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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 2.28.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/02/28

#1- By popular demand, today we have Johnny ranting about USAID: #2- About those badly laid-out Latin American home and apartment floor plans: #3- Latin Americans continue making fatal bathroom and kitchen mistakes: #4- More tips (and errors to avoid) regarding shipping items to your Latin American residence: #5- Overcharged lately, by the Aduana and customs people? #6- A clever “Valentines Day” payback scheme: #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": The

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The Expat Files 2.23.25

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2025/02/23

#1- Some stupidly simple reasons why Latin American businesses would never survive if they set up shop in the 1st world; #2- Latino kids are quickly losing their basic arithmetic skills: They can't add or subtract without a cash register or calculator. Sound familiar? #3- In Latin America there seems to be an art to doing a half-assed job: Why do 9 out of 10 Latino painters, plumbers, electricians etc., seem to excel at mediocrity. #4- My dentist sings (and sometimes dances) while she works

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The Expat Files 2.21.25

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2025/02/21

#1- Car accidents and those little telltale piles of glass and plastic you often come across on the street: #2- About those animal carcasses in the street… #3- Personal space (lack of personal space that is..) stories you will get a kick out of: #4- Are all Ex- Presidents crooks? Sure seems like it when you follow the money… #5- Tips on car and home insurance policies and coverage in Latin America that will save you thousands: And spare you a lot of grief too… #6- The real reason why Latinas

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The Expat Files 2.16.25

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2025/02/16

#1- The Miami Intl. Airport, where visiting Latinos practice all their bad habits: #2- A head’s up on the grosser aspects of living in Latin America: #3- Ecuador bans the use of cell phones in all k-12 schools in the country: How’d the bureaucrats in Ecuador get so smart? #4- More “vigilante neighborhood” payback news: #5- The word “poor” is a very confusing word: Consider that Americans deemed poor by US govt standards live on more than 10 times as much per month than poor Latino people

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The Expat Files 2.14.25

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2025/02/14

#1- The ubiquitous use of margarine and seed oils Latin America:They are everywhere and absolutely dominate in homes and restaurants… #2- Those objectionable habits of Latina cleaning ladies and maids that you will just have to put up with (or lose your sanity): #3- Why the vast majority of Latin Americans look flush but in reality are always on the edge of dead broke: #4- How and why Latinos so easily fall for multi-level marketing scams and other "get rich quick" schemes: #5- Be sure to

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The Expat Files 2.9.25

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2025/02/09

#1- How I just got thoroughly grossed out in a Latin American pharmacy: #2- There are 1001 mini-earthquakes a week: What you need to know to calm your nerves about that statistic… #3- What if there’s an active volcano in the neighborhood? Then what? #4- Plan-B deal breakers: Here’s the list… #5- Beware of “porsupuestos”: Porsupuestos are work estimates given for repair jobs like plumbing, carpentry, electrical, tile laying, remodeling, etc, etc.. #6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated,

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The Expat Files 2.7.25

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2025/02/07

#1- Why Latina cleaning ladies, vacuum cleaners and garbage disposals don’t mix: #2- More tips on Latin American household pest control: #3- A US based “Americanized” Latina listener explains the single mother epidemic in Latina America: #4- Elon’s DOGE group reveals how billions are wasted by thoroughly corrupt US agencies doling out dough in every Latin American country, starting with USAID: #5- How single men looking for love and hookups are scam targets in Colombia: Stupid things NOT to do

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The Expat Files 2.2.25

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2025/02/02

#1- When creepy insects and lizards move into your Latin American home:What to kill, what to shoe out and what to leave alone Its not a matter if if but when.. #2- Things you never knew about Latin American parking lots: #3- The single mother epidemic in Latin America: “Madres Soltares” are everywhere and strangely enough the phenomena is accepted as completely normal… #4- Why gringos and expats are fleeing Costa Rica like never before: A “boots on the ground” report… #5- Be sure to pick up

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The Expat Files 1.31.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/01/31

#1- Mail Forwarding service ripoffs and how to avoid them: What to do if your mail service screws up… #2- The types of Expat /Gringo fibbers and lairs you will certainly encounter: #3- Why even the best and most talented musicians in Latin America can’t get a bank loan or a credit card: #4- Can you still be under the radar and (almost) anonymous in Latin America : #5- 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 1.26.25

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2025/01/26

#1- The Chileans are testy and will protest, block roads and create general chaos at the drop of a hat (like a 4 cent increase in public transportation rates):Not very welcoming or appealing prospect to gringos with a Plan B… #2- How stupid energy subsidy decisions made by Latin American tax authorities to buy votes end up gouging gringo and expat residents: #3- El Salvador’s Bitcoin volcano mining progress report: #4- How crazy Latin American labor laws make gringo bosses pull their hair

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The Expat Files 1.24.25

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2025/01/24

#1- Trump and the Panama canal- the real story: #2- Ever wonder why Mexico tops the scale again as the country with the most obese diabetic and pre-diabetic children in the world? Today we give you the dirty details… #3- How is it possible that small, laid-back peaceful Uruguay has more homicides per capita than Colombia? #4- Plastic surgery clinics in Latin America and why there's such a continuous flow of “Latina” patients from the USA: Yes, the cosmetic surgery clinics are absolutely full

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The Expat Files 1.19.25

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2025/01/19

#1- Wouldn’t it be nice to find a 1st world building contractor in 3rd world Latin America? Many gringos expats have had that same idea. It sounds like such a winning business proposition. But wait. Not so fast, as you’ll soon find out why it almost never pans out as a gringo business in today’s first “boots on the ground” story. #2- What to expect when the Latino plumber, electrician or glass worker arrives at your door: I mean besides the fact that he doesn’t speak a word of

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The Expat Files 1.17.25

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2025/01/17

#1- Latinos who’ve become legal in the states often visit the relatives in their home country, bearing gifts, strutting their stuff and putting on the dog:For the folks back home the gifts are nice but the crowing gets old pretty fast… #2- Racism in Latin America: Is there even such thing as a Latino race? #3- A Latin American guns and ammo story: #4- Argentina sucks up to the IMF once again: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for

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The Expat Files 1.12.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/01/12

#1- Stupid mistakes that Gringos and Expats make in the pursuit of mating dating in Latin America: #2- How AI will affect Latin Americans: BTW: Latinos are completely oblivious as to AI’s existence... #3- Why Latin Americans are true survivors (and you’re not): For example: Could you really maintain your cool in a 3 day power or water outage? #4- A few words about the local handyman in your neighborhood: There’s always a local “jack of all trades” nearby, just ask anyone living close

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The Expat Files 1.10.25

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2025/01/10

#1- The myth of “American Exceptionalism”:Why certain gringos still believe it even though the US has not been #1 in anything significant or positive for more than 25 years (since the millennium). #2- “Boots on the ground” in Brazil: The cost of living in Brazil. What it takes to live like a first world gringo. #3- The two different versions of the “American Dream”: #4- Three ways why statistically, 40% of retired gringos will end up broke: Don’t let this happen to you… #5- How Google will

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The Expat Files 1.3.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/01/03

#1- The “entitled” rich kid phenomena in Latin America:BTW…you’ll find they’re generally nicer, less demanding, more polite and more respectful to adults than the entitled American rich kids up in the states. #2- Ever wonder how well gringo expat kids mix when they get enrolled in Latin American “helicopter” schools? #3- The “live at home” adult Latino kid phenomena: Yes, the vast majority of Latino kids live at home with the parents till they marry. But what if they never marry? Then

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The Expat Files 12.29.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/12/30

#1- What to do when standing in one of those never ending Latin American bank, supermarket or govt. lines: You should know there’s a certain Latin American “Line” etiquette? #2- Latino cops and their cell phone addictions: Yes, unfortunately they pay infinitely more attention to Tic Tock than the job at hand… #3- What about Mexico City as a plan C or D? #4- Spousal and domestic abuse is out of control Latin America because its mostly tolerated: #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN

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The Expat Files 12.22.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/12/22

#1- STILL THINKING OF MOVING TO MEXICO?Here's what happens when Mexican cartel bosses move into your nice, quiet gringoized neighborhood: Today’s first shocking “boots on the ground” story… #2- The gringo “savior” complex: Clueless gringos regularly fall in love with fresh, young a “part time” hookers and try to save them. Today we have another crazy “boots on the ground “story illustrating why it’s a very bad idea… #3- Those ridiculous State Dept. Travel advisories: #4- 99% of Latin Americans

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The Expat Files 12.20.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/12/20

#1- Plumbing problems you should know about that are particular to Latin American buildings: #2- The multiple problems with drywall in Latin America: #3- The lies and fakeries of going “green” in Latin America: #4- The December burning of 500,000 devils in Guatemala, and in the rest of Latin America too: #5- The Lithium battery problem: #6- Will hurricanes damage or destroy your solar panels? #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for

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The Expat Files 12.15.24

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2024/12/15

#1- Do Latin Americans realize that their entire society is mediocre?:Sounds pretty harsh .. but #2- When your cleaning lady get extorted by narcos: Only in Latin America… #3- More bad news about Mexico; As if we needed this too… #4- Where to live and where NOT to live: #5- Living next to the “have not’s”: Is it ok for gringos and expats? #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

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