Entrepreneur and TV Host Dan Fraser on Filming, Language, and Absorbing Thai Culture [Season 4, Episode 39]

This is Part 2 of Greg's interview with Dan Fraser, an old
friend, Thai TV star, and owner of adventure travel company
Smiling Albino. Continuing their conversation, Dan talks about
the challenges of transitioning from a business manager 'control
freak' (his words) to a TV entertainer whose role is mostly to be
the goofy foreigner having crazy experiences in Thailand. The key
is finding his inner child and having faith in his producer to
watch his back and make the kind of show that the producer wants.
Although it might not always work out how he wants it
to...


From cultural mishaps to running to catch planes to eating
a wild variety of food - from 'orgasmically delicious' (his
words) to 'vile and violent' (also his words). An example of the
latter would be lightly steamed 'gooey swamp toads.' Suffice it
to say that someone picky about what they eat could never do
Dan's job on the show!


Last, Greg asks Dan about any lessons he has learned about
Thai culture being on the show, and, with a laugh, Dan points out
that being on the show taught him that he really knew very little
about the real Thailand, even though the show began after he had
already been an expat for 10 years. It's a great lesson for
foreigners in Thailand: almost all of us know far less about the
country we call home than we think.


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