Thailand in the Rearview: Catching Up With Evo Terra [Season 3, Episode 48]

Has it already been a whole year? Greg interviews former
co-host Evo Terra, who has been back in the United States for one
year since leaving Thailand. What does he miss? What doesn't he
miss? And more importantly - can Evo get his precious fish sauce
in Phoenix?


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Evo begins - naturally - with Thai food, saying that it's
everywhere but none tastes exactly like the food in Thailand.
Nevertheless, he praises the cuisine of 'Glai Ban,' a local
restaurant that is about as close as he can get to the real
thing. Further, Evo has to run outside of Phoenix to a genuine
Asian market for his Ma Ma noodle and (ack, ugh) fish sauce
fix.


Other comparisons are made too - healthcare, weather, and
funerals. That's right - Evo sighs when he remembers that his day
was never ruined by funeral processions in Bangkok,  leading
to a discussion of modern mortuary practices. Yeah, it got dark.
Finally, Evo admits that he misses being "the guy who doesn't
belong," as he and Greg discuss the relative peace that can
(sometimes) come with being a stranger in a strange land.


But while he misses Thailand greatly, Evo finishes with a
few creature comforts that he enjoys greatly back home that
Thailand simply couldn't give him. She's a harsh mistress, my
friend.   


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