Slate’s fifth Borat article du jour

Slate decided that four Borat-related articles wasn’t quite enough, so here’s (no joke), No. 5:

“The Real Kazakhstan: What does Borat get right and wrong about his native land?”

Best line?

Borat claims that traditional Kazakh wine is made from fermented horse urine. I have tried Kazakh wine, and I can tell you it is definitely not made from fermented horse urine. It just tastes that way.

About the Author

Cyrus Farivar is an Iranian-American freelance technology journalist, radio producer and author, currently living in the city of Bonn, Germany. His book, "The Internet of Elsewhere" – about the history and effects of the Internet on different countries around the world, including Senegal, Iran, Estonia and South Korea – was published by Rutgers University Press in April 2011.