at15 50 #1 Posted January 10 which province would have darker skin on average. Sakon Nakhon vs Ubon Ratchathani. I thought Ubon, but people are telling me Sakon because of some Khmer influence. Where as Ubon is all Lao influence with lighter skin. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard_smith237 10,856 #2 Posted January 10 Why is it of any significance? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
at15 50 #3 Posted January 10 12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Why is it of any significance? research purposes. dont bring racism into this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCC1701A 22,756 #4 Posted January 10 52 minutes ago, at15 said: which province would have darker skin on average. Sakon Nakhon vs Ubon Ratchathani. a thousand years ago the closer you got to china the whiter the skin. Now it is not so easy to tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youreavinalaff 144 #5 Posted January 10 Sakon Nakorn, Khmer influence???? No. Lao and a very large contingent of descendants of Vietnamese immigrants. Khmer influence mainly in Sissakhet, Surin, Buriram and SaKeaw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
at15 50 #6 Posted January 10 28 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said: Sakon Nakorn, Khmer influence???? No. Lao and a very large contingent of descendants of Vietnamese immigrants. Khmer influence mainly in Sissakhet, Surin, Buriram and SaKeaw. of course we know the three Khmer provinces are sisaket , surin, buriram. but that doesnt mean there is zero khmer elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youreavinalaff 144 #7 Posted January 10 (edited) 42 minutes ago, at15 said: of course we know the three Khmer provinces are sisaket , surin, buriram. but that doesnt mean there is zero khmer elsewhere. I didn't say there wasn't. I did, however, point out that the influences of Sakon Nakorn are Laos and Vietnamese. Unlikely to have Khmer influence due to it's geographic location. Ubon would be more likely to have Khmer influence than Sakorn. Edited January 10 by youreavinalaff 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ54 383 #8 Posted January 10 Uhh the one with the most sun? Ok that was my smartass answer for the day. OP make it an adventure and go check it out. ... long ago driving along with an elderly colleague on sales call he said look at that colored man.. I said what color is that colored man... He never said it again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
at15 50 #9 Posted January 10 sakon and ubon were both important khmer empires way back when but maybe everything fell by the wayside when lao took over. if anyone has historical data about the migration patterns it would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pegman 3,751 #10 Posted January 11 On January 9, 2019 at 11:13 PM, youreavinalaff said: I didn't say there wasn't. I did, however, point out that the influences of Sakon Nakorn are Laos and Vietnamese. Unlikely to have Khmer influence due to it's geographic location. Ubon would be more likely to have Khmer influence than Sakorn. This says you need to go back further. http://www.minmaxtravel.com/travel-guide/thailand/regions-in-thailand/north-east-thailand/sakon-nakhon/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neeranam 4,476 #11 Posted January 18 North isarn are lighter. Also they have shorter legs, which is the Laos influence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites