Re: Trip Report: Getting Robbed at Knifepoint.
1. i don't think there is that much room to be mad at the gay lao guy. if you are inviting him on dates with you and sleeping in the same room he probably figures that you are gay and playing hard to get or something. i just dont see straight and gay guys hanging out if the same groups over here or just being friends like they do in western countries.
2. if he lives close to you i am guessing that he is fairly well paid. he works for the government of Laos. yeah, i would be taking his threats completely seriously.
3. obviously cancel your credit cards if you haven't done so already
4. isn't there a midnight curfew in laos? when i was there, it was dead as dead after midnight. i probably wouldn't have been willing to hitch a ride with three other guys under these circumstances unless i was the one who waved them down and initiated it.
5. western union ftw?
6. just have your family in the USA mail you the new credit cards when they arrive? i don't know how long this will take but i doubt the turn around is more than a month. i would just chill out in nong khai for awhile.
7. atleast you have a cool story to tell people. you will probably think back and laugh at it. its funny that this dude let you take the knife from him and then pulled out a taser. that is something straight out of a movie.
edit: if you don't have a reliable address, i believe that you can have letters mailed to a Thai post office and pick them up there with your passport. check thaivisa.com/forum mabye.
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