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The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

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EXPAT FILES SHOW #1486 - 12-19-25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/12/19

#1- 3rd world optimism versus reality:#2- Why 3rd world countries remain 3rd world as 1st world countries slwly slip into 3rd world status: #3- How Latinos score on the big 5 personality traits as compared to gringos and expats: #4- Getting the Nobel piece (of shit) prize: #5- Latin Americans have a certain idea of what your previous life in the USA was like…. and it is all wrong: #6- Latin American party etiquite: #7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique

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The Expat Files: Living In South America #1485, FRI,...

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/12/12

#1- Expat landlords in Latin America:Is being a landlord worth the hassle? #2- 3rd world landlord rental property dilemmas you won’t encounter in the 1st world: #3- Why Latin American real estate deals don’t seem to make sense to gingos and expats: You need to look beyond the obvious. Chances are you're not analyzing the secondary factors... #4- Yo must get it into your head that Latin America is a “renter’s” market: #5- How smart Latin American real estate owner’s low-ball their property

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The Expat Files: Living in Latin America - #1484,...

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/12/05

#1- Latina eating habits that bug gringos and expats:Should you mention them or hold your tongue? #2- Poor food safety and bad hygiene habits in Latino markets: #3- The foolish dating app traps gringos and expats routinely fall for: #4- Guilty pleasures -Part 2: #5- The Latin American minimum wage battles: #6- Data shows we are about 20% worse looking and less handsome than we think we are: Is that good or bad news? #7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique

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The Expat Files Show #1483

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/11/28

#1- The downside of being bilingual:Yes, it's true, some people say there is a downside… #2- The 3rd world inferiority complex: #3- The “not so obvious’ signs that you are experiencing a 3rd world country: By the way, the USA is moving along on that fast track path… #4- Driving self-defense tips when on the road in Latin America: #5- A word about gringo fashion sense or lack of it, sometimes referred to as the Gringo / Latino “bling” gap: #6- Latin American “Acts of God”(or not); #7- Our

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The Expat Files Show 11.21.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/11/26

#1- DYK there groups of expat gringos holding no kings protesters in Latin America? WTF? #2- Travel… the best education in the world: #3- The things your cleaning lady gets away with behind your back: #4- No one likes a gringo “know it all”: #5- Why is it so many fakebook expat groups seem to be made up of vocal, cringy,anti-capitalist, anti-trump wokesters? Thankfully though, they're found almost exclusively on the gringo tourist trail… #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a

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The Expat Files 11-14-25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/11/14

#1- Guilty pleasures:I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours… #2- The dark side of love and romance in Latin America: #3- TEN more good reasons to get the hell out of Dodge: #4- Do Latina women lie when they openly compliment average gringo men on their looks and tell them that they are sooo handsome… #5- How Latinas classify and rate other Latinas: Often times Latinas are their own worst critics… #6- comparing Latin American Junk food versus typical American junk food: #7- Our own Expat Captain

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EXPAT FILES SHOW FRI, NOV 07 (11-07-25)

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/11/07

#1- The cost of dying in Latin America:#2- What about wills, testaments and powers of attorney in Latin America: #3- You won’t believe the crazy differences between Latino funerals held in the campo (out in boonies) versus a typical funerals held in the city: #4- Being a weekday Catholic in Latin America: Its awful confusing and definitely not logical… #5- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since

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EXPAT FILES SHOW 10.31.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/11/04

#1- Nagging tax problems certain expats have long after they get out of dodge: #2- The real cost of being middle class in Latin America: #3- Why gringoized enclaves in Latin America can often be so disappointing to certain types of expats: #4- Living in Latin America means you eventually will get passed counterfeit money: It's not a matter of if, but when… #5- How I can easily spot a counterfeit funny money bill: My personal trick… #6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique

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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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