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I totally agree with your point. Blocking this certificate in major browsers or warning users would be of great use. But there is a minor remark I have to make

by gnull 7y ago

I totally agree with your point. Blocking this certificate in major browsers or warning users would be of great use. But there is a minor remark I have to make here. I'm sure you were talking about citizens of Kazakhstan, when you used the word "Kazakhs". The word "Kazakh" actually denotes an ethnicity, not a citizenship. And although Kazakhs are predominant ethnicity in Kazakhstan (~65% of the population), there are many others, and it's incorrect to call them Kazakhs. Wikipedia suggests "Kazakhstani" as a English term for Kazakhstan citizens. I also saw other people using the word "Kazakhstanians". Maybe one of these two would be a better choice than "Kazakhs".

wnscooke 7y ago
But he actually could have been talking primarily about Kazakhs in Kazakhstan, so nothing wrong there.
huttarla 7y ago
While technically this is true, it is rare (and sounds nerdy) for English speakers who are familiar with Kazakhstan to actually use the word "Kazakhstani" or especially "Kazakhstanian." The word "Kazakh" is used informally to refer to natives or citizens of Kazakhstan when the meaning is clear from the context. Similar to how "Americans" (which could arguably refer to any North or South American) is used instead of "U.S. citizens." Or "Saudis." At least that was my experience from living in K'stan for 4 years in the '90's.
- gnull 7y ago
  I didn't know that. I'm not a native English speaker. If this is actually an established way to informally address Kazakhstan citizens in English, then it's OK, I do not object. But I'm still skeptical about it. I think in my own speech I'll stick to "Kazakhstanian" (despite the word "Kazakh" is so much easier to type). Because I'm just used to make distinction between words "Kazakh" and "Kazakhstanian" when I speak Kazakh and Russian languages (most popular ones in Kazakhstan).

by gnull 7y ago

wnscooke 7y ago

But he actually could have been talking primarily about Kazakhs in Kazakhstan, so nothing wrong there.

huttarla 7y ago

While technically this is true, it is rare (and sounds nerdy) for English speakers who are familiar with Kazakhstan to actually use the word "Kazakhstani" or especially "Kazakhstanian." The word "Kazakh" is used informally to refer to natives or citizens of Kazakhstan when the meaning is clear from the context. Similar to how "Americans" (which could arguably refer to any North or South American) is used instead of "U.S. citizens." Or "Saudis." At least that was my experience from living in K'stan for 4 years in the '90's.

gnull 7y ago
I didn't know that. I'm not a native English speaker. If this is actually an established way to informally address Kazakhstan citizens in English, then it's OK, I do not object. But I'm still skeptical about it. I think in my own speech I'll stick to "Kazakhstanian" (despite the word "Kazakh" is so much easier to type). Because I'm just used to make distinction between words "Kazakh" and "Kazakhstanian" when I speak Kazakh and Russian languages (most popular ones in Kazakhstan).