You say it right my man....I too have the same problem. Don't tell me that you live in the midwest states close to me. I used to think about going back home to help develop the country one way or another, as matter of fact, I go there twice a year, but when I see there are no rules and laws and bunch of corruption from top to bottom, I get fed-up & said **** it man. I still love the country but hate the corrupt leaders. In the next 50 yrs I don't know if Lao will be developed the same level as Thailand today, forget about comparing to Singapore, Skorea,Jpan or USA.