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      From the linked article:

      It is understood at least two Danish women in their 20s have died, and at least 10 have fallen ill after drinking the tainted alcohol.

      A statement from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can confirm that two Danish citizens have passed away in Laos. For reasons of confidentiality in personal matters the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no further comments.”

      ‘Nobody’ says anything about anything if you don’t bother to read anything they have to say.

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      The article is from the ABC, an Australian publication, so of course Australian women are the headline. The Danish women and others are mentioned in the fourth paragraph. Please actually read the article.

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    Why do these privileged kids go to the deadliest places on earth just for adventure? It’s kind of offensive tbh

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    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

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          Didn’t you literally say you were offended by some people you don’t know choosing to go to Laos…?

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            Ah, I see the issue. You can’t read. I said it’s kinda offensive when people go to poor places and call it an adventure.

            You should try Kumon

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      Offensive because you are too poor and it makes you feel bad by comparison?

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        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!”

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          Your claim it is one of the most dangerous parts of the world simply doesn’t hold up. Laos doesn’t contain any of the top 100 most dangerous cities.

          Laos is mostly considered to have a normal level of danger, except areas bordering Myanmar due to civil war, and Xaisomboun province due to civil unrest, as advised by multiple countries:

          https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/laos

          https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/laos-travel-advisory.html

          https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/laos

          Secondly I don’t hate poor people, I was pointing out your hate of people with the means to enjoy their lives.

          Young people travelling and experiencing new cultures is a good thing. What else would a person call that but an adventure?

          Also it wasn’t the victims that used that word it was the media. You decided you hated the victims before you knew anything about them.

          step over poor and dying people and ignore the suffering while you go “wow what an adventure!”

          Yea the poor would really appreciate if you kept your income and wealth entirely in your own nation thanks. Tourism has never been important to an economy.

          You are a short sighted and angry fool. Too focused on your own situation to view the world through any other lense.

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        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?

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          You appear to have confused crime with homicide. You called them DEADLY, not high crime. Their homicide rate per 100k pop is about 8, barely above the US. For comparison, Jamaica is rated as the world’s highest homicide rate at 53 per 100k, and all the top 10 are above 25 per 100k. Laos is barely above average.

          https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/murder-rate-by-country

          Maybe cure your own ignorance before projecting it onto others?

          PS: Do you think you’re the only person on lemmy raised in the 3rd world?