Two Australians are in the hospital. Nobody’s talking about the two Danish girls who died, or how the UK foreign office is involved in helping their citizens in the area as well.
This may be bigger, and targeted, than it may seem initially. Because all of the 4 poisoned persons I’ve heard about, were drinking at the same hostel as a bunch of other kids, who didn’t get poisoned.
The Australian press is talking about the Australians. I’m sure the Dutch press is talking about the Dutch, and so on.
A few years ago a brewery in Brazil sold beers contaminated with methanol, it was a problem that occurred in the production process. Several people died and others were left with serious sequelae for the rest of their lives.
https://news.yahoo.com/brazil-reports-third-death-suspected-214825227.html
Obviously it’s Vang Vieng
Why do these privileged kids go to the deadliest places on earth just for adventure? It’s kind of offensive tbh
Edit:
Laos is a source, and to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for human trafficking. As a criminal activity, trafficking in person is difficult to evaluate and statistics documenting the scale of this subject in Laos are poor. International surveys estimate that between 200,000 and 450,000 people are trafficked annually within the Greater Mekong Subregion.
McKenzie let’s go on an adventure in one of the most dangerous places on earth! People are dying of poverty but just step over them and see how pretty that sunset.
I know you Lemmy kids don’t like to hear it, but us people raised in the third world think you’re idiots running around backpacking through dangerous places with Dad’s money
Carrots have been recalled in the US because they killed a guy, that’s on top of gun shot being the #1 cause of death for American children. I think Laos is pretty safe by comparison.
Laos is a source, and to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for human trafficking. As a criminal activity, trafficking in person is difficult to evaluate and statistics documenting the scale of this subject in Laos are poor. International surveys estimate that between 200,000 and 450,000 people are trafficked annually within the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Sounds like a very safe place for two pretty white teens traveling alone. /S
Offensive because you are too poor and it makes you feel bad by comparison?
I can sense your seething hate for poor people through your comment. Keep your bigotry to yourself. My comment referred to them backpacking through one of the deadliest places on earth and calling it an “adventure”. I wonder how fun the adventure is for the people in Laos who deal with human trafficking daily
Laos is a source, and to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for human trafficking. As a criminal activity, trafficking in person is difficult to evaluate and statistics documenting the scale of this subject in Laos are poor. International surveys estimate that between 200,000 and 450,000 people are trafficked annually within the Greater Mekong Subregion.
You rich kids go to bad places, step over poor and dying people and ignore the suffering while you go “wow what an adventure!”
I just witnessed a murder lol
Calling Laos the deadliest place on earth is kind of offensive.
Deadliest? What junk media have you been consuming?
Did you seriously ask that about Laos?? Are you that ignorant?
Laos is a source, and to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for human trafficking. As a criminal activity, trafficking in person is difficult to evaluate and statistics documenting the scale of this subject in Laos are poor. International surveys estimate that between 200,000 and 450,000 people are trafficked annually within the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Or do you think pointing out a dangerous place isn’t PC? I’m from El Salvador and a few years back I would have told you to stay away from that gang filled, dangerous shit hole. Are you gonna defend me from my own comment about my own people?
It’s because they think they’re better than everyone else. RFK Jr is a perfect example. You should check out the Behind the Bastards episode 2 about him. It’s full of crazy privileged kid nonsense.
Edit. Lol people downvoting in ignorance. Classic.
Edit. Lol people downvoting in ignorance. Classic.
Firstly, bitching about downvotes is tacky. So tacky that even on reddit it was frowned upon.
Secondly, in ignorance? Well it’s either that or because you seem to believe that every 20yo that can afford to travel is a privileged douce. Take your pick, it really doesn’t matter to anyone else what you believe.
