As the release of the long-awaited Borat movie comes closer, the Kazakh government is reportedly taking action to counter any negative impact the movie may have on Kazakhstan’s image. Borat’s trying to help out too, noting that: “Since the 2003 Tuleyakiv reforms, Kazakhstan is as civilized as any other country in the world. Women can now travel on inside of bus, homosexuals no longer have to wear blue hats, and age of consent has been raised to eight years old.”

That should do the trick.

More here (warning, not for people upset by, um, man thongs).