How would you classify Kazakhstan? (Koreans, population, accent)

[Mini-apple-less]

Kazakhstan is interesting because it's a mix of Islamic/Middle Eastern, Eastern European and Asian influences. From what I understand, the Kazakh people are Muslims though not necessarily very devout, look like Chinese/Mongolians/Koreans and many of them speak Russian as a second language and there's still a strong "Soviet" tie with the Motherland. After all a quarter of the country's population is ethnic Russian.

Which element do you feel is most dominant there and has anyone here actually been there before?

[BIMBAM]

I've always just thought of Kazahkstan as "Central Asia". I voted ME because I felt it fit better than the other two, but it still feels incorrect to me, Kazahkstan is distinctly Central Asia.

[bruhms]

central asia

[viribusunitis]

Yeah, I'd consider them Central Asian with a strong Russian twist.

[Ethereal]

It depends.

They mostly look 'orient' - The majority look eastern Asian with slanted eyes.

However, their music does sound Middle Eastern and/or Eastern European at most.

[Davy-040]

Central Asia/Middle East together with all the other Stans, Western Siberia, Xinjiang, Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.


West of the Stans = Western Asia/Near East

East of Western Siberia, Xinjiang, Tibet and India = Eastern Asia/Far East

[Bettafish]

I remember Kazakhs had three major tribes/groups. One if them looks very Caucasian, the other two look East Asian.

[gwillyfromphilly]

They lean more Orient Asian than Middle Eastern.

[2e1m5a]

The one person I knew from Kazakhstan looked like he could be Eastern-European/Russian and spoke English with what sounded like to me a Russian accent but googling "Kazakhstan people" shows people that mainly look Asian.

[BIMBAM]

Remember though guys, race =/= culture.