Frenemies | Ban Tha Jok, Laos
MTDateHeader>February 2, 2012
Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x
Apparently this was this one family's favorite game. So, they have this monkey and this goat. They pull on the goat's rope to make it seem to be attacking the monkey and the monkey flips his shit.
Xieng Khouang province is the most heavily-bombed province in Laos, the most heavily-bombed country in the world (per capita). Villagers around the province still face daily danger from unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the fields. Ban Tha Jok, a Hmong village, is one of the most well-known for taking scrap metal found nearby and re-purposing it for fences, supports for animal coops, or small gardens.
Much of the materials that brought them fame is now sold to Vietnamese traders, and villagers are actively discouraged from trying to obtain more due to high potential for injury or death.