Laos is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia with a per capita income of less than $3,000 a year. So they live a very simple life with few processions as evidenced by this very old television inside a villager’s house in Ban Xang Hai. Yet they are also very happy, gracious and generous people that are extremely family-oriented. It just proves that the quality of life is not defined by the stuff that you have.