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Secrets of the Steppe V: Hospitality, glass-half-full
Eve Mayes brings us her fifth instalment of her fascinating column on life in Kazakhstan, this time introducing us to Astana’s wacky hospitality culture.
Secrets of the Steppe IV: The Sociolinguistics of Washing your Hair
In her fourth instalment, Eve Mayes muses on British communicative customs, and how they have become unfamiliar to her as a result of living abroad.
Secrets of the Steppe I - A lot of Paperwork and a Visit from the Pope
With her new perspectives on Kazakhstan, Eve Mayes takes us on a hurtling tour of Almaty as she finds her feet in her home.
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