Pod Thai - Grumpy Expats In Bangkok31 Maalis

Best Country in Asia? We Definitely Got It Wrong (Again) | S2E4 (#39)

In this week’s episode, we attempt to rank the best countries in Asia by the important metrics: stag weekends, how well you can blow 10 grand, most confusing… you know, the usual.

It quickly spirals from half-baked news segments and listener emails into our full-on breakdown of how Asian countries actually stack up against each other, with absolutely no qualifications to do so.

We tackle the big questions:

Is conveyor belt sushi just one bloke looking for your order?
Has ChatGPT officially run out of interesting news?
And why don’t Asians have body odour?

Naturally, it all descends into complete nonsense by the end — including smell-based dating, questionable science, and a theory about why Japanese submarine crews were apparently selected based on armpit smell.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:40 – Songkran shirts, darts updates
02:00 – The conveyor belt sushi theroy
04:00 – Emails from listeners (including complaints & unexpected praise)
08:40 – “Far East News”… via ChatGPT (and it’s not great)
11:20 – Mystery death in Phuket & “trouble in paradise”
13:30 – The main event: Ranking Asia (badly)
17:00 – Thailand: Best stag do or best country?
22:30 – “Correct answers” revealed (they aren’t really)
26:00 – Do Asians have less body odour? (we’re not qualified)
27:00 – Submarine crew selection… based on armpits
30:00 – Smell-based dating experiments
32:30 – “Land of Smiles” – myth or misunderstanding?
36:30 – Final thoughts: everyone’s different (groundbreaking insight)

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Fish & Chip Crisps, Tamagotchi Deaths & Weird Bangkok News ? | S2E7 (#42)

This week on the podcast we discuss Tamagotchi neglect, fish & chip crisps, dangerously spicy Irish spice bags, ChatGPT confidently lying to your face, and why a monk owns a $9,000 Counter-Strike knif...

15 Touko 41min

Japan vs Thailand: Weebs or Passport Bros? | S2E6 (#41)

Japan vs Thailand.Weebs vs Passport Bros.Order vs Chaos.After coming back from Japan, Alex decided that we should attempt to answer some important questions:Is Japan actually overrated?Why does every ...

8 Touko 45min

Ghost Drivers & The Weirdest Email We’ve Ever Read… | S2E5 (#40)

Another week, another attempt at being a “Thailand podcast”.We start off with some proper stuff like books, language learning and culture before quickly descending into the usual. (Glory holes and tha...

27 Huhti 42min

Monk Banana Boats, Giant Mystery Pipes & Don’t Share Vapes | S2E3 (#38)

This week we talk dodgy podcast ratings, nuisance streamers in Asia, and a run of genuinely bizarre stories involving Thai “Death Fest,” monks on banana boats, a giant mystery pipe and a flaming baked...

24 Maalis 32min

Nana Shame, Thai Queues & The Official Thailand Tipping Guide | S2E2 (#37)

This week we talk bad golf caddies, correct a few of our Thai pronunciations, and discuss why so much English-language Thailand news seems to be either foreigners in Pattaya or animals causing chaos. ...

16 Maalis 24min

Blind Ranking Tourists in Thailand (Probably a Bad Idea) | S2E1 (#36)

In this episode we complain about Bangkok apartment tours, answer a few listener emails, and debate whether the elevator door button actually does anything. We also discuss whether foreigners should r...

10 Maalis 27min

#35 - Fish and Chips in Thailand are rubbish

00:06 - Fish and Chips in Thailand it rubbish 03:04 - Why don't Thai people knock the door? 03:55 - English builders vs Thai builders 10:00 - YouTuber Lord Miles now captured by the Taliban (Not funny...

17 Kesä 202352min