tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159639050527895987.post3112437217875347393..comments2023-05-01T02:18:54.271-07:00Comments on Thomas Wanhoff in Laos: Feed the children - the smart and Lao waythomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07310696530428312091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159639050527895987.post-59156223244460242102012-12-04T23:13:51.121-08:002012-12-04T23:13:51.121-08:00No of course its not Ketthisak, it is the Secondar...No of course its not Ketthisak, it is the Secondary school near the German Embassy if I understood it right.. Actually some teachers from Ketthisak go to Ban Kai, but many go to a more local coffee shop - I heard they can't afford the Ban Kai coffee.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310696530428312091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159639050527895987.post-61879635914699272042012-11-27T04:14:46.540-08:002012-11-27T04:14:46.540-08:00Hey, so sorry to do this, as I don't mean to s...Hey, so sorry to do this, as I don't mean to sound pessimistic or discredit the notion that there are vigilante philanthropists in Laos, because there are. Did this school happen to be Kiettisack? It's located two houses down from Ban Gai. If so, this is one of Vientiane's most expensive private schools and the parents of many of the students earn even more money than some western NGO workers, and certainly more than the owner of Ban Gai. These families can definitely afford to pay Ban Gai's full prices. The owner of the shop is a very kind and generous lady. If the secondary students are coming from Kiettisack it sounds like she's being exploited by students who don't know the value of money. If the students are coming from a less affluent Lao school, then good on Ban Gai. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com