From Bangkok to the Hill Tribes... A World of Class

[betty122671]

now that's bamboo craftsmanship!

[MrWesley3000]

way too cool ... I have tried to live this way before I want to tey it again soon.

[tpvalley]

why do all medical people think opium is a hazardous vice to all?

to us westerners it is but the hill tribes live with it like we do booze.

[patternsofink]

@tpvalley ,

I was the videographer. I am not a doctor, but I based my observation on the word of our translator whose parents were in the grip of opium. I would agree with you: Booze does as much damage to families in the west. I recommend abstaining from both. I do thank you for your comment. Come back often. Have a wonderful Easter 2010.

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@tpvalley ,

I was the videographer. I am not a doctor, but I based my observation on the word of our translator whose parents were in the grip of opium. I would agree with you: Booze does as much damage to families in the west. I recommend abstaining from both. I do thank you for your comment. Come back often. Have a wonderful Easter 2010.

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chunchi1000,

I do not speak from experience about addiction. I speak from my Akah friend whose parents were addicted to opium. They led unproductive lives because they smoked it rather than getting jobs, etc. I am not saying that all opium users are unproductive. I am just saying that it ruined my friends childhood watching his parents do little else. To me that is dependence.

[chunchi1000]

how can opium be a dependence when it not even addicting... an addiction in definition basically means a dependence of...

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taintedcandy21,

I agree. We can learn much from our friends in those hills. For instance, I doubt the current economic crisis has changed their way of life. They have become more modern so it does impact them somewhat, but as far as worrying about their "things," I doubt they're losing sleep. They live with a different set of fears, and that is the reason we minister to them.

[TaintedCandy21]

We are so use to having things so convient and use to having things handed to us. The hill tribes are more resourcfull than we will ever be.

[TaintedCandy21]

I think we can learn something from the hill tribes. When I say we, I mean us westerners. You can see they are not overly materialistic and greedy and they are not so quick to destroy the enviroment. We can learn a thing or two from them.

[switchfooted1987]

thank god im not living in a fucken hut haha. and im lahu my parents use to tell me how they made those houses.

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joli2v,

It's been a while since I checked my channel. Thanks for the kind words. I'm not very familiar with the way Youtube works (other than posting these video clips a few months back.

ddavid993,

Thanks for leaving a comment. It means a lot when people take the time to do so.

Many thanks for the ratings whoever did that.

[joli2v]

Bravo! Excellent presentation. Music, voice, words, and observation. Wow.

[ddavid993]

wonderfull video!

peace on earth

[patternsofink]

No, Jejujohn, no bong for me.

Our translator grew up under parents addicted to opium and he lived in poverty as sat around and smoked it. "Not even flip flop for my feet but always the opium" as he put it. A missionary came to their village, and they found new meaning in life. It is this same translator who is now an evangelist to the tribes and a pastor of an Akah church in Chiang Rai.

[jejujohn]

Nice video and houses.

Was the announcer hitting that bong too?