Reverse Culture Shock with Evo Terra [Season 3, Episode 10]

Greg welcomes former co-host Evo Terra back to the podcast
after his repatriation to the good old U.S.A. Evo describes his
new life in Phoenix and his many adjustments, including trying to
drive on the right (that is, not left) side of the road. He also
recounts the difficulty of finding a furnished apartment at a
reasonable price and laments the relatively decent cost of living
in the City of Angels (Thai version).


Shopping for food has also been a challenge, due to the
fact that Evo actually knows what everything is, and hence, takes
forever to decide what he wants. Luckily, he found an Asian
market and stocked up on all the spices he fell in love with in
Thailand, including the foul effluent known as 'fish
sauce.'


Greg then walks Evo through the 9 factors that determine
the seriousness of reverse culture shock to see how many he's
faced, and talks about other strange things, like understanding
what everyone is saying, and the surprising ways he's able to use
Thai, Khmer, and even Mandarin in Phoenix.


Finally, Evo reminisces a bit with a list of what he really
misses in Bangkok - but you'll have to listen to hear it.
:)


Greg and Ed then experiment with a new segment, Word
Association, where Ed reveals the true darkness in the depth of
his personality as he spontaneously reacts to Greg's word
queries.


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