Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

laobao

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let's have a stimulating discussion on the cultural significant of this lao song.

Kinda boring and repetitive. Tell us what they are saying. Maybe it's as boring and repetitive in Lao as well...

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really? it's very exciting for us bloke.

warning mrsomsai! don't click on the above link if your heart is not strong.

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Last night the poor dear had a bad dream, hmmmmm she should come and see me rather than her fella, I'll sort her out!!!

The Lao Pussy Cat Dolls, great stuff, I must try and check them out personally later this year... ;)

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take a lot of pictures.

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yep, I think there is definitely going to be the 'boy' answers and the 'girl' answers to this thread. ;-)

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what do you mean? this is a traditional lao song.

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in traditional Lao clothes as well ;-)

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I think these songs and video productions help the local population gain meaningful employment and make them more self sufficient and less dependent on foreign aid...

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the lum vong was very special, i think the gyrating hips was mesmerizing.

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good point craig, you're true humanitarian and i know you appreciate the finer points of lao culture.

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No, he just liked the tits! ;-)

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I didnt actually notice the dancing until my fourth viewing, as I was too busy reading the lyrics in order to try and gain an insight into the national psyche of the modern Lao woman.

Arh the tits, yes...

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<hr>help the local population gain meaningful employment <hr></blockquote>
Not for the weavers. They didn't use enough material!

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<hr>I didnt actually notice the dancing until my fourth viewing<hr></blockquote>really? you're so gay.

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good one roadie!

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:-))

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Don't worry about the weavers, their cloth is used by the men in the audience to mop up the mess they make 'enjoying' the cultural performance... :)

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It reminded me of being on the buses watching the vidoes.

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now, her accent is difficult for me, she must be southern lao?

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whoa naughty mrnicky, i mean craigie.

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Well those Lao men can become extremely raucous and spill there drinks over each other during cultural performances, that's why some home weaved cloth is always useful.

See Laos is self sufficient, its doesn't need that us on the Huay Sai slow boat - is has the Pussy Kip Dolls...

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can you translate the entire lyric, i can't concentrate with the hip gyrating and tits jiggling.

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I have to shower now...

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To wake you up after that long and tedious song?

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It is my understanding, garnered from an extensive scouring of the relevant literature, that in days passed women would dance the Lamvong topless.

This was reported by some of the earliest European explorers and would have been well before the insidious influence of Western cultural imperialism began to supplant local customs. Personally I feel we should be supporting a return to traditional values. Purely in the interests of cultural preservation of course!

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Seems like these videos get slightly racier each month, I’m waiting for the first clothing malfunction. Hard to wade through the true porno on You tube of late.

I like the music. More Lam.

Years from now this video will seem very dated. Notice the straightened pressed hair cut to varying lengths? Last winter that style was the height of fashion in Vientiane for all sao Laoz. Someone I know very well got that style just before we left. Made her look kind of like a Vientiane teeny bopper, OK with me.

I stopped listening to the words quickly. Sounds like the ghost came by at night and touched her everywhere. Charming. Not Vientiane, Pakse maybe.

Nice Mr Mozzies

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i thought laobao is the type of lao song, but i'm wrong. mor lam or loso how do catagorize the type song in the video?

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Very funny mozzies. Definitely bad dream from Pakse & Savannakhet and part-time pole dancers.

No body can beat Champa. I-Ping also decent.

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I didn't show the video to my Lao wife... I think she would probably toss her cookies! As far as I'm concerned Ghosts should come to her in her dreams, what with the way she is butchering Lao song and dance. I have nothing against the Thai but the Lao could do without some of their influences.

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