From Toothbrushes to Curses: Storytime With Christopher G. Moore [S5.E65]

This is Part Two of Greg's recent interview with uber-expat
Christopher G. Moore, author, raconteur, and general
man-about-town. In true Renaissance guy fashion, the two men jump
from topic to topic, each more interesting than the next. First,
Greg asks Chris about how translations of his books are
undertaken, and Chris tells a fascinating story of how the length
of the translations of his novels in China are arbitrarily set by
the Communist Central Committee. You'd think they'd have better
things to do. :)


Next, Chris relates his origin story and how he saved his
first apartment from becoming a toothbrush factory. (No, this is
not made up.) Through various serendipitous occurrences, Chris
managed to stay in the apartment for more than twenty years with
a very low rent, allowing him to build his career as a novelist.
This segues into a discussion of the evolution of fitness and gym
culture over the last thirty years, with both guys giving
theories to explain Thais' adoption of the western
phenomenon.


The conversation continues with the senior expats trading
stories back and forth about the changing physical and cultural
landscape of Bangkok, and a story about women's underwear that's
good advice for those who want to avoid being cursed.


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