Merry Christmas from the 'Kok! [Season 3, Episode 39]

It's the annual Bangkok Podcast Christmas Blowout, with
free gifts to all of our listeners! Well, that's a complete lie,
actually. But it IS Christmas, which means the boys feel
compelled to discuss what it's like to spend Christmas in
Bangkok.


From newbies experiencing their first working yuletide, to
the sticky weather when it should be a winter wonderland, to most
Thais shrugging their shoulders at the whole thing, Greg and Ed
discuss how their own Christmas habits have evolved over the
years, with Greg largely ignoring the holiday (with the exception
of annually watching the film 'Die Hard') and Ed making efforts
to keep it alive by having holiday dinners with friends and
exchanging gifts with his wife and Thai in-laws. Greg does note
though that as a new father he has re-discovered the holiday and
made it a part of his young son's life (although it'll be a few
years until he can watch Die Hard).


The boys even throw in some speculative theology, from
conspiracy theories about Jesus (India! France!) to the apparent
similarities between his teachings and the Buddha's, including a
book on the topic by a very respected Buddhist monk from
Vietnam.


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