The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

The Expat Files 8.31.25

#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 deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

 

The Expat Files 8.29.25

#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 consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com 

The Expat Files 8.24.25

#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 “sueno Americano” no longer exists for illegals in the states:

 

#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 8.17.25

#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 Latin American call centers use AI to scam feeble old fart Americans living up in the USA:

#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 8.15.25

#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 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 8.10.25

#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 pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

the new edition for 2025 (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 8.8.25

#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 3^rd 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 AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

the new edition for 2025 (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 8.3.25

#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, 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 8.1.25

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:

Stay tuned for updates… 

#2-  New and huge Latin American mega shopping malls are stuck on “Lag Time” mode too: 

#3- Should you kill or just kick out uninvited home invaders? 

#4- A reason to dislike those innocent harmless little geckos: 

#5- How to spot a deported Latino in 10 seconds or less: 

#6- What you need to know about airports in Latin America: 

 

#7- 23 and Me:

Did you get sucked into that DNA scam like my brother did? 

#8- Are you withering away on your Social Security check? 

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

the new edition for 2025 (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     

#10- 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 7.27.25

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:

Stay tuned for updates…

#2-  What’s with those odd looking hump backed Latin American cattle roaming around the countryside?

#3- The pressure pot culture of Latin American kitchens:

#4- Chicharones .. the national junk food of Latin America: 

 

#5- Pet blessing ceremonies in Latin America:

Yup, they have them regularly… but do they help? 

#6- When Latinos hate on Latinos: 

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

the new edition for 2025 (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