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Reply #16 - 25th Mar, 2011 at 5:57pm
 
Welcome to LP forum. Do you speak Thai/Lao very well?
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Reply #17 - 25th Mar, 2011 at 6:25pm
 
I speak a little bit of Thai pretty well (so...small vocabulary, but pretty good with tones), and I know a few words in Lao. I can read and write Thai a little too. I memorized the Lao alphabet at one point, but since I never use it I've forgotten most of it (I can spot the words beer and Lao from a mile away though Cheesy ).

I like Thailand and Laos more than the USA, I really don't want to go back now (I've visited Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, currently living in Bangkok).
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Reply #18 - 25th Mar, 2011 at 6:45pm
 
Lao and Thai language are very similar. If you can understand Thai you can speak Lao. What kind of work you do in Bangkok? If you don't mind me asking. I never been to Bangkok before, but its very nice city and opportunity. Many Lao also live and work there. There's more Lao living in Thailand then in Laos.
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I speak a little bit of Thai pretty well (so...small vocabulary, but pretty good with tones), and I know a few words in Lao. I can read and write Thai a little too. I memorized the Lao alphabet at one point, but since I never use it I've forgotten most of it (I can spot the words beer and Lao from a mile away though Cheesy ).

I like Thailand and Laos more than the USA, I really don't want to go back now (I've visited Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, currently living in Bangkok).

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Reply #19 - 25th Mar, 2011 at 6:54pm
 
Just teaching right now. I was hoping to find something in IT, but no luck so far. I like Bangkok, but it is not fun to get around if you have to go somewhere that isn't near the Skytrain, subway, or river. Traffic is terrible here. On the other hand there's tons of stuff to do here since it's a major world city.
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Reply #20 - 26th Mar, 2011 at 3:01am
 
Farang is French or is it any 'white' person in general?

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PEACE wrote on 26th Mar, 2011 at 3:01am:
Farang is French or is it any 'white' person in general?

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In Laos 'Foh lang' specifically translates to 'French'.
'Foreigners' are referred to as 'khon-tang-pa-thet'.

In Siam I have noticed that 'Foh-lang' translates to 'foreigner'. Even the black tourists call themselves 'Foh-lang'.
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Reply #22 - 26th Mar, 2011 at 4:34am
 
Laos is a lay back, easy going country. Like American suburban. Bangkok is big city with 11 million people. I like small city where I live the population is less then 30,000 people. More people  also mean more pollution, traffic jam and more crimes.
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Just teaching right now. I was hoping to find something in IT, but no luck so far. I like Bangkok, but it is not fun to get around if you have to go somewhere that isn't near the Skytrain, subway, or river. Traffic is terrible here. On the other hand there's tons of stuff to do here since it's a major world city.

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