When you country is colonized, and control by foreigner there's more bad then good. Vietnam control Laos since 1975 well our county is still the least developing nation as a result. Our education system, health care, economy is behind our neighbor.We were control by foreigner then we're still control by foreign now.
Issan know they're Lao, they speak Lao, eat padak and khao neo. I been to Isan visiting relative in Udon Thani when I was a kids. Isan village is no different then Lao village, same culture, food, language.
Larb Dip wrote on 16
th Apr, 2011 at 3:20am:
I agree with Old Man.
There's a good in every bad. Lets just be grateful we're not uncle Toms to the Thai like our Issan brethren.
Past is the past. Time to move towards the future pinong.
Heres a bit of trivia:
The 'commies' don't even consider our kin across the mekong as Lao any more. I saw it on one of the videos of 1proudLao's Youtube channel. I think all Lao have seen his videos by now.
Heres the quote: 'Kauw pen khon Thai la'. They are Thai now.
Obviously the government officials who have influence don't care. Why should the rest of us?