Anthematic Borat Boo-boo
Maria Dmitrienko of Kazhakstan was being honored for her first place finish in for the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix competition in Kuwait. But instead of hearing her national anthem as he received her gold medal, the organizers played the parody national anthem of Kazakhstan from the Sacha Baron Cohen film Borat (1986).
Ms. Dmitrienko handled herself with aplomb as wrong song was played and even smiled a bit towards the end as she realized what happened. This shows considerable poise as the lyrics of Borat’s Kazakh anthem is full of obscenities and insults.
While the anthem sounds triumphant as Sacha Baron Cohen sing the tune, the lyrics from the mockumentary Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan are a little less glorious than most national anthems.
Kazakhstan greatest country in the world.
All other countries are run by little girls.
Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium.
Other countries have inferior potassium.Kazakhstan home of Tinshein swimming pool.
It’s length thirty meter and width six meter.
Filtration system a marvel to behold.
It remove 80 percent of human solid waste.Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan.
They very nosey people with bone in their brain.Kazakhstan industry best in the world.
We incented toffee and trouser belt.
Kazakhstan’s prostitutes cleanest in the region.
Except of course Turkmenistan’sKazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
Come grasp the might phenis of our leader.
From junction with the testes to tip of its face!
It is a good thing for organizers that the competition had concluded and Dmitrikino was so ameniable. Kazhak officials demanded that the ceremony should be rerun.
But before one concludes that the mistake was with someone with a sick sense of humor, it is important to note that Borat was banned in Kuwait as well as Kazhakstan. In addition, the organizers of the Amir of Kuwait’s Grand Prix also played the wrong song for the Serbian National Anthem.
May the summer Olympics in London be better organized or there could be a real international incident. And Ms. Dmetrienko deserves combat medals for good sportsmanship.
Posted on March 24, 2012, in Art, Humor, News, Video, World and tagged Anthem, Borat, Kazhakstan, Kuwait, Maria Dmitrienko, Sacha Baron Cohen. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
Thanks for sharing, I’m liking this for the grace shown by Ms. Dmitrienko but I wish there were a ‘thumbs down’ icon I could click for the diplomatic fiasco.
I agree that little things matter in the world of international affairs. While the mix up was kind of funny, the insult that was lavished on an athletic triumph is egregious. But Ms. Dmitienko’s grace shows how good character shaped by sports can be applied outside the sporting arena.
Whoa. You’d like the Kuwaiti government could afford a bit more competent officials for international functions. They must have just downloaded the “anthem” from the internet! Ms. Dmitrienko was definitely a class act, though.
Since the games were sponsored by the Emir of Kuwait, I doubt that cost was an issue. Maybe it was a question of competence in the officials. Undoubtedly, the two mistakes show a dearth of professionalism and caring about details.
Rather than grouse over shortcomings, I agree that we should laud the class displayed by Maria Dmitrienko.