How Has Bangkok Changed Us? [Season 3, Episode 13]

Something a little different this week - a host swap! Greg
is joined by co-host Scott Coates, one of his oldest friends in
Thailand. Scott co-hosts the Talk Travel Asia
podcast with Trevor Ranges, and, if you head over there,
you will be able to hear The Bangkok Podcast's other host, Ed
"The Truth" Knuth, co-hosting a show with Trevor. Everything will
be back to normal next week, but we thought a bit of crossover
action would be fun.


(And in case you're wondering, the artwork for this week's
episode is Greg and Scott during a mountain bike ride in Cambodia
in 2010).


For this show, Greg and Scott thought that they'd chat a
bit about how, as long-term expats, Bangkok has changed them
personally. From living as a minority, to learning to calm down
and "out-Thai the Thais", to getting a close-up look at social
stratification and widespread poverty, no one can spend any
significant amount of time here without changing at least a lil'
bit on the inside.


Greg's last point is that living in Thailand has taught him
about his own resilience and resourcefulness, having to overcome
all the obstacles of life as an expat. Scott concludes somewhat
philosophically that there is beauty in the imperfections of
Bangkok life; that the chaos itself gives Bangkok a unique
character, and that clean and organized is not always better.
Deep stuff!


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