Lan Xang,

sounds like a good idea to me...  the biggest problem might be the salary..  i'm not sure how many privates or public sectors in Laos are willing to pay u.s./canadian rates.  it will be tough for anyone leaving their 100K salary for maybe 50K or even less..   but, i might be wrong!!

for me personally, it is impossible...  i'm all tied down here..  have a house and bills are pilling up faster than i can pay it..   although, i still like to go back and retire in laos..  perhaps die in laos tooo..

i know how to read and write in Lao.  lao people in laos use the lao language all wrong.

After 1975 communist did away with some alphabet not sure if on 1 or 2 or more but they reduce the alphabet counts.

They also change the way we spell different words. I have dictionary publish before 1975 and after 1975. I can look it up and tell you which words, but when I have the time.

That is the point KAMMALYON was making. I guess maybe this person is Lao-French, so he might have problem communicating in English.

Lan_Xang wrote:

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I know Laos really need skilled and educated people back home. I suggest that they spend some money to send Lao teacher here. Teach the Lao people the language (reading and writing) and give them incentive to go to Lao and work there.

Sound like good idea?

-- Edited by Lan_Xang at 15:38, 2008-03-14

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Yes, sounds good idea, indeed!!! However, there are lots of "buts" as someone have said: "money". And this kind of projects seems to be far from possible. Lao government has no such fund to give you the salary as high as in USA. However, our Lao government does promote a private investment.
 
If you are smart enough you can do everything in Laos with respect to the Lao law, of course. Yes, knowing Lao language is a plus for you, but not knowing it also is no big deal. You can learn later in Laos, if you like.
 
Other nation doing businesses in Lao do not know how to speak Lao either, but their businesses are going well. Our Lao young generation can understand Enlish quite well and they are also the good educated people, no less than Western countries. They graduated from Australia, USA, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and so on. Indeed, although some graduated from local universities, it doesn't mean they cannot speak English or have no good skill. They are smart too.

Back to our topic, also I think, learning Lao language in USA, where nobody speak Lao is not good idea either. 

So, if you want to be part of helping Laos or developping Laos rather, of course if you are ready, I think, our Lao government would always welcome you to do business in Laos. We would only appreciate your contribution.

Regards,
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Back to our topic, also I think, learning Lao language in USA, where nobody speak Lao is not good idea either.

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NO Lao people in USA speak Lao? ..........You are so wrong. They speak it just fine. They just don't know how to read and write in Lao.

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I have been thinking for long time to go to be part of our homeland to help and develope our motherland. Where and who should I contact? Can you provide me the information about this project?

Appreciated;

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What kind of projects are you talking about?

If you are talking about the projects which currently carried out by many companies, then there are a lot.

By the way, I am glad to hear that. Although you are in overseas where the conditions are much more better than in Laos, you still keep thinking to go back to work in Laos.

Yes, last time I met with one Lao Canadian gentle men when I worked in Theun Hinboon Power dam project. He is a civil engineer trained in Canada. He worked there as a manager of dam construction with a good salary (in Italian company). Actually, why I do know him? I worked under his supervisor as site engineer at that time. 

But after that project, he got a new project again. I know that he has got married with Lao lady in native town from where he left for Canada after 1975. He has chosen to stay in Laos, although probably he still keep the Canadian citizen.

Your question is hard for me to answer. I don't know either what is your interest in. You need to look for job that suits you, probably.

I think there would probably be a small demand for Lao teachers in America to teach the children of the second generation who want their children to grow up being fluent in their native language. Already I see many young Lao Americans who were born here have a hard time speaking gramaticaly correct Lao.

About the simplification of the Lao alphabet, it's always good for a language when it goes through these things. Look at Mandarin Chinese as written in China, so much simpler than on Taiwan.

For me I will not invest any more money in Laos than I can afford to lose. Laws still not good enough. When was the last time a foreigner sued for breach of contract and won? For that matter do Laotians even know what breach of contract is?

Let go, let go, let go LAO people around the world,  let go home help our children,  let go  help our youngsters, let go teach them, let go give them the tools of learning and the every technical tools how to develope our motherland to grow like our neighbours.   LET CHANGE THE PAST FOR BETTER FUTURE. No one can help like our LAO BLOOD can help us. Our LAO BLOOD is most valuable than any other blood. Let UNITE be one Lao!!!!!


Reguard;