Comments on: Turkmen Video #2 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Abdulgamid http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31476 Abdulgamid Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:33:48 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31476 Vadim few times tried to tell the story about bird you found on the street in Moscow, but every time he couldnt help laughing non stop and we still dont know what happened with that bird. Vadim few times tried to tell the story about bird you found on the street in Moscow, but every time he couldnt help laughing non stop and we still dont know what happened with that bird.

]]> By: Peter http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31451 Peter Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:04:39 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31451 I hate to be a contrarian. but as of last week (when I was in Turkmenistan) there was plenty of public seating in Ashgabat. There is also a noticeably lower military presence than when I was last there. Anyhow, given that Turkmens (like all Central Asians) are adept squatters, I am not sure there is an awful lot of significance in this. What is more telling in the city's public gardens, which are also abundant, is that nobody walks or sits on the grass, making the places largely pointless in my opinion. I hate to be a contrarian. but as of last week (when I was in Turkmenistan) there was plenty of public seating in Ashgabat. There is also a noticeably lower military presence than when I was last there. Anyhow, given that Turkmens (like all Central Asians) are adept squatters, I am not sure there is an awful lot of significance in this. What is more telling in the city’s public gardens, which are also abundant, is that nobody walks or sits on the grass, making the places largely pointless in my opinion.

]]> By: Ian http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31437 Ian Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:49:40 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31437 I guess it's like some people in Turkmenistan thinking all Americans drive black Beamers because they've seen a 50 Cent video. This video shows the shiniest, newest and model parts of Ashgabat. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan, my friends and I can attest to the lack of seating in the capital, and even more so in the rest of the country. Most of the places where there actually are benches are situated so they are constantly under the gaze of a soldier. The message is "move on." There is no sign of a homeless population either. I guess it’s like some people in Turkmenistan thinking all Americans drive black Beamers because they’ve seen a 50 Cent video.

This video shows the shiniest, newest and model parts of Ashgabat. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan, my friends and I can attest to the lack of seating in the capital, and even more so in the rest of the country. Most of the places where there actually are benches are situated so they are constantly under the gaze of a soldier. The message is “move on.” There is no sign of a homeless population either.

]]> By: turkmenistan.neweurasia.net » World according Theroux http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31393 turkmenistan.neweurasia.net » World according Theroux Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:56:20 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31393 [...] Theroux (mentioned by Peter), the noted American novelist and travel writer also visited Turkmenistan. Besides colourfully [...] […] Theroux (mentioned by Peter), the noted American novelist and travel writer also visited Turkmenistan. Besides colourfully […]

]]> By: turkmenistan.neweurasia.net » We can dance, we can read http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31391 turkmenistan.neweurasia.net » We can dance, we can read Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:33:07 +0000 http://turkmenistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/21/turkmen-video-2/#comment-31391 [...] Asia to write a serial travelogue for EurasiaNet.org. He is in Turkmenistan from 12 of July. The musical masterpiese posted by Peter is also an indeterminable evidence of the fact that you can see people, well, at least one man, in [...] […] Asia to write a serial travelogue for EurasiaNet.org. He is in Turkmenistan from 12 of July. The musical masterpiese posted by Peter is also an indeterminable evidence of the fact that you can see people, well, at least one man, in […]

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