I'm Isaan and I feel bad for the tourists in general who were cheated...
but I hate thai central. They're always looking down on Isaan people...I know not all of them are close minded, ignorant pricks, but thai central treat us as second class citizen!! even though we're contributing so much to this country. Isaan people is the driving force in thailand's economy. For the good of this country, they better get their act together and start treating us equally...because thailand is heading for a disastrous direction. I hope all Isaan people will stand together, support one another, love one another...and work together...don't let thai central bring us down...we should not forget where our true brothers and sisters are...which is Laos.

Love Laos...who knows maybe Laos will acquired Issan back in the future. Hopefully.

regards,
phranom guy

Date: Oct 31, 2008

Thai tourists cheated in Laos

Date: Oct 31, 2008

RE: Thai tourists were cheated in Laos

Date: Oct 31, 2008

RE: Thai tourists cheated in Laos

Date: Oct 31, 2008

The cheating is getting worse with the increasing number of foreign tourists in Laos. Can Lao tourist police try to help protect the safety and well being of the tourists.

King Of Lao People Don't Rush · Veteran Member

Anonymous wrote:

The cheating is getting worse with the increasing number of foreign tourists in Laos. Can Lao tourist police try to help protect the safety and well being of the tourists.

Thai are not the only tourist that being cheated by the people Don't Rush ...LaoOcean are being take advantage of then any tourist group ..because we speak lao and we are more likely get picked on ...especially at the airport...
sad sad sad ... smile

Date: Oct 31, 2008

I can't find whether other foreign tourists were also cheated by the hosts here. Please post their complaints here if you can find one. More Thai tourists come to visit Laos and definitely some of them will be cheated by certain Lao people.

Date: Oct 31, 2008

Why some of you can read Vietnamese, French, English, Polish, German,
Japanese or Korean, but not Thai or Cambodian or Burmese? How come?

Date: Oct 31, 2008

Mr. Sexy LaoLao wrote:

Yeah like I can read Thai. Thanks for sharing though.

So sorry. It is too bad you can not read Thai, but English.

Date: Oct 31, 2008

Who wants to read stupid thai anyway? we all rather learn english not thai **** thai.

Date: Nov 1, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Who wants to read stupid thai anyway? we all rather learn english not thai **** thai.

You're wrong hundreds of Lao students are now studying in Thailand, Vietnam and China, not to mention India, Japan, Korea and other countries.
It is your choice whether you like to learn how to read Thai, Vietnamese and or Chinese or not. These foreign languages are not stupid, they will benefit and at the advantageous to those who learn how to speak, read and write them. Think again if you are really smart, man. Some of these countries are helping Laos, like Vietnam, China and Thailand that give aid to Laos in building the bridges and railway to Laos. Don't call them stupid.

TSP · Senior Member

Yes, cheating is everywhere, not only in Laos.

Even Lao tourists can be cheated, let alone foreign tourists, especially if you want to be treated as a king in Laos.

Having read the story written by the Thai victim, I do feel sorry for him or her, but I am not surprised. Why? Because the Thai tourist relied too much on the help of strange person, even though the person had no legal responsibility to serve the tourist.

Everywhere I go even in Laos, my country, I always keep thinking that there is no free lunch on earth.

-- Edited by TSP at 03:05, 2008-11-01

LAO SPY · Senior Member

Anonymous wrote:

Why some of you can read Vietnamese, French, English, Polish, German,
Japanese or Korean, but not Thai or Cambodian or Burmese? How come?

I doubt on whether the person who posted this comment knows Lao or Cambodian or Burmese languages.

By rights, one should not expect that Laoceans know Thai language, as well.

-- Edited by LAO SPY at 03:51, 2008-11-01

Date: Nov 1, 2008

RE: Thai tourists were cheated in Laos

Date: Nov 1, 2008

RE: Thai tourists cheated in Laos

Date: Nov 1, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

LAO SPY wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why some of you can read Vietnamese, French, English, Polish, German,
Japanese or Korean, but not Thai or Cambodian or Burmese? How come?

because Thai, Cambodia and Burmese are insignifant countries; I should say pathetic countries.

Date: Nov 1, 2008

Do you mean "insignificant" countries, right? Anyway, you should know a few words of our neighbouring countries for your own sake. It is better to know some words of their language than not any. I myself can read write and speak Thai fluently. ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າ ອ່ານ ແລະຂຽນພາສາໄທໄດ້ ເພາະສົນໃຈຮຽນຮູ້ພາສາຂອງປະເທດເພື່ອນ
ບ້ານປະເທດນີ້ ໄປທ່ຽວເມືອງໄທແມ່ນສະບາຍຫລາຍ ເພາະປາກເວົ້າພາສາໄທໄດ້ ຂ້ອຍສາມາດປັບຕົວໄດ້ດີ

Date: Nov 1, 2008

Lao and Thai is not so much different. It is easier for anyone, who already read/write and speak Lao, to learn to read/write and speak Lao than say a person what does not know how to read/write Lao.

King Of Lao People Don't Rush · Veteran Member

Anonymous wrote:

Why some of you can read Vietnamese, French, English, Polish, German,
Japanese or Korean, but not Thai or Cambodian or Burmese? How come?

same question for you ...why many people only read English but not lao, Thai, Camobodian, Burmese, japanese, Korean, German? biggrin

khonthakek · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E7137753/E7137753.html

It happends same story when traveling , the guide wants to take an advantage from the tourists. this story can tell us that the tourism in Laos is not well oraganized and not well controlled by the Local authority.

-- Edited by khonthakek at 09:24, 2008-11-01

Date: Nov 2, 2008

Do they have the Tourist Police in Laos or not? If not they should create the Tourist Police force.

Date: Nov 5, 2008

ONE THAI TOURIST MIGHT HAVE BEEN CHEATED IN LAOS. BUT LOOK AT HOW MANY LAOS TOURIST WERE AND STILL CHEATED IN THAILAND.

MANY OF OUR LUGAGE AND BAGS ARE STOLEN AND THE CONTENT STOLE BE THAI AIRPORT WORKERS.

Date: Nov 5, 2008

YOU JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND. THERE ARE ALOT OF LAOTIAN THAT STILL HATES THAILAND. WHY WOULD WE LEARN THAI. I RATHER BEGGED THE CHINESE AND THE JAPANESE, THAN BOW DOWN TO THAILAND.

WE ARE FREE LAOTIAN. NOT ISAAN OF THAILAND. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD.

Date: Nov 5, 2008

THAILANDS' GAOL HAS ALWAYS TO GET RID OF LAOS AND KHMER HERITAGE. THAT WAY THEY CAN CLAIM AS THEIR OWN. THEY (SIAMESE) FORCE LAOTIAN IN ISAAN TO SPEAK THAI, NOW THOSE LAOTIAN ARE THAI. NOW THEY TRY TO STEAL KHMER TEMPLE.

Date: Nov 5, 2008

WHY DO THAILAND STEAL FROM THE ONLY TWO COUNTRY THAT LIKES THEM. lAOS AND CAMBODIA. I SAY TO LAOS AND CAMBODIA STOP THINK OF THAILAND AS YOUR BROTHER AND START THINKING OF THEM AS RIVAL. WE MUST CHANGE OUR THINKING.

DONT FALL FOR THAT CRAP. OH.. THEY DANCE LIKE US, OR THE SPEAK LIKE US, OR THE DRESS LIKE US. THAILAND IS A SEPERATE COUNTRY. THEY WILL DO ANYTHING NOT TO SEE LAOS AND CAMBODIA SUCCEED. THEN THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SOMEONE TO PICK ON.

Date: Nov 5, 2008

SPEAK LAO FIRST OF ALL. AND SECOND SPEAK ENGLISH. AND THIR SPEAK FRENCH OR CHINESE. TALK TO THAI WITH ENGLISH. IF THEY ARE ISAAN, THEY UNDERSTAND LAO LANGUAGE ALREADY.

Date: Nov 6, 2008

who give adam with thai ppl

Date: Nov 6, 2008

I'm Isaan and I feel bad for the tourists in general who were cheated...
but I hate thai central. They're always looking down on Isaan people...I know not all of them are close minded, ignorant pricks, but thai central treat us as second class citizen!! even though we're contributing so much to this country. Isaan people is the driving force in thailand's economy. For the good of this country, they better get their act together and start treating us equally...because thailand is heading for a disastrous direction. I hope all Isaan people will stand together, support one another, love one another...and work together...don't let thai central bring us down...we should not forget where our true brothers and sisters are...which is Laos.

Love Laos...who knows maybe Laos will acquired Issan back in the future. Hopefully.

regards,
phranom guy

Date: Nov 6, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

I'm Isaan and I feel bad for the tourists in general who were cheated...
but I hate thai central. They're always looking down on Isaan people...I know not all of them are close minded, ignorant pricks, but thai central treat us as second class citizen!! even though we're contributing so much to this country. Isaan people is the driving force in thailand's economy. For the good of this country, they better get their act together and start treating us equally...because thailand is heading for a disastrous direction. I hope all Isaan people will stand together, support one another, love one another...and work together...don't let thai central bring us down...we should not forget where our true brothers and sisters are...which is Laos.
Wow, please come back to live with your brothers and sisters. Lao is Lao no matter where Lao is born and live.

Love Laos...who knows maybe Laos will acquired Issan back in the future. Hopefully.

regards,
phranom guy

Date: Nov 6, 2008

Isan is the same root as Lao people, we eat stricky rice, we havs khene and padek , therefore Iasn should declear independent state from Thai or siem or joint with Lao peole and camdodia to fight with Thai.

Lao is Lao (ລາວ ເປັນ ລາວ )