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The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

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A guide to moving to Latin America, finding work, and settling in.

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The Expat Files 10.13.23

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/10/14

#1- Latinos often say things like, “In time, my country will progress from 3rd world to 1st first world just like the USA”:I see very little evidence of that. The sad truth is that 1st world countries are fast reverting to 3rd world status… #2- Is your Latino house or apt properly wired? Its important that all of your electrical outlets have an earth ground. Have you even checked? #3- Living in Latin America you really need a small, cheap UPS (uninterrupted power supply) for your TV or monitor

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The Expat Files 10.11.23

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/10/11

#1- Skinflint Gringos and Expats -Part 2: #2- What is the famous “Canasta Basica”??? It’s a term that means nothing to expats and gringos but is very very important to the average Latino and Latina… #3- A funny thing happened on the way to the gas station: #4- How and why Latinos are “idiot light” optimists: #5- Are Latino politicians more (or less) toxically sociopathic than US politicians??? #6- Latin American supermarket chickens and eggs: #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN

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The Expat Files 10.4.23

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2024/10/04

#1- Smart phone proliferation in Latin America:Yes, Latinos everyone has one or more. Latinos are as hopelessly addicted to Fakebook and Tick Toc as North Americans. Yet smart phones have not made Latinos smarter, more efficient nor on time… #2- “Only in Costa Rica, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, etc., etc., (fill in the Latin country): You hear that common phrase bandied about by gringos and expats… depending what Latin Country they happen to be living in… #3- The facts about ordering stuff

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The Expat Files 9.29.23

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/29

#1- Historic and beautiful colonial buildings are awfully nice. Gringos and expats love them … but the tip here is that when they come up for sale (and they often do) you’d be nuts to buy one: #2- Latino governments don’t fluoridate their municipal water (That’s the good news). The bad news is they do chlorinate the shit out of it: #3- The truth about those raw sugarcane sticks that kids out in the boonies love to suck on: #4- Your “Gringo Advantage “ in love and romance” Five more not well

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The Expat Files 9.27.23

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/27

#1- Revisiting the many uses of rainforest hardwood in your Latin American home or apartment: People love Latin American hardwoods and get frustrated when they find out they can't bring any of the stuff back to the states and here's why... #2- Should gringos and expats invest in high return re-forestation and hardwood farm projects in Latin America? Are they legit or scams? #3- DIY projects in your Latin American home or apt: What sorts of projects should you attempt and which ones are best

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The Expat Files 9.22.23

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/23

Descriptions - EXPAT FILES SHOW #1375 SUN, SEPT 22 (09-22-24) #1- Do Haitians really eat cats and dogs? Today’s first wild and crazy “boots on the ground” story direct from the mouths of Haitians … #2- How Latinas “mother” their Gringo husbands and boyfriends: The question is… do the men like it… or are they complaining? #3- Can you differentiate Latinos originating from different countries by sight or by accent? For example- Can you tell a Peruvian from a Mexican from a Costa Rican, etc.,

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The Expat Files 9.20.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/20

#1- Ever notice that the vast majority of Latino homes appear to have been decorated with bad taste on an epic scale? Today we give a gentile reminder as to why you should NOT let your Latina GF or wife decorate your home… #2- The strange and often embarrassing habits of wealthy Latinos: They should know better, but with wealth comes arrogance… #3- Will millions of illegal Latinos in the USA really vote in the upcoming election? Yes, you’ve heard that hypothesis but can it really be? #4- A

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The Expat Files 9.15.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/15

#1- The restrictions when importing your car from the USA: #2- A case of the ‘tragedy of the commons” in Latin America: #3- Switching from plastic to paper bags ain’t so easy in Latin America: Latinos have clogged their streets with plastic. Switching should be a good thing right? Not so fast... #4- The truth about air quality in Latin American cities: #5- “Gringo Envy” (yes it does exist) comes with some strange secondary effects: #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN

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The Expat Files 9.13.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/13

#1- Middle-aged gringos and their sad 1st world tales of romantic failure: A big reason (but not the only reason) so many are on a Plan B journey in Latin America #2- A wise man once said…”the human race is an ongoing experiment entirely conducted by women”: So true. Lets dissect this a bit… #3- Having questions about microaggressions in Latin America? WTF? Are you kidding? South of the border, the word doesn't even exist... #4- The Canadian rush to get out of dodge: #5- Be sure to pick

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The Expat Files 9.8.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/08

#1- Details, details and the general lack thereof:#2- Gringo hiring / firing tips and Latino labor laws: #3- The Expat Plan B “honeymoon“ period: #4- Just who is living the good life? And who ain’t: #5- Don’t buy a car with a sunroof: #6- Is Guatemala really safe? #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers

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The Expat Files 9.6.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/06

#1- Expats- please stop obsessing about US politics:Shut up about it. Most of us expats have left to escape all of that. If you’re so obsessed, please do us a favor and just go back to Cleveland. #2- The many ways gringos piss off the natives: #3- Latin America- the land of deadbeat dads: #4- Why Latina ladies nearly always prefer gringo men to their own Latino men: It’s way too simple to say its because gringos have more money and resources. Today we offer another stark “boots on the ground”

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The Expat Files 9.1.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/09/03

#1- About all of those old gringo expats in poor health: #2- Ten more reasons why Latinos think gringos are nuts: #3- Ozempic and weight loss drugs in Latin America; #4- Gringo deathbed regrets: #5- What you don’t know about illegal organ trafficking in Latin America: #6- How cartels take advantage of the waves of gullible, low IQ, US bound illegals: #7- To be homeless on the gringo tourist trail in Latin America is a pretty good gig: #8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN

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The Expat Files 8.30.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/30

#1- About that certain percentage of expats who are forever worried about the clueless (or ever suffering) “old folks” and family back home: #2- An expat gringo writes an open letter to ridiculous gringo and gringa“wanabees”: Unfortunately, this letter is in English so it won’t be seen by any of said “wanabees” #3- Why the Starbucks franchise is so successful in Latin America: Its gringo wannabee heaven… #4- Car insurance fraud scams in Latin America: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated,

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The Expat Files 8.25.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/25

#1- What’s your #1 unearned “Gringo Advantage”? #2- Your “Plan B” risk - reward ratio: #3- Latinas and “feminism lite” in Latin America: #4- The Latina negative “Barbie” effect”: Why the Barbie was a flop with Latin Americans… #5- How long will your “Plan B” nest-egg last? #6- DYK Argentina’s last president was a serial wife beater? #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem

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The Expat Files 8.23.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/23

#1- Why so many embarrassing “out of shape” gringos and expats? #2- Though Latinas may whisper about our lack of fashion sense and gringo clothing faux pas, still, they are ever so forgiving: Funny how Latinas claim they can spot a gringo by his cloths from a mile a way... #3- These are the hoops your Latina GF will “try” to make you jump through: #4- Is the BTC run up over? Is it a bad time to invest in crypto? Gringos and expats are forever asking that question… #5- Where can one get real,

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The Expat Files 8.18.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/18

#1- Super nice (but retarded) Latin American “Customer Service” personnel explained: #2- When the “employee of the month” becomes the “shithead of the month”: #3- A boots-on-the-ground Venezuelan ballot box report from an actual “blue collar” Venezuelan who observed the voting shenanigans in his own town: Hear how the 1st world media and the Venezuelan media are both telling you the truth about the election, hiding things, and lying to you at the same time… #4- What you need to know about the

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The Expat Files 8.16.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/16

#1- What you need to know about “Certified Organic” food in Latin America: How about “Almost Certified” food? #2- The not-so-obvious downsides to living in Latin America: #3- What gringos and expats can get away with that Latinos can’t: #4- The problem with those ubiquitous tortilla stands in Latin America: #5- Watch out for Latin American bank ATM glitches: #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now,

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The Expat Files 8.11.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/12

#1-Marry the girl, marry the family:That’s what you're in for in Latin America… #2- How to test the “sincerity” of your Latina or Latino romantic partner: #3- Latino adolescent boys versus American adolescent boys: #4- The fatal flaw in Latin American universities: #5- The “fake honey” problem in Latin America: #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data

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The Expat Files 8.9.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/09

#1- How to scam a gringo: #2- How gays manage to live in the very macho Latin society: #3- Confessions of an Expat social media addict: #4- Hysterical expats with “Trump Derangement Syndrome”: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com #6- Our

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The Expat Files 8.4.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/08/05

#1- Why some previously gung-ho Plan-B Gringos throw in the towel and leave- Part 2: #2- The Latin American 'Nepotism" disease… or how Latinos insure their businesses remains 3rd world: #3- Latino body builders… skinny legs and all: #4- The real dope on the recent Venezuelan election: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The new edition for 2024 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the

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