You Know You Are in Laos When...

1. 90% of the people who come to your wedding arrive on motorbikes.
2. You are asked if you have eaten rice yet…3 times a day.
3. Shoes are left at the door.



No Shoes Allowed

4. You must bend over and bow your head to cross a room full of seated people.
5. You walk past a group of complete strangers and they invite you to eat with them.
6. You start your garden in November.
7. Welding while wearing only your towel is totally appropriate.
8. You can predict the wedding menu before arriving (Lapp, Ragu, Lao salad, sticky rice and Beer Lao).
9. Safety has a different meaning:



Be Careful with this Mower...It Might Trim More than Grass!



Just Don't Get Shoveled into that Paver



DIY Wiring



Sleeping While Riding...Precariously

10. The echo nob is cranked up on every sound system for every event.
11. Almost anything moving can be eaten.
12. Wearing your PJ’s in public is acceptable.
13. Stickers are usually not removed from items bought. (This shows that they are new!)



"New" Glasses

14. Buying a light bulb (or any other electrical equipment) involves having the shop keeper test the unit to make sure it works before you pay for it.
15. Copyright…what’s that?!

Two Different Water Companies' Labels. Any Similarities?