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Title: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 3^rd Aug, 2010 at 8:39am

Water buffaloes help poor farmers plough their rice fields in Laos. They can also be used to carry heavy loads.

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by USA Joe on 3^rd Aug, 2010 at 6:28pm

here's an interesting trivial fact i didn't know until recently: water buffalo don't have any upper teeth in mouth

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by Larb Dip on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 4:14am

These are highly revered in my village. In my hometown (in Laos) it's just 'na' after 'na' after 'na' etc, etc, etc.

Surely tracktors have taken over by now?
No more 'kuay-num'?

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by William Kelley on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 5:23am

That cord through the nose and ears can't be too extremely comfortable.

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by longhang on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 8:17am

how many buffalo i need to buy a lao wife?

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by MrLao4ever on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 11:49am

Two!

longhang wrote on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 8:17am:

how many buffalo i need to buy a lao wife?

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 10:46pm

William, Yes, poor thing. Although they look quite fat so they must be eating comfortably and well.

Larb Dip, Many farmers in the countryside still own buffaloes.

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by Larb Dip on 21^st Mar, 2011 at 2:59am

Is that the river in the second to last photo?
It looks alot like Hatxaifong!

Where do these buffaloes sleep?
Is buffalo poaching still going on?

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 21^st Mar, 2011 at 4:18am

I don't know about buffaloes sorry, I'm not a farmer.

Title: Re: A water buffalo is a work beast in Laos
Post by Larb Dip on 24^th Mar, 2011 at 6:19am

Any such dish as 'larb kuay'? Now that would be something!