The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

The Expat Files 9.15.24

#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 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     

 

#7- 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 

 

The Expat Files 9.13.24

#1- Middle-aged gringos and their sad 1^st 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 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 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 

 

The Expat Files 9.8.24

#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 for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com     

 #8- 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 

The Expat Files 9.6.24

#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” story to prove the point…   

 

#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 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 

The Expat Files 9.1.24

#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 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

#9- 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

The Expat Files 8.30.24

#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, "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 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 

The Expat Files 8.25.24

#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 Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com  

 #8- 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 

The Expat Files 8.23.24

#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, unbiased, non-fake, unfiltered news about 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 and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com  

 #7- 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 

 

The Expat Files 8.18.24

#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 1^st 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 spraying of toxic chemicals on fruit crops 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, 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 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 

The Expat Files 8.16.24

#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, 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     

#7- 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