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Lao Interventions
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6 December 2008Lao, Luang Prabang, culture, photographySo I’m back from Vietnam, it took 40 hours via Laos (bus, train, tuk-tuk, walking, etc …). More details to follow, I still have a few things that I wanted to sort through on Laos first. These photos all follow a theme of “interventions”, mostly hints of modern technology intervening into scenes that are otherwise not very modern looking.
The satellite images are especially interesting as they get at the main reason that Laotians likely speak the Thai language so well, all those horrible Thai sitcoms and soap operas are invading Laos. Most Laotians that I met told me that they could speak and understand Thai really well, but couldn’t really read it as it is somewhat more complicated (see my earlier post on the writing systems).
4 Responses to “Lao Interventions”
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george
very cool.
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good stuff, luke. glad you guys made it back safely through all that drama. it’s time to come back to the first world, where there aren’t any jobs or civil rights.
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gop
I’m glad you’re safe…. this must be your unforgettable experience !! ;-)
very nice photos….especially the last one.
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Blake
Sounds like you could write a book on the last 40 hours alone. You should apply to Logo to be their foreign correspondent in SE Asia. Glad you are home safe.
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