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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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EXPAT FILES SHOW #1481 FRI, OCT 24 2025

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/10/22

#1- When your taxi or uber driver smells like booze.. what then? #2- A listener reports on his first robo-taxi trip: Is it even possible for them to transition to Latin America? #3- TEN more good reasons NOT to sign on to a Latin American national healthcare plan: #4- You need to know about a foreigner's tough monetary requirements for Mexican permanent residency: #5- Behind the scenes at an average Latin American restaurant: You might want to skip this rant… #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has

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EXPAT FILES - SHOW #1479 FRI, OCT 17 2025

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/10/22

#1- Why I don’t recommend Nicaragua- PART 3: #2- What you need to know about Latin American banks: #3- The odd and strange sentences and fines Latin American courts hand down to guilty parties: #4- The best and worst airlines for you to fly: According to me, my retired air traffic controller relative and simple logic… #5- A toxic plastic lesson you won’t soon forget: #6- comparing Latin American Junk food versus typical American junk food: #7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a

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The ExPat Files 10.5.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/10/10

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The ExPat Files 10.3.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/10/10

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The Expat Files 9.28.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/28

#1- When is it safe to take a Moto-Uber?How about never… #2- Now for a bit of real estate “boots on the ground” craziness: #3- Racism in Latin America- Part 3: Most Latin Americans don't even know they are racists... #4- Unchangable things that will continually baffle you in Latin America: #5- Those certain harsh things you really want to say to the locals but don’t…. Because you’re an uninvited guest in their country (and that would be rude): #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed

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The Expat Files 9.26.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/26

#1- When stupid "show off" gringos get robbed: Are they asking for it or is it just bad luck? #2- Why do so many young adult Black American tourists wear gaudy, stupid bling: Duh... Don’t they know its an idiot’s invitation to get robbed? #3- The Gringo “tourist” uniform and look: Why Latinos can spot us a mile away… #4- Is Guatemala still a good choice for your Plan-B or is the bloom off the rose? #5- The ins-and-outs of buying prescription drugs in a Latin American pharmacy and flying

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The Expat Files 9.21.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/21

#1- Everything you did and didn’t want to know about Latino penis size:Including variations by country and culture… #2- Informal and gray market jobs in Latin America: #3- DYK that 50% of Latinos have side hustles: What’s yours? #4- WTF happened to all those thousands of little guys on every street corner selling CDs? #5- Cellphone use and car accidents in Latin America: #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep

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The Expat Files 9.19.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/19

#1- What if you had quick notice of a big permanent disaster in your country and had just 3 days notice to get out of Dodge? Realistically, where would you go? Do you have a proper network to help you? #2- Everything you need to know about the Latin American verion of NETFLIX: #3- Latinos have their own version of the “n” word: Here’s the dope, and you’d better not use it in mixed company… #4- Those seemingly “to good to be true” passive business opportunity investment deals aimed at gringos

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The Expat Files 9.14.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/15

#1- What expats miss from back home: #2- Basements, attics and Man-Caves in Latin America: #3- Latinos are the most emotional people on the planet: #4- The fate of Gen X, Y and Z in Latin America: #5- Profile of a Latin American “helicopter school”: #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at: bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

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The Expat Files 9.12.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/12

#1- The “Sueno Americano” is dead, but the patient doesn’t know it yet: #2- Yes, gringos and expats may claim most Latin Americans set the bar very low: On the flipside …it might be that setting the bar low is the key to happiness and a low stress life. #3- ‘What about Argentina for your plan B? #4- Buying property in Latin America with an S.A. corporation: #5- The truth about purchasing an EV in Latin America: Is it a good or bad move for expats and gringos? #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango

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The Expat Files 9.7.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/07

#1- A note to all the “BOOMERS’ in the listening audience:#2- Casy Kasem lives! Oh noooo, not again! #3- Chapiadores (gold diggers)- a deep dive: #4- More solar power setup tips for Expats: #5- What Latina women don’t like but will put up with: #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at: bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

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The Expat Files 9.5.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/09/05

#1- How Latin American local country beer labels compare to internationally known brands: #2- Latin Americans and their odd “cravings”: #3- ‘Craft” beer joints in Latin America: Yup, they have arrived. Lag time strikes again… #4- Hiding the “ugly” parts of Latin America from your visiting mum: #5- What you need to know about the electric power in your home and the electric grid in Latin America: #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training

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The Expat Files 8.31.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/31

#1- A surprising poll shows USA college-aged women of all stripes prefer the Latinas as an ideal body type and skin color: #2- Why are Argentines so damn white? #3- Emotional support dogs and other Latino copy-cat habits reserved for the wealthy classes: #4- The case for having your Plan-B in the Guatemalan Altiplano: #5- WTF happened to Costa Rica? My how the mighty have fallen: #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been

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The Expat Files 8.29.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/29

#1- Ever wonder what Latinos think of us gringos and expats? #2- Cheap-ass gringos and expats -Part 2 #3- Why Latinos think there are no poor gringos: #4- Plastic contamination in Latin America: Almost NO-Latinos are paying attention or give a shit… (do you?) #5- A word or two about furnishing your Latin home: Should you just suck it up and ship your furniture and appliances down and pay those hefty container fees? #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto

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The Expat Files 8.24.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/24

#1- Sex Latina style versus sex Gringa style:A very politically incorrect “boots on the ground” report… #2- Success and failure rates for married couples with a Plan-B: How often do they throw in the towel? #3- What about living in Latin America part time? Having a home in both places sounds like a nice solution at first, but…. #4- Gringos and the potable water situation in Latin America: #5- A word about the sudden “gut punch” effect as more and more Latinos realize the American dream

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The Expat Files 8.17.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/17

#1- When you are stuck in a Latin American emergency room:#2- How international health insurance policies(like Cigna) rip off gullible gringos and expats: #3- Multi-tier Latin American health insurance plans: Know how to choose correctly… #4- What's up with those “free booze” kiosks at Latin American Costco, Walmart and big chain grocery stores? #5- A word about those overly friendly supermarket display and product promotion girls: #6- Should you tip the gas pump girls? #7- The latest on how

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The Expat Files 8.15.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/15

#1- My latest greatest DUI (or mostly DUI) Solar power system that’s a perfect on or off the grid system for Plan-B expats: #2- A detailed remodeling and home building checklist specifically for gringos and expats involved in construction, repair and / or renovation projects: #3- A bit of the “ugly” in Latin America: #4- Horrible traffic is the norm in Latin America: Either get used to it, live in a small town, live out in the boonies or go nuts: #5- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a

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The Expat Files 8.10.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/10

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Weird Latino labor laws and worker sick days in Latin América : #3- When a “license” is NOT a licence at all: #4- The league of corrupt Latino medical doctors: #5- Big box store franchises in Latin America: #6- The negative and positive secondary effects of gringos spoiling Latina women: #7- Can Latino guys (who are serial cheaters) really be loyal and honorable friends expat gringos? #8- Be sure to

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The Expat Files 8.8.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/08

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Sexual predators in Latin América: #3- How Latino men balance bigamy: #4- When govts own the utilities guess what you get? The 3rd world: #5- The Mexican experiment with defunding the police: #6- One particular Latin Country has been rated in the top 3 most expensive foreign travel destinations for American tourists: #7- When podcasters go bananas: #8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN

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The Expat Files 8.3.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/08/03

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Striking things that physicians and dentists are saying to each other privately: #3- When Latinos default on their loans: #4- Stepfathers and child abuse in Latin America: #5- More strange Latina and Latino names: #6- Social media problem and Latin American kids: #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (and beyond) is available now,

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