I dont have access to facebook.

But, I think that life, under the current of westernization, is the goal 99.99% are trying to pursue no matter where.

As for culture thing, if you were native, you raised in that way up to 16 years old or so, you would keep that way in your heart, perhaps not in your mind. Your mind will follow your heart  in anything.

Reading recommendation: Moment in Peking. The one of only two novels I read carefully ever.

Mak Nad, you sir are nothing more than a hypocrite. You say you deplore hate and violence yet you threaten to "pound my p*ssy face into the pavement" and refer to Thai people as sub-human gutter rats and dogs LOL

And the children of those rich Lao families will be the ones that will re-shape the future of Laos.

By the way that young lady happens to work for Muanson Media in Vientiane so she didn't just go to Laos for a month as you assumed.

It's obvious that you can't handle people with opposing views, go ahead throw more insults at me and call me a troll for having different views to you. At the end of the day we both know that Laos is moving forward with China, Vietnam and Thailand. In thirty to fifty years times the main cities in Laos will be completely different.

Westernization comes with all those things you've just mentioned.

I never said that the countryside would be completely developed but the landscape will be drastically changed. The investors will build countryside resorts and golf courses everywhere in the rural regions. More modern roads and rail lines will be laid. The dams will change the ecosystem. And don't forget about the plans to expand mining in Laos for its rich minerals. All of these projects will affect the lively hood of rural Lao's and the ethnic minorities.

You'll still have your countryside getaway, the government won't take that away from you anytime soon.

Wow! And I thought I could be narrow minded at times. So any successful Lao women in Laos or overseas Lao women who post pictures of themselves on FB are "wh*res and stuck-up c*nts". Unbelievable!

Right, this "sh*thead, whitewashed probable homosexual" needs to go dolly himself up and go indulge in some gay shenanigans. Shame, thought I might go bust a cap with my n*ggers instead.

This thread has gotten way out of control and off topic. Agree to disagree. End of.

Without dams, my electricty cost will double or triple. I need it after all.

It is my first time feel the tense of minorities. It is more than the comtempt among them I felt years ago in Lao. Maybe next time, I ll  make a documentary about it.

I can't calm down, that guy is a f-cking disgrace, an embarrassment to all Lao people.

He doesn't care about Lao people at all, and he supports some pretentious Lao-American c-unt woman who goes to Laos and acts all Hi-So to show off in front of the poor villagers and then she retreats back to her 5 star hotel in Luang Prabang.

People like this have never experienced the lives of normal Lao people, they just like to call themselves Lao but live exactly the same way Americans do. This guy is nothing but a fake piece of moldy trash and there's a special place in hell waiting for him when he dies.

Buk Nut wrote on 24^th Nov, 2014 at 3:29pm:


You've drifted off into the realms of fantasy with those deluded comments. No Lao or ethnic minority peasant in their right mind would attempt to stage an uprising against the state. If they dared to, the state would crush their futile rebellion mercilessly. The same applies to any would be terrorist with an infatuation with explosives.

Even if Laos goes into debt or bankruptcy it won't have the slightest impact on the modernization of Laos. All the funding is coming from foreign investors. At most, the planned developments will be delayed.

All you self-proclaimed true Lao's can rant, rave, curse, sulk and whinge all you like. Laos is changing and there's nothing you can do to stop it.

Feel free to inundate me with more compliments and superlatives as I'll be jetting off on my sabbatical of western decadence in a few hours.

Looking forward to seeing you miserable sods moping about the brand spanking new modern Laos in around ten to twenty years time.

Cheerio lads

Sorry for the double posts. A second statement, your replies aren't even addressing the points I make in my posts.

To me it seems like you are just typing your posts up in order to sound as obnoxious as you possibly can instead of actually saying anything of value (example: "cheerio lads," "western decadence.") in order to attempt to provoke a reaction from me. (Hence why I think you're a troll, not because you disagree with me.)

I'm not denying that Laos is modernizing, try to name one country in the world that isn't modernizing. Everything evolves, eventually the sun will burn out and all life on Earth will go extinct. I don't disagree with change, nothing is permanent, but you are trying to use photos of imported cars and a swimming pool to represent modernization, which I think is totally wrong and just makes you look like a huge douchebag.

So do you even appreciate anything about Laos? What you appear to be insinuating is that whatever Laos has to offer as of now is of no value and the only way to make Laos have any merit is to uproot whatever is Lao and just replace it with western luxury items. If this is the case, why do you even want to be Lao? Just move to Dubai like I said.

I've already stopped taking you seriously because you've failed to address any of the points I've been making and continue on with your trolling. I didn't say I was a true Lao, I am American, but my heritage is Lao, I speak Lao and I appreciate Laos for what it has to offer, though apparently the wealthy Lao people do not appreciate it in its current state and would rather uproot and supplant all things Lao with western creature comforts such as golf courses for the purpose of their own recreation. If it happens then I accept it, there's no denying reality you fool. Moping about the inevitable future would be on the same level as walking around depressed every day because I know that someday I'm going to get old and die.

I'm not certain you are even sure what Western and especially American culture stands for. It's not "my neighbor got a new plasma screen TV so I need to get one to shut that bastard up." That is just for the shortsighted, narrow-minded fools who lack the capacity to enjoy life without constantly trying to obtain "new toys" before their neighbor Steve does. Western culture promotes a Promethean ideology meant to improve and innovate the many aspects of life. For example, the scientists that are finding cures for diseases, combating viral infections, unlocking the secrets of DNA and trying to create a society where people can think for themselves. This has partially been hijacked by ruthless capitalists and negro-loving liberals and feminists, who contribute nothing to society but a bunch of whine.

I'd say you wealthy Lao people (which I doubt you actually are, I suspect you are an impostor but this is for the sake of comparison) are of the former category, the "get a widescreen TV because my neighbor got one and I have to outdo him" category, and that's the type that will drive society into the dirt the fastest because they don't contribute, they are just mindless consumers feeding off of the system, they are the type to stampede and trample people to death at Wal-Mart because they can't wait to get their new video game. The world doesn't need any of these people, and luxury swimming pools and shopping malls that sell designer clothes don't help society in any shape or form.

What I represent is appreciating Laos for the "Lao" things it has to offer. When tourists travel to Laos they want to see the traditional ways of life, not western-wannabes driving around in luxury cars. You can find that anywhere in the world, and it's not that special really. Why would anyone want to go to Laos just to they could play golf or watch American cable television on a widescreen TV? The Lao identity is an important part of being Lao and selectively allowing the negative traits of western society to seep in and take over will do nothing but collapse Lao society and create a vacuum of lost identity and confusion among youth. The only reason I call Thai people scum is because they are some of the most shallow and materialistic people in the world, and if you want this for Laos then you should seriously take a moment and re-evaluate yourself.

I seriously hope you read my posts thoroughly enough to understand my message and you don't just dish out another post with pictures of fancy cars attached and raving about your stupid "activities," because I really don't care.