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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Nov 20, 2023

The Expat Files 11.19.23

Nov 20, 2023

28 min

#1- The myth of “bike lanes” in big city Latin America:

There are plenty of them but just more failed copies of a 1st world trend

#2- When gringos are eye witnesses to car accidents:

What to do?

#3 - Why clueless Latin American motorcyclists love to wear German WWII helmets:

#4- The mindless prevalence of Astrology beliefs in Latin America:

#5- A Bitcoin and crypto update:

#6- The stark (sex) differences between USA dating apps vs Latin American dating apps:

(We’re not talking about language differences either)

#7- More tips for dog owners in Latin America:

#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

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (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

Nov 17, 2023

The Expat Files 11.17.23

Nov 17, 2023

28 min

#1- A thousand more reasons to get the hell out of Dodge:

#2- Shoplifting in Latin America:

#3 - There's an odd gringo spotting 6^th sense you may experience while travelling in Latin America:

#4- Why so few gringos take my advice:

They always ask for it but seldom take it…

#5- Those lucky expats living in Latin America who’ve contracted their very their own 24/7 caretaker (or nurse):

A very strange “boots on the ground” story..

#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

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Nov 14, 2023

The Expat Files 11.12.23

Nov 14, 2023

28 min

#1- The problem with dogs, disgusting dog food and terrible doggie discipline in Latin America:

Will you have a dog south of the border? If that’s your plan, you need to here this…

#2- Mold, humidity and allergies in Latin America:

How is it that in my 30+ years living in Latin America I’ve never met a single Latino with an inhaler... or a peanut allergy? When you mention the phrase "peanut allergies" (or the idiotic word "LATINX" for that matter) Latinos don't know what you are talking about...

#3- 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

#4- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Nov 10, 2023

The Expat Files 11.10.23

Nov 10, 2023

28 min

#1- Pools, hot tubs and Jacuzzis in Latin American:

Do you want them or need them? Are they practical? What expats need to know …

#2- “Agua Pura” the worlds most overused oxymoron:

What you need to know about bottled water in Latin America and why its not to be trusted..

#3- A word about gravity countertop water purifiers like EcoFilter (made in Guatemala) and Berkey countertop models and Berkey clones (from Amazon) and why you need one of these, especially if you are a renter.

#4- The Fluoride story regarding Latin American water supplies:

#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 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Nov 6, 2023

The Expat Files 11.05.23

Nov 6, 2023

28 min

#1- When Expats give up on their “Plan B”:

There are many various reasons why expats give up on their ‘Plan B”. Funny how so many people in that position tell white lies to hide their real reasons for giving up. Returning to Cleveland, Jersey or Milwaukee is an admission of failure and unfortunately one will have to eventually face the friends and family who said "I told ya so". Soooo... since one out of 4 people return to the states or Canada within the first 2 or 3 years upon arrival in Latin America, it’s a subject we are forced to spend some time discussing.

#2- 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

#3- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Nov 3, 2023

The Expat Files 11.03.23

Nov 3, 2023

28 min

#1- Opinionated Expats who grate on you:

There's one in every crowd (or two)..

#2 - Stubborn Expats and their “Plan B” mistakes:

#3- A word about “Plan B” Expats who are retired CIA, FBI and alphabet agency guys:

I know a few personally…

#4- Gringos and Expats living on the cheap in Latin America:

#5- About those terrible bathrooms in your Latino and Latina friend’s houses!

#6- CBDC’s in Latin America- Update

#7- What you should know about Counterfeit US dollars circulating in Latin America:

#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

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Oct 30, 2023

The Expat Files 10.29.23

Oct 30, 2023

28 min

#1- You may start a kick-ass business in Latin America, but will it make you happy?

#2 - Can you ever accept ‘manana time” culture?

#3- The problem with having local Latino friends:

(besides thinking you are rich and thus occasionally trying to hit you up for a loan)

#4- The Guatemala election scandal update and why it should be no big deal to Expats:

Newbee/ green gringos and expats read too much into it...not knowing its just Latin American politics as usual:

#5- Occasional acts of Vigilante Justice:

Do they affect gringos and Expats or not?

#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

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Oct 27, 2023

The Expat Files 10.27.23

Oct 27, 2023

28 min

#1- A cardinal signal that you should get that “Plan B” going:

When you throttle or censor yourself in front of friends and family its time to get the hell out of dodge…

#2 - Yes, we know about Latin American municipal water problems. USA city water supplies aren't much much better. US utilities are lying to you:

What to do about the water when you move to Latin America

#3- The unspoken benefits of learning Spanish:

#4- Setting up a solar hot water system in your Latin American location:

#5- How much can you blend in? Will you blend with the culture or be a lonely hermit in a sea of Spanish speakers?

#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

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Oct 23, 2023

The Expat Files 10.22.23

Oct 23, 2023

28 min

#1- Thoughts on how Jewish Latin Americans view the Israel Palestine war:

#2 - When Gringos and Expats fall for Latin American investment scams:

#3- How to get on the fast track to self-sufficiency in Latin America:

#4- Solar power and off-the-grid Latin American solutions, a fall 2023 update:

#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 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Oct 20, 2023

The Expat Files 10.20.23

Oct 20, 2023

28 min

#1- The peculiarities of having a Latina wife or GF:

#2 - The hidden (and not so hidden) baggage that comes along with Latina/Latino romantic relationships:

#3- How many gringos and Expats slowly become cash machines:

#4- Modern Expat Wisdom says, if you are smitten with a Latina you’ve met in Latin America and want to ruin it, just bring her back to live the USA or Canada:

In 30+ years I’ve only encountered 2 success stories. Today we discuss why those 2 cases survived.

#5- If you have a Latina GF… get ready for a fashion makeover:

She will try to UN-Gringoize your rumpled, casual look:

#6- When it's to your advantage to play the “clueless gringo”:

#7- So many Canadians who want out of Dodge base their “Plan B” decisions around maintaining their Canadian National Healthcare:

Obviously they have NOT done their Latin American insurance options homework

#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

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":