Yes,
I've heard many stories about snake bites in Laos. Granted though
Laos probably doesn't have any more snakes then any other part of
the world but it's lush green rainforests (or what's left of them),
warm temperature combined with the humidity/moistness in Laos makes
it a beloved area for snakes, among other animals.
In Laos if you
were to get a snake bite they would do 2 things: 1)
give you some medicine anti-venom 2) you would go see a witch doctor
or faith-healer in which he would do his ritual of cleansing out
the poison. Remember these additional steps:
Take in liquids
to help flush out the poison from your system; this also helps to
dilute the poison and get lots of rest. Because the more you move
around, the more the poison circulates through your body. My last
tip is when in Laos (or anywhere for that matter) just be careful
of walking in areas where the visibility of clear ground is not
good.
Editor's
Note: You'd be surprised at how many letters we receive regarding
relationships, especially cross-cultural ones.
I suppose there
is no 'Lao way' of dealing with this situation. There's specifically
just one way and that's the right one. In Lao culture (and most
other cultures for that matter) it is very shameful to be unfaithfull
to one's partner. All involved would lose face, even the children
would lose face because of what the parents have done.
It's a shame
that this has happened. I feel sorry for your "loved-one" and you.
First off, why did you cheat on your "loved-one"? When these sort
of things occur, from the outside one wonders: Is there really love?
Perhaps this person is not yet ready to settle down? How can you
call it love when you cheat on the other person? You
have to truly ask yourself these questions as well. It's easy to
say "oh well it just sort of happened but I'm still in love with..."
and "it won't ever happen again" and so fourth.
After looking
at those questions and statements, you have to re-evaluate yourself
and say: "Hey may be it would be more appropriate for me to just
break up with my lover before I go around sleeping with other people
and may be I'm just not ready to settle down - and it's totally
not fair for my lover."
Furthermore,
if you are promiscuious and you still continue to sleep with your
original lover, then you have to think about the disease(s) you
may carry from your promiscuity to your partner. Get checked out.
And try to have enough high morals to not be promiscuious because
it's a sad situation for everyone especially your lover who has
put a lot of trust, love and belief in you and the relationship.
When there is
promiscuity in the relationship then the relationship is not real.
