Souligna Vongsa united the LaneXang kingdom between 1673 and 1694. He made the distinction between Laotian people and Vietnamese as such. Those who build their houses on stilts and eat sticky rice and Padeck are Lao. Those who build their houses on the ground, eat with chopsticks and wear large pants are Vietnamese.
If in Thai language the word for "eat" means literally "eat rice", in Lao language the word "eat" means "eat sticky rice".
"This is Lao culture" ;-)
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