest of Asia. Why is this?

I’m thinking about a 30-day trip through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the spring. My only reservation: I’m a vegetarian and I’ve read that there are very limited choices available. Can anyone confirm or deny? Thanks in advance!

I didn't know how to tag this, and culture seemed to fit the most.

Before we start, allow me to precipitate this with the fact I am an American writer, therefore, whatever ideas, assumptions, and internet searches employed with initially writing this project, may appear ignorant (for lack of a better term), do forgive me. It's why I'm here, looking to speak with the people I'm writing about, and not be like MOST American writers, and do a few Google searches to come to a conclusion, and just run with it from there.

That out the way, I'm part of a global project in the works, that is multifaceted, and is very, very involved. A small (but very important) portion of it involves elements of animation, which brings me to this area of the project I'm developing.

I'm writing an animated Russian metal band, whom the frontman (who is Russian) created with members from pro-Russian and post Soviet nations. I say "post Soviet" because there's a strong undertone of Soviet pride at play. I chose this path because it is controversial, it aids with the "nationalistic" elements and themes of metal that are heavy, intense, violent, has a LOT of historical weight, all without the more problematic elements of hardcore and black metal type culture *cough*neo-Nazism*cough*.

In all seriousness, I felt going that direction as not only a counterpart, but a counterweight to neo-Nazism in (some) metal music, this couldn't be a better choice. And yes, the band is clearly ANTI-Nazi, but does maintain themes of Russian/Slavic/Soviet nationalistic pride, and such. There is another band member I even added to the band, for the sole purpose of further distancing the idea of this having any Nazi undertones in this.

Getting to the band member in question, their bassist is from Almaty, KZ, who's father is Kazakh and his mom is Russian. The bassist grew up with parents who take a lot of pride in their shared Soviet history, as well as understanding shared qualms (like the Soviets' anti-religious stance); his father raised the family to be Muslim, though didn't impede on the mother sharing her Slavic heritage and traditions with the children. The bassist when young, secretly loved rock music, which wasn't permitted by the father, but he'd still secretly engage with the sub-culture. His mom quietly knew this, but kept his secret safe without him knowing largely, seeing that he was still a faithful and devout kid, in spite of his interests.

After becoming a young adult, he started working in music stores and looking at courses involving music production, and it's here when he meets the Russian frontman, and was invited to join the band. At this point, he felt free to fully embrace his music, the aesthetic, the culture, and emotion of metal music. He was also happy to join the band and be amongst friends, or "brothers", of a shared Soviet history, share the same world views and sentiments, while also respecting and embracing their cultural similarities and differences.

For some explanation on choices made: I chose for him to be Kazakh because of proximity to Russia, it's the largest Central Asian country, and there's a lot of post-Soviet era stuff still there. I made him mixed race because it creates the necessary narrative bridge between him and the Russian frontman, and solidifies him having pride in his Soviet heritage. Also, it's easier for me to make him ethnically accurate with the physical characteristics I chose. I want to make it clear that despite being in a Gothic/black-ish metal band, the bassist is devout Muslim, and depicts someone who is able to pursue something like metal music, without it having any affect on their faith.

That's him in a nutshell. More details such as his name (he needs a patronymic), his image, and even more on the band itself, can be discussed in DMs as I know I need to share this to get the advice I need, at the same time, I don't want to make it public yet, because of course. ANY help is welcomed, please pick it apart, let me know what needs improvement and what not, if you have questions, please feel free to ask! I want to write a character that feels realistic, is respectful of Kazakh and Central Asian peoples, and of course, is super cool and kicks massive ass.

Hello to the whole of Uzbekistan!

I am a hobbyist photographer from Kazakhstan and the admin of the largest Telegram chat for photographers in Kazakhstan.

I know that Telegram is a highly popular platform in Uzbekistan. I was wondering if there is a similar chat for photographers in Uzbekistan, or a TFP (Time for Print) chat for models and photographers?

I am planning a week-long vacation to the beautiful city of Tashkent, and I would love to meet like-minded people—fellow hobbyist photographers—to explore the city together.

Hey all, hope you are having a good day. I'm visiting Almaty mid-november and I want to spend some time hiking, I really miss the mountains. I know it's cold, and that doesn't bother me. Is that feasible? What places would you recommend?

Thank you.

Hello, I want to meet chechen from Arlon for advice on religion, coutume? Thanks