Bangkok Podcast 13: Thais Love Whitey

Ahh, summer time. When everyone heads down to the beach to get
that wonderful golden tan that makes you look like a Hollywood
star. Except in Asia, where perceptions of skin tone often run
counter to what they do in the west. Over here, pasty, white skin
is much more desirable and has come to denote affluence, wealth
and success. 


In This episode of Bangkok Podcast, Anthony and Greg discuss how
Thais shun dark skin and yearn for white skin, how beauty
products and advertising try to promote the message that you'll
only find love and success if you're pasty, and what effect it
has on the psyche of someone growing up with a dark complexion.


Anthony also gives us the lowdown on his visit to a part of
Bangkok that most western expats never see - the cloistered
Japanese nightclub scene.