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Hay is still used for roofs in Laos
14th May, 2011 at 7:31am
 

Hay is used by the poor to make roofs for their homes in Laos.


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Reply #1 - 14th May, 2011 at 4:31pm
 
My uncle used to used hay for roofs on his first house and it work pretty well, but not fire safety prove.
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Reply #2 - 14th May, 2011 at 10:12pm
 
We rarely have house fires in Laos.
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Reply #3 - 15th May, 2011 at 3:33am
 
That is exactly what our house was like in the jungle but with no wood planks on the side - we used bamboo instead.  Is there a firestation in Laos?
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Reply #4 - 15th May, 2011 at 4:20am
 
Yes we do in the city. There's no Fire Station in rural areas.
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Reply #5 - 15th May, 2011 at 4:43pm
 
Accident happen.
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We rarely have house fires in Laos.

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Reply #6 - 15th May, 2011 at 10:23pm
 

If you're poor, you're really poor.





A house using hay for their roof in Laos.

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A house using leaves for their wall in Laos.

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Reply #7 - 15th May, 2011 at 10:41pm
 
I can live in one these houses and with no mortgage responsibitlity.  I would not mind trading the current lifestyle to the hunter and gatherer days.  Life is much simpler.
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Reply #8 - 16th May, 2011 at 1:06am
 
Yes, there's no stress.

The people who live in these houses wash themselves in the river, and go to the bush to do their business. Is that what you used to do too, during your childhood?
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Reply #9 - 16th May, 2011 at 1:24am
 
Yea no bills, mortgage, credit card or car payment sound nice. As long as you have land. I would build something simple, with better design and material.
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I can live in one these houses and with no mortgage responsibitlity.  I would not mind trading the current lifestyle to the hunter and gatherer days.  Life is much simpler.

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Reply #10 - 16th May, 2011 at 3:25am
 
Living in the jungle of Laos, we did not need to use money at all.  We had rice fields to grow rice, a rice silo to store rice, gathered bamboo shoots and other wild veggies/fruits (and grew our own) and hunted for animals as parts of our daily rituals.  I had no shoes, no shirts, no problem and no stress.  Definitely did my business in the wild and/or outhouse.  I can trade to this lifestyle any day Roll Eyes.

 
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Yes, there's no stress.

The people who live in these houses wash themselves in the river, and go to the bush to do their business. Is that what you used to do too, during your childhood?

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Reply #11 - 16th May, 2011 at 4:10am
 
Even if you had money, I guess you couldn't do anything much with it because there's no shops in the jungle.

That's a huge lifestyle change from having nothing in the jungle, to living a more comfortable life with computer and internet access. It gives people who were born poor in remote areas of Laos hope that one day their life will change too.

I don't think you would enjoy going back to living the way you used to live in the jungle. You're just saying it now because you miss Laos, but you're more older and wiser now so your needs are different. When you were a child, it didn't really matter if you had nothing.
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Reply #12 - 16th May, 2011 at 6:19pm
 
Very good perspective and yes I do miss Laos but just recently though.  If you were to ask me what I think of Laos 5 to 10 years ago, my answer would be 'nothing'.  You stated well, as we get older we are less ignorant because we become wiser and humbled soulfully.  I will never forget where I am from.

I would enjoy the lifestyle even more but on a 10 acres property.  Food quality is getting worser and worser everyday here in the US.


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Even if you had money, I guess you couldn't do anything much with it because there's no shops in the jungle.

That's a huge lifestyle change from having nothing in the jungle, to living a more comfortable life with computer and internet access. It gives people who were born poor in remote areas of Laos hope that one day their life will change too.

I don't think you would enjoy going back to living the way you used to live in the jungle. You're just saying it now because you miss Laos, but you're more older and wiser now so your needs are different. When you were a child, it didn't really matter if you had nothing.

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PEACE wrote on 16th May, 2011 at 6:19pm:
I would enjoy the lifestyle even more but on a 10 acres property.  Food quality is getting worser and worser everyday here in the US.


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Reply #14 - 17th May, 2011 at 1:05am
 
If you have 10 aces in Texas you can grow and raise your own food for fun. if you have time. In Minnesota Lao-Hmong like to grow garden to eat, sell and raise their own chicken. Problem with American food they used chemicals and pesticide which cause cancer.  
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PEACE wrote on 16th May, 2011 at 6:19pm:
Very good perspective and yes I do miss Laos but just recently though.  If you were to ask me what I think of Laos 5 to 10 years ago, my answer would be 'nothing'.  You stated well, as we get older we are less ignorant because we become wiser and humbled soulfully.  I will never forget where I am from.

I would enjoy the lifestyle even more but on a 10 acres property.  Food quality is getting worser and worser everyday here in the US.


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Even if you had money, I guess you couldn't do anything much with it because there's no shops in the jungle.

That's a huge lifestyle change from having nothing in the jungle, to living a more comfortable life with computer and internet access. It gives people who were born poor in remote areas of Laos hope that one day their life will change too.

I don't think you would enjoy going back to living the way you used to live in the jungle. You're just saying it now because you miss Laos, but you're more older and wiser now so your needs are different. When you were a child, it didn't really matter if you had nothing.


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