Is it possible for Indian passport holders to do a visa run to Laos for Thailand after previous visits?

Steve you also think India's poor are richer than America's poor?

That India is poorer than USA must be one of the most obvious facts there is, by any metric you choose, and you both know this.

I get that it comes across as offensive if someone from a rich, ex colonial country calls a country poor. If I was blaming ordinary Indians for their poverty that would be fair. Perhaps it was offensive to you because you assumed I do? (I absolutely do not. As you'd know if you read A Fine Balance, one of the best books ever written in my opinion.)

I would also agree that poor Americans may suffer as much as poor Indians, due to, for example, racism, addictions and violence.

But when Thailand decides who gets in visa exempt, they're not looking at psychological or relative poverty, they're looking at how many dollars citizens might bring into the country, and whether they're likely to try to work.

Also, you're both inadvertently being very rude to Ethiopia - another beautiful country rich in ways financially rich countries aren't. (My son is half Ethiopian.) No blame, appreciate that wasn't your intention.