Myanmar is a very intresting country, offcourse you will only see the things that are allowed by the goverment, this time i saw things other then the 4 big city's, the people are very friendly, the food nice, something between Indian and Thai kitchen.
If you go far away from the city's the people don't know anything about politics, i went to the Ann people, north of Myanamar, near China, they believe in the spirits, don't go to school, so yes, many locals with their own worlds.
I read the artikel about the twins, intresting, but things like this you will never hear overthere, many subject the people just don't talk about, and this is one.
Best,
Michel