Ihsan girls will not say that they are Laotians, surely! Thai
people think of themselves as superior to many of their
neighbors.
There was an uproar in Laos when one of the Thai singers (a fews
years back) made a comment, something like, "You think you are a
Laotian, issit?" (of course she didn't use Singlish to say that and
that is not what she said and it is only an example.)
The countries around Thailand tune in to Thai entertainment because
Thailand is so dominant in the region.