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* When Borat returns to Kuzcek, he says that they no longer have "The Running of The Jew"[[note]]An event where people run away from a "Jew" (who looks like Satan) which is broadcasted on Kazakh TV[[/note]] as they have converted to Christianity - cut to the village people torturing a Jew who is being crucified on a cross.

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* When Borat returns to Kuzcek, he says that they no longer have "The Running of The Jew"[[note]]An event where people run away from a "Jew" (who looks like Satan) which is broadcasted broadcast on Kazakh TV[[/note]] as they have converted to Christianity - cut to the village people torturing a Jew who is being crucified on a cross.



** In the language selection, if you pick Hebrew, a message will pop up on screen, saying "YOU HAVE BEEN TRAPPED JEW".

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** In the language selection, if you pick Hebrew, a message messages will pop up on screen, saying "YOU HAVE BEEN TRAPPED JEW".JEW", "KEEP YOUR CLAWS WHERE THEY CAN BE SEEN" and "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHIFT YOUR SHAPE".
*** During this, someone (persumably from the Kazakhstan Ministry of Information) can be heard saying "JEW IN VICINITY!" 8 times.



*** According to a Redditor, so many people called up their video rental stores about being ripped off so much that they began asking whether the DVD they bought was Borat or not.

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*** According to a Redditor, Apparently, so many people called up their video rental stores about being ripped off and it happened so much that they began the staff on the other line began asking whether the DVD they bought was Borat or not.
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** In the subtitles selection, if you pick Hebrew, a message will pop up on screen, saying "YOU HAVE BEEN TRAPPED JEW".

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** In the subtitles language selection, if you pick Hebrew, a message will pop up on screen, saying "YOU HAVE BEEN TRAPPED JEW".



*** According to Redditor, so many people called up their video rental stores about being ripped off so much that they began asking whether the DVD they bought was Borat or not.

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*** According to a Redditor, so many people called up their video rental stores about being ripped off so much that they began asking whether the DVD they bought was Borat or not.

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* The fact that Borat himself ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXQdwSB1yKM ended up on local news]]'' because of what he did at the Rodeo event. Keep in mind, they were only told they were filming a documentary, not a movie.

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* The fact that Borat himself ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXQdwSB1yKM ended up on local news]]'' because of what he did at the Rodeo event. Keep in mind, they were only told they were filming a documentary, not a movie.movie.
* The Borat DVD deserves a mention.
** In the subtitles selection, if you pick Hebrew, a message will pop up on screen, saying "YOU HAVE BEEN TRAPPED JEW".
** The DVD disc itself was deliberately made to look like it was just burnt onto it, with Borat being apparently written with a Sharpie onto it.
*** According to Redditor, so many people called up their video rental stores about being ripped off so much that they began asking whether the DVD they bought was Borat or not.

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* When Borat returns to Kuzcek, he says that they no longer have "The Running of The Jew"[[note]]An event where people run away from a "Jew" (who looks like Satan) which is broadcasted on Kazakh TV[[/note]] as they have converted to Christianity - cut to the village people torturing a Jew who is being crucified on a cross.

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* When Borat returns to Kuzcek, he says that they no longer have "The Running of The Jew"[[note]]An event where people run away from a "Jew" (who looks like Satan) which is broadcasted on Kazakh TV[[/note]] as they have converted to Christianity - cut to the village people torturing a Jew who is being crucified on a cross.cross.
* The fact that Borat himself ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXQdwSB1yKM ended up on local news]]'' because of what he did at the Rodeo event. Keep in mind, they were only told they were filming a documentary, not a movie.
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* Borat visiting a yard sale, believing the woman is a Romani.

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* Borat visiting a yard sale, believing the woman is a Romani.Romani.
* When Borat returns to Kuzcek, he says that they no longer have "The Running of The Jew"[[note]]An event where people run away from a "Jew" (who looks like Satan) which is broadcasted on Kazakh TV[[/note]] as they have converted to Christianity - cut to the village people torturing a Jew who is being crucified on a cross.
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* "This is Natalya. ''(passionately makes out with her)'' She is my sister. She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan." [''she holds up a trophy''] "Very nice!"

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* "This is Natalya. ''(passionately makes out with her)'' She is my sister. She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan." [''she (''she holds up a trophy''] trophy'') "Very nice!"
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* "This is Natalya. ''(passionately makes out with her)'' She is my sister. She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan."

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* "This is Natalya. ''(passionately makes out with her)'' She is my sister. She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan."" [''she holds up a trophy''] "Very nice!"
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not a trope anymore


* The montage of Borat exploring New York. We see him creeping out various strangers, taking a dump in front of the Trump Hotel, having ADateWithRosiePalms in front of a lingerie store, and asking a random woman "Very nice, how much?"

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* The montage of Borat exploring New York. We see him creeping out various strangers, taking a dump in front of the Trump Hotel, having ADateWithRosiePalms masturbating in front of a lingerie store, and asking a random woman "Very nice, how much?"
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The performance of "Throw the Jew Down the Well" was not in the Borat movie, but in Da Ali G Show.


* The scene where he goes to a cowboy bar and sings "Throw the Jew Down the Well". [[StylisticSuck He can barely carry a tune and is carrying a detuned guitar which closer inspection reveals he is not actually playing.]] The audience claps and cheers along to it anyways.
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* Borat visiting a yard sale, believing the woman is a Romany.

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* Borat visiting a yard sale, believing the woman is a Romany.Romani.
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Outdated and potentially offensive term


* Borat visiting a yard sale, believing the woman is a gypsy.

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* Borat visiting a yard sale, believing the woman is a gypsy.Romany.

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