what is Laos like?
>>2829684>what is Laos like?nice
>>2829688Dare to elaborate? It looks like Belarus of Asia for a person who's never been there
>>2829690>Dare to elaborate?No.
I don't know
>>2829684I get the feeling that a lot of shady chinese shit happens in the north of Laos with gambling and cunny
>>2829694>I get the feeling that a lot of shady chinese shit happens in the north of Laos with gambling and cunnySex prest begone in the name of Christ
>>2829702I'm with you, brother. These chinese degen types don't believe in Christ, though. They're some of the more amoral people on the planet. I'm telling you, man, chang is up to some horrendous shit in Northern Laos.
>>2829684Britpest told me it’s easy to find “that” when I’m there. Keeping it in my back pocket
>>2829703They don't have Christ in their conscience. Their immortality is bottomless. When they're bad, they're horrendous.
>>2829710Enjoy the flames of hell, pedo. You will feel terror in your last moments on earth
>>2829684It's nice, kinda what I expected Thailand to be, very laid back atmosphere. Obviously much less developed than most of SEA. I found Vang Vieng to be bit of a shithole, although it has decent amount of activities nearby. Vientiane is interesting to explore but definitely not a nice place in any sense. I liked Luang Prabang the most and doing sunset cruise along Mekong was pleasant. There are also lot of shady places selling variety of drugs, which I feel like attracts a lot of weird type of tourists (unemployed, finding themselves), they are also highly illegal and you'll get shaken down for your money if you carry anything on you outside of those places that sell it (heard multiple first hand stories).
>>2829684It's a communist shithole. Do not go there. They have no infrastructure, no functional government, no emergecy response, no medical care, no regulations of any kind (they serve you methanol with impunity), so no criminal justice either, because no media and therfefore no accountability. If you go there, your lifespan automatically drops by decades. The only reason to go is if you need to off your spouse, because they will never investigate that either and you will get away with it scot free.
It's also a good place if you need to run some international criminal empire (yes, the Chinese have discovered this as well as Thai drug dealers--there are a bunch of them right now with massive mansions there in Vientiane).
>>2829734>It's a communist shithole. >They have no infrastructure, no functional government, no emergecy response, no medical care, no regulations of any kind (they serve you methanol with impunity), so no criminal justice either, because no media and therfefore no accountability. That sounds pretty capitalist to me
>>2829734>They have no infrastructureOnly country in the region with high speed rail
I liked this hotel, despite the smells of the lagoon>>2829744The truth is, Laos is a very high-trust society which rarely needs policing. Even the drunk scooter crashes (I saw about six in my 60 days there) never involve the police. It definitely has a functional government with plenty of self-important bureaucrats ensuring social services exist for the population.The Chinese refuse to fund road repairs for damage caused by their relentless heavy truck traffic, and the bad roads diminish speeding, though many guys beat the shit out of their modified pickup trucks by going at high speed, kicking up clouds of dust so thick visibility goes to zero at times, and drivers are forced to pull over and wait for the dust to settle or drift away.
I'm transcribing my Laos journal right now. Got sick multiple times with long-running gut illnesses from things I ate or water I drank in rural Laos. The food items were exposed to road dust next to a busy highway. I bought a sausage and it was put in a plastic bag without being grilled by a lazy female shopkeeper. There are no baht vending machines dispensing purified water, and chlorine tablets don't remove contaminants. Kids are very friendly, but the adults can be suspicious as to why a foreigner would be Pied Pipering around their village.If someone doesn't want to cook you anything in Laos, despite having a restaurant setup, don't insist. It takes a long time to build up a charcoal fire hot enough to cook stir-fry. In most of the country, noodle soup shops outnumber Thai style stir-fry shops 10 to 1.
Yes, I crossed that last bridge with my luggage. Motorcycles kept breaking through, that's why it's so fucked-up. You can't tell an Asian motorcycle rider anything. They're gonna do whatever they want, whenever they want to.
In the afternoon's 25 C warmth, this same village was swarming with activity.
I spent a few days in a remote village, the seat of Meung district, near the border with Myanmar in the Golden Triangle region. There was a big ad for the Golden Triangle SEZ in the village.
Don't expect functional WiFi at any Lao guesthouse. The wooden furniture is excellent, however. Not like Thailand, where everything is plastic and metal.
Total expense for eight weeks in Laos, including eVisa: $1115 ($19.90 per day)Lodging was 45.6% of total at $8.66 per day.Food was 37.6% of total at $7.14 per day.Transport for 978 km cost me $67.50.$40 was spent on Beerlao.$42 was spent on mongering.
>>2829760>no infrastructureThank you for illustrating the point. Roads and bridges were better 50 years ago, before the communist cave monkeys took over.
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>>2829784In other words, it's hot as hell. No beaches or anything either.
>>2829780how regular were your studying escapades?
>>2829790Three times in one day, that's it>>2829781>bridges were better in 1975In the middle of a bombing campaign? Doubt. >>2829788Winter climate in northern Laos is amazingly mild, rainless and sunny. By March it starts getting really hot.
>>2829684Yet Another Asian nation
>>2829690it is sparse and empty. but very cool. luang prabang is very cool. not a big place. vientiane is like someone made a small phnom penh, or was when i was last there. maybe things have changed with the chinese trains now. there is no real point in describing things in laos. it looks like vietnam from vietnam war movies made, small villages, small towns, people using skinny boats.
>>2830027The high speed train stops several km outside of Vientiane. Through service to Bangkok is years, maybe decades in coming. Singapore to China high speed rail? 2085.
>>2830397>Through service to Bangkok is years, maybe decades in comingwhy do you say that? construction is almost done
>>2830406The section from Bangkok to Khorat is partially complete. The section from Khorat to Vientiane is barely even started.
>>2830397>Through service to Bangkok is years, maybe decades in comingThey did just complete the other slow direct Vientiane - Bangkok train though>Singapore to China high speed rail? 2085It will take that long for them to pull their heads out of their ass and just complete the direct Malaysia - Singapore connection
>>2830418oh, they should have hired a chinese construction company
>>2829759>Laos is a very high-trust societylol nopethere is no such thing
>>2830467People leave their keys in their motorbikes everywhere you look. Meanwhile in 98% white Poland, every bicycle is locked up with a heavy-duty lock. Not a high trust society.
>>2829759>relentless heavy truck trafficThat is the responsibility of the government to build roads and regulate traffic. And if their roads can't handle it, they should not be handing out mining concessions. But of course they dont' care because they get their kick back out of it. You are talking about the most corrupt clowns in the world. They make places like Nigeria look like models of efficiency and good governance.
>>2829724is it illegal to be intoxicated by an illegal drug?for example you're high on something but not in possession of anything, can you get in trouble?
