Does Living In Bangkok Change Who You Are? [Season 2, Episode 59]

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This topic stems from a discussion the two of us were
having while we were stuck in the back of an Uber on the way to
find our Patreon gifts, and that discussion was: How much does
living overseas change you as a person?



Evo's lived deep in the "travel blogger" world where there
the transformative power of travel is  common theme, and
that if you take a 6-month sabbatical, gap year, or whatever...
you'll come back a changed person. But from his perspective, it's
all crap.



Greg experience is quite difference, having personally been
transformed by one fateful trip to Thailand (oddly enough.) And
more recently, he's noticing just how divergent his views are
from those of his lifelong friends who never left their
hometown.


 


Not sure where you stand on the issue? Do you think living
overseas really does change you? Or does living overseas appeal
to a certain type of person that doesn't need to be changed?
Listen in and see which one of us you side with at the end. (And
yes, we're still friends!)
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of us at one specific
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