This is sad I though we Lao/Tai are brother.

Some of us did that in the bad old days but we don't do it any more since we now have a better understanding of Laos. In the past, the only people who used the word derogatorily were those who lived in Bangkok. They believed themselves the center of the universe and anything deviated from their standards was considered rustic or uncivilized. It was part of their ancient politics where racism was employed to uphold their ethnic unity and supremacy. They have all the derogatory words to address foreigners and ethnic minorities and even the Thais who live in remoter areas. It is never used negatively by the Thais elsewhere. We don't do it any more these days even in Bangkok after all the campaigns and education at schools. The Thais who still use the word derogatorily are only a bunch of idiots who are uneducated and are probably racist to all our neighboring countries. Most Thai people today love Laos and we always enjoy our trips to Vientienne, Luang Phrabang and beyond. The number of Thai tourists to Laos far exceeds the number of tourists of any nationality. If the majority of us do not like Laos or Lao people, why is it that so many of us prefer to cross the border to spend our vacations there and come back with so many positive reports and impressions. I always teach the young ones to respect Laos and all our neighbors. If you happen to find those retarded Thais who never learn to keep up with the reality and shut up, my advice is either to slap them right away or just ignore them as idiots. They are stupid and they won't be able to do much but talk shit. By the way, I'm Thai from Thailand and I plan to visit Laos very soon. I found your topic as I was trying to search for information for my future trip to Laos.

llX wrote on 16^th Jul, 2011 at 12:08pm:


No we are NOT!

Lao and Issan are pinong. NOT! the Siamese.

I am not an expert, but I believe that the Tai people are found in the mountains. In China, there's a minority people called the "Dai." I think they are the same too.

Agreed. Tai are ethnics minority from China.

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In the older days, Thai idiotic behaviours against Lao people were probably related to the economic and freedom disadvantages that Lao people had relative to  that of Thai people.