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We have already eavesdropped in regards to the mannerisms of Laos' 'upper class'. Since they're the only REAL people in Laos with any surplus, I don't think it would be a good investment. All that dirt and grime doesn't appeal to some, it seems. Banking on foreigners alone isn't that profitable. You to actually need to be able entice locals who you know will demand an encore, and rush back to hand over their hard-earned.Frequently! I will pass on this oppurtunity.

However, please feel free to suggest any other money making schemes that you think up. I will sit here, and select the best.

Thanks.

I was thinking of opening up a PROPER bottle, by the way. None of this siphoning off nonsense they sell on the side of the roads. I can't understand how anybody actually TRUST these vendors. What's stopping them from diluting the liquor with vinegar? Anyway, someone has probably beaten me to the gun here, and killed off all my entrepreneur aspirations. We all know such an embarkment would be major HIT! anywhere AND everywhere in Laos.

JSEA want to move to Laos.

Larb Dip wrote on 6^th Apr, 2011 at 12:32am:


555, young backpackers. They get really drunk, and do tonnns of drugs. The two most common types of tourists I have seen are these, and old guys on sex vacations. I'm not judging either type for what they do, but the backpackers tend to be more annoying.

As far as which country I like better... I've only been to Vientiane for about a week and a half total. But in general I like Lao people/culture more, because the people seem to be friendlier, and also more genuinely friendly (not as many fake friendly people as in Thailand), and the culture is even more laid back than Thailand e.g. I don't have to worry about hi-so wannabes looking down on me for eating som tam and sticky rice with my fingers.

That being said, Thailand has nice beaches and islands , and for the most part people are really friendly...but it seems like more people are  obsessed with money here. This ruins it a little because you have to be very careful of who you trust, because a lot of people just see a farang, and want to get money out of them.

I guess the short answer is I don't know, there are things I like about both countries.