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Monkeys and Marriage

June 13th 2010
In Laos, young people are expected to get married. Many young people get married just because they are pressured to, not necessarily because they feel they’ve found some right person. And as soon as a couple is married, they are expected to start trying to conceive. A childless couple is looked at as an oddity, as defective. There is little excuse not to have children. Lao people think it’s bi ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more
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