The fact that the Kazakh people are typically the brunt of his jokes doesn’t seem to hit home too hard, as the British arm of online retailer Amazon proclaimed that the DVD of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Most Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was the most ordered product from Kazakhstan.
“With the controversy the film caused around the world, it seems residents of Kazakhstan are now desperate to see what all the fuss is about,” Rakhi Parekh, head of media at Amazon.co.uk, told the Hollywood Reporter trade newspaper.
At least the Kazakhs have a sense of humor and can appreciate the contradictory humor that Borat elicits.
