• Six men from the Czech Republic were detained in Astana, Kazakhstan for wearing ‘Borat style’ G-string mankinis while posing in front of the ‘I love Astana’ sign.
• The men, who also had matching curly black wigs, were clearly trying to emulate Sacha Baron Cohen’s role in Borat. 
• Authorities did not take to the joke, and so the men were detained for ‘hooliganism’, and each fined 22,500 Tenge (approx AUD$90). 
• At the time of the mockumentary, the Kazakh people did not take kindly to their portrayal as backward, degenerates.
• However, the country’s Foreign Minister later told Parliament that the film did wonders for the nation, with the number of visas issued by the Government growing tenfold. 
• The full title of the film was Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan). 

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http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41982339

http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/europe/yeah-we-can-see-how-this-borat-stunt-didnt-end-well/news-story/e577e3d1f90f38a80d30e9bc56c64c02

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