"Sovok And Poverty": Impressions Of A Kazakh From Belarus

Many Belarusians agree with him.

A resident of Kazakhstan under the nickname ursbars93 shared in Threads his impressions from visiting Belarus, noted the site Charter97.org.

"I flew to Belarus for work, was in Minsk and Brest," he writes. - Flying through Moscow. The war is felt. And I was lucky, I was not under the plan "Carpet". But Belarus in general is a scovok, poverty and hopelessness. I even felt sorry for the people. Kazakhstan is a paradise compared to them, and Almaty is just New York compared to Minsk. That's how we live and don't appreciate our happiness.

The majority of our compatriots responded to the author of the post, telling about what attracts the attention of foreigners in Belarus - nature, architectural monuments and history, people. Many noted that there are many problems in Kazakhstan as well.

"Strange, I have the same feelings about Almaty," wrote one of the commentators. - Hopelessness from corruption and mess, fraternization, non-compliance with traffic rules by drivers, dirty air, almost like in Delhi, general low education of the population, Islamization. Your canyon is beautiful and the mountains are. The meat is delicious and irimshik. For one day purely a connecting flight. Otherwise, the city is horrifying."

A part of commentators agreed with what was written, noting that the difference between life in Belarus and Western countries after returning from the EU is especially noticeable.

"I live in Belarus, I completely agree," wrote one Threads user. - Especially the eastern part of the country. It's just that when you don't leave the country for a long time and for a long time to more affluent countries, your eye gets washed out and everything seems to be fine. When I come back after a week or two from the EU, I experience a tremendous feeling of depersonalization, as if I had fallen into an unfinished artificial city. Everything is empty, there is nothing, as in the USSR, everything is in its infancy.

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