For myself, living in France long ago but my birthplace was Vientiane, I'm LAO 100%, speak Lao with all my relatives, eat khao niew, padek, say houa : I'm impressed and very proud to hear Lao Nai speaking so well our language, fluently, with precised vocabulary,
I try to learn more and more lao vocabulary by listening lao radio or lao newspapers!
One lao eating Hamburger is not a Lao, let me laugh...... An Falang eats khao neiw, so he's a real LAO ? ....Remember the pop -star in the 90's : his name was SIMPLE MIND !
Lao Nork work very hard, some couple-husbands and wives cannot sleep together as they have different time of working. Wife works at day time, but husband works at night time. As a result, they have to divorce.
Lao Nai spend money according to what they have.
Lao Nork get loan from banks and they are in debt till they die.
Lao Nai peole love only Laos and are proud to be Lao.
Lao Nork people love the countries where they live and probably some still love Laos. Unfortunately, some Lao Nork people hate Laos and try to look down Laos and Lao Nai people. Some even try to make war in Laos (Vang Pao as example).
Lao Nai peole love only Laos and are proud to be Lao.
Lao Nork people love the countries where they live and probably some still love Laos. Unfortunately, some Lao Nork people hate Laos and try to look down Laos and Lao Nai people. Some even try to make war in Laos (Vang Pao as example).
you should not say that ! if a lao looks down on another lao whatever Nok or Nai , it will be the same as he looks down on his own parents ! Whatever where he lives or who he is, the man who want WAR in his country, is not a LAO, this man can stay there where he lived !
you should not say that ! if a lao looks down on another lao whatever Nok or Nai , it will be the same as he looks down on his own parents ! Whatever where he lives or who he is, the man who want WAR in his country, is not a LAO, this man can stay there where he lived !
hon hon, wrong ! we now prefer EURO or thai baht. USD becomes weaker vs euro, if irak war continues the USD will continue to be weaker and weaker but in the contrary the thai baht becomes stronger vs lao kip...
Lao Nai peole love only Laos and are proud to be Lao.
Lao Nork people love the countries where they live and probably some still love Laos. Unfortunately, some Lao Nork people hate Laos and try to look down Laos and Lao Nai people. Some even try to make war in Laos (Vang Pao as example).
Vang Pao is HMONG. He is not Lao.
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"Because I criticized Laos government and it policies, it does not mean I want Laos to remain poor nor do I think Lao people are lazy or uneducated."
Lao Nork = Work hard, make decent living, and love their children.
Husband and Wife working hard for their money to support the family. They want to provide the things they can not have themselves when they were in Laos. They want to put them in music class, soccer, and other activity that stimulate their mind with creativity and body with with physical activity. Lao Nork get up at 5 AM to get ready to work. They drive 1 sometime 2 hours to get to work. They get off at 4 PM to pick up their kids at school and take them to after school class or sport. They then come home by 6PM to prepare dinner for the family. Then they help their children with their with home work. They clean up the house. By now it is 10 PM. Husband and wife now have time to talk among themselves to see how their day was. They go to sleep and repeat the same thing next day. They teach their kids to be a good Buddhist and go to temple every festival to listen to Dhamma talk and give alms to the monks.
Lao Nai = Poor
Not much to do in Laos in term of job. Keep asking Lao Nok relatives for money in several thousands of dollars like we own a bank. when we give them few hundreds they say **** about us like we are greedy. Lao Nai get up at 5am and go do what they do. By noon they take 2 hours nap. After work they go socialize and get drunk on BeerLao.
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"Because I criticized Laos government and it policies, it does not mean I want Laos to remain poor nor do I think Lao people are lazy or uneducated."
Lao Nork = Work hard, make decent living, and love their children.
Husband and Wife working hard for their money to support the family. They want to provide the things they can not have themselves when they were in Laos. They want to put them in music class, soccer, and other activity that stimulate their mind with creativity and body with with physical activity. Lao Nork get up at 5 AM to get ready to work. They drive 1 sometime 2 hours to get to work. They get off at 4 PM to pick up their kids at school and take them to after school class or sport. They then come home by 6PM to prepare dinner for the family. Then they help their children with their with home work. They clean up the house. By now it is 10 PM. Husband and wife now have time to talk among themselves to see how their day was. They go to sleep and repeat the same thing next day. They teach their kids to be a good Buddhist and go to temple every festival to listen to Dhamma talk and give alms to the monks.
Lao Nai = Poor
Not much to do in Laos in term of job. Keep asking Lao Nok relatives for money in several thousands of dollars like we own a bank. when we give them few hundreds they say **** about us like we are greedy. Lao Nai get up at 5am and go do what they do. By noon they take 2 hours nap. After work they go socialize and get drunk on BeerLao.
Lol you're such an American.
I guess you left out the whole "We have to farm to survive" part for the Lao Nai for a good reason, right?
Saffon, I like your comments that is 200% percent true of what you said, and I am also Lao Nok living in USA. We Lao Nok working so hard just to support our family and also have to send money to our relatives back home in Laos. When we sponsor our relatives here to the states they lives like a king or queen.
Lao people please stop hating on each other whether you live in Laos or not; we are still Lao.
Lao Nok and Lao Nai it does not matter as long as your heart and soul is Lao.
Don't worry about US Dollar if the US is going down the whole world is going dowing with it too. Just wait and see. The future is not going to be so bright after all. It is going not up but down.
Mankind can not rule itself; it is always going to corruption in every sectors rather: business, religion, society, human law, politic etc. no matter who rule or in charge that is our nature.
The Euro is a little highter than the USD as of right now. But it takes all those european countries just to make up the value of the euro. Where as the dollar is only the United States of America.Do the math...
Have everyone read a prophecy book about the world is coming to an end?
Mankind is destroying the world right now as we speak: wars, corruptions, violence crimes, genecide, proverty etc.
Natural disaster, globe warming, pollutions, contamination of water, earthquake, floods, shortness of food.
It the end of the world as we know it, so every human, animals, and everyone and thing in this world will not escape. The whole world will affected not just United States.
Every religious books predicted this coming event of the end of the world.
If the United States ( the world richess country and superpower) is going down the whole world is coming down with it.
This whole world is coming to an end and everyone will be affected no matter if you are rich or poor. Everyone will be destroy rather be earthquake, fire, flood, hurriane, celyon, food shorter, violence crime, wars, etc.
The whole world will be destroy rather be earthquake, fire, flood, hurriane, food shortness, violence crime, wars, plague, biological virus, disease, you named it will happen.
If the United States ( the world richess country and superpower) is going down the whole world is coming down with it.
Yes the richest country of the world ................but the champion of the world for pollution !!!! US want to continue to pollute the planet while others developped & civilized countries decided to signed the KYOTO treat ! And after, don't tell me USA is the dealer of the World; so sad !
The Euro is a little highter than the USD as of right now. But it takes all those european countries just to make up the value of the euro. Where as the dollar is only the United States of America.Do the math...
YES ! I agree with you for that ! just a little higher.......+50 %, that's all , very thick indeed ! See in Google, the exchange's rate : 100€=150€ . if my boss accepts to increase my income by 50%, I'll be in Heaven.
USA = about 250 millions inhabitants : 1 country UE = about 350 millions inhabitants nowadays : many countries.
Do any of you guys knows who or what countries invested in United States economy??? Do any of you do know??? Also, do you know econony of each country is connected to the rest of the world???
Go here to read how Thailand trigger the collapse of Asia economy back in late 1990's.
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"Because I criticized Laos government and it policies, it does not mean I want Laos to remain poor nor do I think Lao people are lazy or uneducated."
The Euro is a little highter than the USD as of right now. But it takes all those european countries just to make up the value of the euro. Where as the dollar is only the United States of America.Do the math...
YES ! I agree with you for that ! just a little higher.......+50 %, that's all , very thick indeed ! See in Google, the exchange's rate : 100€=150€ . if my boss accepts to increase my income by 50%, I'll be in Heaven.
USA = about 250 millions inhabitants : 1 country UE = about 350 millions inhabitants nowadays : many countries.
I meant 100€ = 150$, what do you think about that????
Provide me the webpage that indicate Mexico cause Thailaind economy crisis in turn collapse othe economy in Asia.
In the 90's Thailand had a booming economy. In April '97 Thailand devaluate the baht. In July Philippine devalute the peso.
I don't want to go thru timeline of the crisis. My point is that countries invested in each other economy.
Possibly maybe the Socialist ones, where businesses are state owned and not private owned.
What does Economics have to do with Lao "Nawk" and Lao "Nai"?
And China isn't close to the United States at all. The Chinese government has not reconized individuallity and thats what stops them from advancing to the point the United States has. They maybe second, but the GDP for America is only 1 trillion short of the GDP of the European Union. And from the size of China, its no talk to be that far behind America.
Economic talk, I would not like to be back in the 96-97 ... it was really hard... in just one second one could be in dept for several hundred millions as the exchange rates plummed in that period of time... brrr ! thanks heaven ! we can immerge from it ! So lao nok or lao nai ! Let`s try to be happy, I really don`t care how much money I could get at the end of the year like nowaday, the only precious thing that I love the most is Happiness. Let`s wish all lao ethnic nor or nai happiness and properity. Good luck to all !
If I want to host in France, just for while, one Lao citizen among villagers, someone that won't have a chance to go abroad, do you think it will be possible ? How to contact a Lao official : just a drop into an Ocean, I know.
Lao Nork and Lao Nai should love each other. Don't try to divide Lao peoples like people in Laos and in Esan.
Lao Nork love Lao Nai but can we say the same thing about Lao Nai?
So far I've been reading how Lao Nai hate Lao Nork. They (Lao Nai) prefer Lao Nork to leave them alone. That is how I enterpret everything on Samakom forum.
Show me 1 or more post indicating how Lao Nai want to get along.
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"Because I criticized Laos government and it policies, it does not mean I want Laos to remain poor nor do I think Lao people are lazy or uneducated."
If you don`t want call you lao esan we don`t call you lao esan we call you thai esan dark lai remember you forgot where you from you are slave of thai now ,thai don`t care about you
Wow! unbelieveable statements there. In my experience with many ethincities: Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Korea, Laotiane, etc. no matter how many generations they live in a foreign land; they are still Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, Laotiane.
Honestly, its does not matter what land you are living in; your blood is your genetic code of which tell other of what human group you belong to.
Honestly people I am Issan; more correctly mom is from Issan and dad is from Laos; but I was born and raise in the country called Thailand, and I am proud to be call myself AiLao person.
Issan people: speak Lao and eat sticky rice, play khane, morlum, etc have everything that is asscociate of being Laos and not to be call Lao is unthinkable.
That person could of say I am a Thai national but I am Lao by blood and that would O.K.
Old story of Thai master & Other race slave colony ,Who care? people in Thailand don't care it!
Lanna in northern ,Shan in northern ,Karen in northern ,Esan in northestern ,Mon in western ,Khmer in southestern ,Burmess in western ,Malay in southern , ETC. in Thailand.
Now We're Thai.
Lao hate Thai but Esan & Other race in Thailand not thinking like Lao.
Thailand not have 1st classpeople & other classpeople. Who's born in Thailand It will be Thai.
Lanna in northern ,Shan in northern ,Karen in northern ,Esan in northestern ,Mon in western ,Khmer in southestern ,Burmess in western ,Malay in southern , ETC. in Thailand.
Now We're Thai.
Lao hate Thai but Esan & Other race in Thailand not thinking like Lao.
Thailand not have 1st classpeople & other classpeople. Who's born in Thailand It will be Thai.
Yes, I do agree with you. You are right. When you have Thai citizen, of course you are Thai 100%. The same goes for other Lao people in other countries.
Lanna in northern ,Shan in northern ,Karen in northern ,Esan in northestern ,Mon in western ,Khmer in southestern ,Burmess in western ,Malay in southern , ETC. in Thailand.
Now We're Thai.
Lao hate Thai but Esan & Other race in Thailand not thinking like Lao.
Thailand not have 1st classpeople & other classpeople. Who's born in Thailand It will be Thai.
Yes, I do agree with you. You are right. When you have Thai citizen, of course you are Thai 100%. The same goes for other Lao people in other countries.
In terms of citizenship: yes, but in terms of ethnicity: no. For instance, I hold an american citizenship, but I am still ethnic Lao.