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Dear all members and visitors,

Please help each other to list

100 things to show foreigners that "this is Lao/Laos"

Instructions:

1. Do not repeat the thing that other already mentioned,
2. Continue the number until 100
3. Make it short and easy to understand

Let's get started !!!



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1 -    Women wearing Sinh

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1) Laos has her own language, that is Lao

2) National flower of Laos is Champa

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4) Temples/LuangPrabang
5) plain of jars
6) wonderfull moutains
7) Mekong river
8) Keane (music instrument)
9) Vat phou

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10) tuktuk

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11) numerous ethnic minorities
12) lao traditional food
13) traditional dancings
14) specific social and family organisation: many people work at home, many small companies, "working aeras" not seperated from "living aera" (in many countries, you have to do many km to go to work... and the "living aera" is empty/dead during the day, when everyone go to work outside). Many people of the family live in the same house, people help each other and respect parents/older
15) many people use motorbikes
16) oh! i forgot.... sun, sun and sun..... and big big rain during raining season

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Anonymous wrote:

1 -    Women wearing Sinh



let's say this is number 3, ok?



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17. Nob
18. Doy (yes)
19. Heet 12 Kong 14
20. Heuan 3 Num 4
21. "Sabaidee"
22. Lao characters
23. Hair style of lao lady
24. Wedding ceremony
25. Sticky rice
26. Pa Deak
27. Basi on new year

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28- always smile on their face

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29. For man, being a monk for at least 2 weeks before getting married.

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Plant lots and lots of Champa flower along the road from Anousavali to Thatluang.

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Kids don't wear football jersey, baggy pants, color bandanna, no gang signs, and no rap music.

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I'm confused,
In Thailand don't they also have:
women wearing sarongs (slightly different design but still)
tuk tuks
monks
smiles (advertising land of smiles)
a nop (just called a wai)
they say sabai dee, even though not as a greeting
similar hair styles
many ethnic groups
similar seasons
similar cultural and religious festivals
beautiful mountains
old khmer temples and old stupas
they share the mekong

I just wonder what exactly makes laos and thailand so different - in a positive way, not a negative way, i dont want to hear about how bad the thai are, just about how good and 'different' the lao are. The list so far, looks very thai.

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Anonymous wrote:

I'm confused,
In Thailand don't they also have:
women wearing sarongs (slightly different design but still)
tuk tuks
monks
smiles (advertising land of smiles)
a nop (just called a wai)
they say sabai dee, even though not as a greeting
similar hair styles
many ethnic groups
similar seasons
similar cultural and religious festivals
beautiful mountains
old khmer temples and old stupas
they share the mekong

I just wonder what exactly makes laos and thailand so different - in a positive way, not a negative way, i dont want to hear about how bad the thai are, just about how good and 'different' the lao are. The list so far, looks very thai.


We don't care what Thai have done but these our custom and routine. Continue to list our friends.


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Anonymous wrote:

I'm confused,
In Thailand don't they also have:
women wearing sarongs (slightly different design but still)
tuk tuks
monks
smiles (advertising land of smiles)
a nop (just called a wai)
they say sabai dee, even though not as a greeting
similar hair styles
many ethnic groups
similar seasons
similar cultural and religious festivals
beautiful mountains
old khmer temples and old stupas
they share the mekong

I just wonder what exactly makes laos and thailand so different - in a positive way, not a negative way, i dont want to hear about how bad the thai are, just about how good and 'different' the lao are. The list so far, looks very thai.


Don't compare Lao people with Eesan people because Eesan people are also Lao. Definitely you will not see much difference, but if you compare Lao people with Thai people, who are the real Thai, live in central part of Thailand. Then you will see big diffirence, no doubt. There no single woman wear sarong "sinh", unlike Lao women do.




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30. Lao women can Tam Hook.

31. Pra That Luang.


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young hookersblehblehideableh

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You guys do not yet mentioned this, let's me add some

32) Elephants, the national animal of Laos (Laos used to be called the land of million elephants )

33) Mekong river, the blood vessel of Laos. This river is very important to Laos and Laos is a gem of the Mekong river.

34) World heritage site of Laos, such as Luang Prabang, Wat Phu, and Plain of Jars

35) Beer Lao, the best beer in Asia

36) All type of Lao food such as Papaya salad, Grilled chicken, Laab, Jeaw Bong, Or Lam, Bambo soup, all types of chilli paste, etc...

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37. Moay Lao

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If you look up the history, Lao and Thai people were the same ethnic group, divided into two countries later on.

Read more about Lao here.     http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HG29Ae01.html

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38.  Men wear Prabang pin on their sport jackets 

39.  Women sit down when Tuk Bard in the morning

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40. Feeling always hated Thai people 

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40. HATED ?  not true.  They might feel Thai people look down on them because they are Lao, but not HATING them.  The meanings are two different things.  The murderer is hated by his victim's family, this is called HATE.

Number 40 should have been, FEELING LOOKED DOWN UPON BY THAI PEOPLE.  It's not true on all Lao people, especially for the well to do, good looking and educated ones.

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40. People, who always hate Thai people, are Lao.

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  41. tip kao ( rice box )
   42. lao people put their shoes outside their house 
    43. lao house 
  

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40. People, who always hate Thai people, are Lao.



 40. People with a poor education who cannot think for themselves and just speak ideology and follow others like a sheep and who unfortunately call themselves Lao, hate Thai people.



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Anonymous wrote:

 

Anonymous wrote:

I'm confused,
In Thailand don't they also have:
women wearing sarongs (slightly different design but still)
tuk tuks
monks
smiles (advertising land of smiles)
a nop (just called a wai)
they say sabai dee, even though not as a greeting
similar hair styles
many ethnic groups
similar seasons
similar cultural and religious festivals
beautiful mountains
old khmer temples and old stupas
they share the mekong

I just wonder what exactly makes laos and thailand so different - in a positive way, not a negative way, i dont want to hear about how bad the thai are, just about how good and 'different' the lao are. The list so far, looks very thai.


Don't compare Lao people with Eesan people because Eesan people are also Lao. Definitely you will not see much difference, but if you compare Lao people with Thai people, who are the real Thai, live in central part of Thailand. Then you will see big diffirence, no doubt. There no single woman wear sarong "sinh", unlike Lao women do.


 


If the main things u can think of for distinguishing lao from Thai are clothes then thats a silly argument. Anyone can wear anything. I can wear a burka but it does not make me a muslim. What is it that you really 'believe' in that makes you different from Thai? Its not about all this stujpid clothing and singing and dancing nonsense, anyone can do that. Ask yourself, what is it in your heart that makes you so different?

 



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If the main things u can think of for distinguishing lao from Thai are clothes then thats a silly argument. Anyone can wear anything. I can wear a burka but it does not make me a muslim. What is it that you really 'believe' in that makes you different from Thai? Its not about all this stujpid clothing and singing and dancing nonsense, anyone can do that. Ask yourself, what is it in your heart that makes you so different?
I am really surpised that we have someone in here is so stupid, doesn't know even what is different between Lao and Thai. No other way to identify people where they come from, if not besed on their cultures, their appearences, their life styles.

In fact, he should know well if he is Thai because Thai people always look down the Eesan, the Thai Lanna (Thai neau) and Thai Muslim in the South. That is why they really hate the so called real Thai people living in central part of Thailand.





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I am Laotian and don't hate thai people, I have no reason to hate them.  How many Lao people out there who don't hate Thai people, please let me know. 

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44. All people, who eat sticky rice, are Lao.


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If i am not mistake, the question for this topic is that 100 things to show foreigners that this is Laos, not 100 things to prove that you are lao.

Japanese also eat sticky rice. Also in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia.
Sticky rice is not only Lao people eat, and it doesn't present well about Lao



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45.  Lao girls usually keep their hair long

46.  Girls holding hands in Laos

47.  Girls love to cover their mouths when laugh

48.  Old women roll their hair up (kao pom)

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45. Laos, the member of ASEAN and Francophonie country.
46. Laos, the most bombed country in the world

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Oop you are 1 second faster than me. Ok the message before is
Number 49 and 50 der

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51. Beer Lao


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The best beer you can find in SE-Asia.......



-- Edited by Bahrain at 09:03, 2007-11-26

-- Edited by Bahrain at 09:04, 2007-11-26

-- Edited by Bahrain at 09:05, 2007-11-26

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We are now come to the half way of our 100 things to show foreigners about Laos. I have merged / cut some topic due to their similarity. Let's me make a list of conclusion as follow:

1) Lao women wear Sinh ( Lao skirt )
2) Lao language (Lao character)
3) Lao national flower (Champa)
4) LuangPrabang (World heritage)
5) Plain of jars
6) Wonderfull moutains
7) Mekong river
8) Keane (Lao music instrument)
9) Vat phou champasak (World heritage)
10) Tuk Tuk (Lao style 3-wheels vehicle)
11) Numerous ethnic minorities (49 ethnic minorities)
12) Lao traditional food
13) Traditional dancings, All type of Lao food such as Papaya salad, Grilled chicken, Laab, Jeaw Bong, Or Lam, Bambo soup, all types of chilli paste, etc...
14) Specific social and family organisation
15) Many people use motorbikes
16) Hot weather, there are 2 seasons: rainy and dried season
17) Nob (Lao way of greeting by joining your hands together to respect other)
18) Doi (How to say yes in Laos)
19) Heet 12 Kong 14 (Norms of living)
20) Heuan 3 Num 4
21) "Sabaidee" (Lao style of greeting)
22) Hair style of lao lady
23) Wedding ceremony
24) Sticky rice
25) Pa Deak (Lao fermented fish)
26) Basi on new year
27) Always smile (Laos, the land of smile and hospitality)
28) For man, being a monk for at least 2 weeks before getting married
29) Lao women textile
30) Pra That Luang (National symbol of Laos)
31) Elephants, the national animal of Laos (Laos used to be called the land of million elephants )
32) Mekong river, the blood vessel of Laos. This river is very important to Laos and Laos is a gem of the Mekong river.
33) Beer Lao, the best beer in Asia
34) Lao boxing 
35) Morning alms processing, Women sit down when Tuk Bard in the morning
36) Tip kao ( rice box ) 
37) Lao people put their shoes outside their house 
38) Lao style house 
39)  Lao girls usually keep their hair long
40) Lao Girls love to cover their mouths when laugh
41) Old women roll their hair up (kao pom)
42) Laos, the member of ASEAN and Francophonie country.
43) Laos, the most bombed country in the world
44) Money currency of Laos is "Kip"
45) Laos is a land-locked country (No sea)

We now have 55 more lists to show the world about Laos. Please do sleep on it and post your idea here.


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Laos National Anthem,  Laos National Flag



-- Edited by eta rap at 07:36, 2007-11-27

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47) Laos is a communist country and Laos has only 1 party that is Lao people revolutionary party biggrin

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