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Foreword | p. vi |
Acknowledgements | p. viii |
Map of Laos | p. xii |
First Impressions | p. 1 |
An Overview | p. 8 |
Geography | p. 9 |
Climate | p. 12 |
Environment | p. 13 |
Pre-History | p. 18 |
History | p. 19 |
The Struggle for Power | p. 25 |
Religion | p. 35 |
The Economy | p. 43 |
People | p. 50 |
Identity | p. 51 |
Education and Literacy | p. 57 |
The Three Categories of Lao | p. 59 |
Culture | p. 64 |
Lao Ways of Thinking | p. 65 |
To Sin or Not to Sin? | p. 77 |
Traditional Buddhist Values | p. 78 |
The Secret Life of the Lao | p. 83 |
Merit-Making | p. 86 |
The Lao Family | p. 89 |
Khatoeys and Toms | p. 101 |
Names | p. 104 |
Status and Flattery | p. 109 |
Cool Hearts | p. 110 |
Diasters | p. 110 |
Spirits | p. 111 |
The Lao and You | p. 117 |
Body Image | p. 121 |
Touching Hellos | p. 121 |
Smiling | p. 124 |
Laughter | p. 126 |
Excuse Me | p. 127 |
Body Language | p. 128 |
Slowness | p. 133 |
Lao English | p. 134 |
Telephones | p. 135 |
Speech Habits | p. 138 |
Development | p. 142 |
Time | p. 144 |
Age | p. 146 |
Visiting a Lao | p. 147 |
Paying | p. 150 |
Sex and Marriage | p. 151 |
Taking Photos | p. 155 |
Practicalities | p. 157 |
Touchdown | p. 158 |
Fixer | p. 159 |
Corruption and the Law | p. 167 |
Home | p. 169 |
Toilets | p. 176 |
Servants | p. 176 |
Utilities and Services | p. 182 |
Schools | p. 186 |
Books | p. 187 |
Money | p. 187 |
Shopping | p. 190 |
Transport | p. 192 |
Death and Birth in Laos | p. 197 |
Legal Advice | p. 198 |
Eating in Laos | p. 199 |
Lao Food | p. 200 |
Lao Restaurants | p. 200 |
Going Out to Eat | p. 204 |
Pa Dek | p. 205 |
Fish | p. 206 |
Meals | p. 208 |
Seven for Heaven: Popular and Traditional Dishes | p. 212 |
Drinking Alcohol | p. 213 |
Eating Habits | p. 214 |
Enjoying the Culture | p. 216 |
Ceremonies and Festivals | p. 217 |
Calender | p. 218 |
Life-cycle Ceremonies | p. 223 |
Games Lao Play | p. 232 |
The Arts | p. 236 |
Learning Lao | p. 239 |
Starting Up and Taking Off | p. 240 |
Lao Dialects | p. 241 |
Culture Through Language | p. 242 |
Characteristics of the Language | p. 244 |
Freedom of Expression | p. 248 |
Lao Business | p. 249 |
The Background | p. 250 |
Industries | p. 251 |
Foreign Companies | p. 253 |
Lao Working in Thailand | p. 254 |
Working with Lao | p. 255 |
The Work Ethic | p. 261 |
Fast Facts at Your Fingertips | p. 268 |
System of Government | p. 272 |
Culture Quiz | p. 275 |
Do's and Don'ts | p. 291 |
Glossary | p. 293 |
Resource Guide | p. 298 |
Further Reading | p. 314 |
About the Author | p. 316 |
Index | p. 317 |
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