Borat

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The Reporter meeting, which was broadcast live on local telephone: I have make over eighty Borat, Kazakhstan’s fictional TV reporter first TV, he thanked them for letting him join the conversation calls. I appeared on the Ali G show. Cohen says that meeting and then asked to give a “short” also like to start fires. the Borat speech which lasted 17 minutes. Occupation: character TV reporter. was based Trouble Kazakhstan’s sixth on a real Borat has been in trouble with the most-famous man. person Kazakhstan government. Gypsy Catcher. Ice he met in In November 2005, maker. Computer southern following Borat’s maintenance (the Russia, “... I can’t remember his name – he hosting of the MTV one who paint it and was a doctor. The moment I met him, I Europe Music Awards remove dead birds was totally crying with laughter. He was an hysterically funny guy, although not in Lisbon, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry from its pipes) Education: intentionally.” Borat is very enthusiastic about everything from the West, but has a poor understanding of western manners. He makes a lot of inappropriate references to sex and complained about the character and his false representation of Kazakhstan. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yerzhan Ashykbayev Degree from Astana University in English and plague research. Made three new plagues. One was release in Uzbekistan farming. He also has a terrible dress sense told a news conference, “We view Mr and kill over 50 and is not very good at sports. All of these Cohen’s behaviour at the MTV Europe Music thousands goat. qualities make Borat a hilarious character. Awards as utterly unacceptable, being a

His mixed-up English is also a big part of his

comic appeal.

An Ambassador Borat is much more energetic than Ali G and he has a childlike interest in everything unusual. Borat is particularly interested in US culture. He sees the US as a kind of paradise. He is frequently surprised by the customs and culture he finds when travelling or interviewing people. He also loves to be an “ambassador” for Kazakhstan, although much of what he says about Kazakhstan is not true. Borat says in Kazakhstan women walk three steps behind men (“it used to be 10 steps, my country is advancing”). He also loves giving speeches and singing patriotic songs. He once visited the Oklahoma City Traffic Commission and attended a meeting. In the concoction of bad taste and ill manners,

which is completely incompatible with the ethics and civilized behaviour of

Kazakhstan’s people.” He later added, “We reserve the right to any legal action to

prevent new pranks of the kind.” The next week, the Kazakh government inserted a four-page advertisement in The

New York Times. It advertised the nation’s democractic status, good education system and the power and influence enjoyed by

women. However, the daughter of the Kazakh president defends Cohen. She said, “We should not be afraid of humour and we

“I am agree with daughter Kazakh president. She foxy lady and strong for farming work too!”

shouldn’t try to control everything, I think.” GLOSSARY hysterically funny exp very, very funny enthusiastic adj with a lot of interest and excitement for something manners n if you have “good manners”, you behave well in social occasions inappropriate references exp talking about and mentioning things that are considered taboo dress sense n if you have good “dress sense”, you wear appropriate or stylish clothing hilarious adj very funny comic appeal n if someone has “comic appeal”, they are funny a childlike interest exp a very enthusiastic, simple and innocent interest in things utterly unacceptable exp not acceptable under any circumstances a concoction of n a mixture of bad taste n if a joke is in “bad taste”, it is offensive to someone ill manners n behaviour that is socially unacceptable incompatible with exp inconsistent with a prank n a joke that is designed to make someone appear to be stupid