Vientiane - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
The international community is big. You can easily meet people from Europe, Australia, India, Canada, and the US who are living in Laos for a variety of reasons. Morale is pretty good. - Dec 2024
Large expat community that is diverse and you can find your own niche. You can make many friends within and outside the Embassy if you make the effort. - Mar 2024
It is small. Almost everyone knows each other. For the most part people are friendly. As I mentioned before, this post attracts many families with kids. - Mar 2023
It's a fairly small expat community in a fairly small town. Morale is generally high. If Vientiane is starting to feel too small for you, Bangkok is only an hour flight away. - Jun 2020
Pretty large, and I think morale here is good. - Oct 2018
During out time it was pretty small. Our first year, morale seemed pretty low as some people seemed to want to be elsewhere. With turnover, a new group arrived and morale really seemed to improve. - Jan 2014
