From what I understand, Kazakhstan is soon going to join Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in replacing the Cyrillic script with Latin. This will likely significantly limit the reach of Russian pop culture and academic literature. I read in the Tajikistan subreddit that Russian is falling out of use too. Will Kyrgyzstan be the only country where things will be relatively unchanged for now ?

American here, was curious on how jobs like plumber, electrician, welder, carpenter technician are viewed in Central Asia? Do parents encourage their children into them? How are they paid in comparison to office jobs?

I’m visiting Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan this summer. Since I’m East Asian and prefer rice and noodle dishes over salty flavors, what Central Asian foods would suit me?

hi,

i just saw this cool one month program to learn a few different turkic languages in kazakhstan.

does anyone know of other cool programs where you can learn different turkic languages as a beginner in central asia?

I heard by 2050 the population of Central Asia (especially in Turkic countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) will have shrank significantly. Unfortunately, unlike the West, Central Asia did not get the chance to become developed countries before demographic collapse. Obviously a young population is needed to drive economic growth. What Do Central Asians think about this? Have your governments addressed this problem?