The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

EXPAT FILES - 03.20.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #939 FRI, MAR 20 (03-20-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been hacked so please visit www.ExpatPlanB.com for announcements, upcoming seminar details and special reports.  

#1- A “boots on the ground” trip to Costco in the time of the corona virus:

What’s the situation? Are there shortages? Is there panic about the virus or are things chugging along as usual?

 

#2- An educated 1^st generation Colombian woman’s take on social media, love and romance and her observations and complaints concerning the “south of the border” Latino invasion coming from Mexico and Central America:

Her honest take on this stuff and more will certainly surprise the hell out of you!!!

 

#3- The plight of procrastinating expat gonnabees and wanabees as the “greater” depression get underway:

Can they still get their “Plan B” going or is it already too late?

#4-Divorce Latin style, and how social media has altered the appearance of so called love matches and romantic relationships:

#5- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 03.15.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #938 SUN, MAR 15 (03-15-2020):

TAKE NOTE OF JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE:

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been hacked so please visit www.ExpatPlanB.com for announcements, upcoming seminar details and special reports.   

#1- Media Lies and propaganda about the Cuban healthcare system revealed:

Today’s first “boots on the ground” report reveals a severe shortage of practically everything in Cuban hospitals. Patients must bring their own pillows, sheets, TP, food etc. However elite party members have theory own 1^st world style, fully equipped, hospital in Havana. Meanwhile people on the street are now reporting that there have been no feminine hygiene products on Cuban shelves since November 2019. So then what are the ladies using….

#2- 11,000 Cuban doctors were recently sent back to Havana after their contracts to practice medicine were cancelled by Brazil’s president:This move has caused a chain of terrible economic events in Cuba and that has tipped the country into insolvency…

#3- Is the positive hype we keep hearing about Colombia all it’s cracked up to be?

Today we talk about the reality of a “Plan B” in Colombia with yet another surprising and revealing “boots on the ground” story...

#4- A Corona virus update for Latin America

#5- Be sure to pick up Johnny’s new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 03.13.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #937 FRI, MAR 13 (03-13-2020):

 

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been hacked so please visit www.ExpatPlanB.com for announcements, upcoming seminar details and special reports.  

#1- setting up the best and most economical Utra-HD camera security system- PART 4:

#2- The last word on H20 purification at your house or on the road:

Forget about buying bottled H20. It ain't really all that pure. You can continuously make your own almost unlimited quantity for about $10 a year. Today we discuss questions about my own portable and under-counter H2O purifiers as well as how to set them up and use them...

 

#3- How to remove fluoride, heavy metals and glyphosate (evil Monsanto’s Roundup) in your H20 supply:

A quick and simple H2O home filter hack that will insure complete removal of said toxins

 

#4- DYK that as of March 1^st 2020, there are 1727 companies collecting your online data, your cloud storage, location and search preferences:

How to confuse those A-Holes and/or stop them in their tracks by using a VPN and a free anonymous search engine (like Startpage.com or DuckDuckGo). How to proceed anonymously and still get the results you’d expect from a regular google search.

 

#5- Wasp Nest and Bee Hive control:

Yes, here in Latin America you can expect they will build football sized cities both in around your house or apartment at certain times of the year- if you let them. So today we discuss how to safely manage and eliminate them... without too much stress and without getting stung   

 

 #6- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 03.08.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #936 SUN, MAR 08 (03-08-2020):

 

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

The new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been hacked so please visit www.ExpatPlanB.com for announcements, seminar details and special reports. 

 

#1- Avoiding errors and other invaluable tips when setting up your home security system and cameras in Latin America(or anywhere)- PART 3:

How many security cameras do you need? What the hell are 4k cameras and why you need them. What's the difference between the two main security camera body styles (bullet and turret) and which is best and most practical for your application?    

#2- Is having a “Plan B” (or “C”) in Europe, specifically Portugal, a viable idea? After all, Portugal always shows up on the “usual suspect” top 10 retirement destinations:

#3- If you’ve ever had a custom tailored “made to order” suit, dress or tuxedo, it probably cost you a grand or more:

It’s very costly so few people in the states do it anymore. However, when living south of south of the border, one can have custom made and tailored items for not much more than the price of an everyday “off the rack” Sears or Walmart suit. Custom made cloths are the theme of today’s “boots on the ground “story.

 

#4- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 03.06.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #935 FRI, MAR 06 (03-06-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been hacked so please visit www.ExpatPlanB.com for announcements, seminar details and special reports.  

#1- Latino Americans and the true extent of their incomplete educations:

Err….Not that Americans are much better

 

#2- Latino “Anchor babies” with US passports:

Today’s first crazy boots on the ground story

 

 

#3- Another surreal visit to the US Embassy:

You can’t make this stuff up

 

#4- A conversation with Mr. “Ass-Crack Pants”:

The rise and fall of extremely bad fashion sense in Latin America

 

#5- A casual look at a very excellent non-PC “old school“ report card from the 1940’s:

It would surely get present-day schools sued and teachers fired if they went back to it now

#6- Tips in setting up the perfect home security system and camera setup when living in Latin America- PART 2:

#7- What you need to know about the many door to door salesmen and street peddlers 

#8- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and the top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 03.01.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #934 SUN, MAR 01 (03-01-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been retired so please visit www.ExpatPlanB.com for announcements, seminar details and special reports. 

 

#1- Street food and why you should avoid it:#2- Hygiene problems that persist in Latino kitchens 

 

#3- Montezuma’s revenge and amoebas:

#4- The problem with garbage collection and public trash bins:

#5- Security tips for gringos and expats who wish to live in the boonies, aka “the campo”:

#7- Living in the boonies and going back in time (that’s a good thing):

#8- The problem with Latin American National holidays:

Workers “on the books” have twice as many legal days off as Americans up in Milwaukee and Cleveland, but what about Latinos working “off the books”?

#9- What you need to know about the many door to door salesmen and street peddlers

#10- Taxes and tax loopholes in Latin America:

The truth about “reported income” versus “actual” income:

#12- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 02.28.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #933 FRI, FEB 28 (02-28-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous sites have been retired so please use www.ExpatPlanB.com from now on. 

#1- How Latinos embrace their incomplete education:

#2- Social media Latin style: you are what you post:

Latinos firmly believe that to get the absolute maximum “gringo wannabee” bragging rights they need to check 3 crucial things off their bucket list then post a thousand photos on the net.

 

(1) Visit Disney World, (2) Shop in Miami, (3) Stand in real snow

 

#3- Teaching English online from anywhere for 20+ bucks an hour:

The rules of the English teaching game are changing and today our resident expert Mr. B gives us the current dope

 

 #4- Once you arrive, its dead easy to getting a Job at an English Teaching Academy.. but look out, they will deceive you!

 

#5- When you arrive in Latin America you will be very busy but it will taper off:

Soon you will have an unusually large amount of time on your hands. Result being that you will need a hobby or two. Do you have one? If not, it could end up being booze and Cheetos

 

#6- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 02.23.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #932 SUN, FEB 23 (02-23-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The previous ones have been retired so from now on please use www.ExpatPlanB.com.

 

#1- Have you been hacked lately:

If so, it was probably not the Russians

 

#2- Narcos and their relatives:

DYK the vast majority of Mexican Narcos recently interviewed and polled report that they wanted to kill their fathers? What’s up with that?

 

#3- Common law marriages are extremely common in Latin America:

What single folks in the dating game need to know about that phenomena

 

#4- Expat Eddie rides again:

Today he checks in with another wild and crazy “boots on the ground” story, and this one’s kinds ugly…

 

#5- WTF are Narco “Corridos”?

Just one more thing about Latin America you’ll find a bit hard to believe..

 

#6- Narco clothing and fashion lines are now a hugely popular trend in Mexico:

WTF’s wrong with the world?

 

#7- The Spanish term for “white trash” is “basura blanca”:

Is there a so called “white trash” culture in Latin America? 

   

#8- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2020 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 02.21.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #931 FRI, FEB 21 (02-21-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The old one www.theexpatfiles.com has been retired so from now on please use www.ExpatPlanB.com. 

 

#1- Money confiscation at airports and borders- THE FACTS:

Yes, the FEDS, TSA, DEA and Homeland Security have been illegally confiscating cash from travelers at an accelerating pace (the USA is bankrupt, but you knew that already). Today we discuss what you really need to know before traveling the world with any substantial amounts of cash. You probably know that legally you must report if traveling with cash instruments over $10000, but technically (and legally) you can travel with much much more as long as you report it on the customs forms. However USA alphabet agencies do operate with impunity and will take your cash money. Its today's first "boots on the ground" story

 

#2- HONESTY and Latin Americans:

Some gringos and expats think those two things are mutually exclusive… but the question is... compared to which other cultures? Gringos, Europeans? Today we discuss the results of a large international “Honesty Test”. The results are surprising..

 

#3- How to use that great Latin American Craigslist site called “www.OLX.com” to buy and sell stuff in Latin America:

Wherever you happen to be on your “Plan B”… http://www.OLX.com is a site you must be aware of. Today we have some great tips as well as certain red flags that to keep an eye out for while using it.

 

#4- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

It's the new edition for 2020 (and beyond) including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.

EXPAT FILES - 02.16.20

Descriptions- EXPAT FILES SHOW #930 SUN, FEB 16 (02-16-2020):

JOHNNY’S EXPAT FILES WEBSITE PERMANENT NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!

My new website is www.ExpatPlanB.com. The old one www.theexpatfiles.com has been retired so from now on please use www.ExpatPlanB.com. 

#1- Tips when installing Solar Panels in Latin America:

How NOT to install solar panels! Don’t make these terrible flat roof mistakes!

 #2- Operating a brick and mortar business in Latin America:  What the locals won’t tell you!

 #3- Happiness Lost:

Can you guess the FOUR Latin American countries that just dropped 10% on the famous “Happiness Factor” scale?

Yes, the local folks in these four countries have been disillusioned lately and are feeling less friendly. Here’s why…

 

#4- Smuggling exotic and endangered animals:

There’s big money in animal smuggling and you’d be amazed at how the professionals do it these days. Not only is their main market not where you think, I bet you can’t guess which animals are the most trafficked and which species are in most demand  

You can’t avoid getting squeegeed cuz they’re on every busy corner

 

#6- Haters and fame:

Podcast fame always attracts armchair haters with fake facts, news sites. The fact is, you know you’re popular when you have haters. They come with the territory.

 

#5- Be sure to pick up my new and revised, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

It's the new edition for 2020 (and beyond) including the latest "Stem Cell" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com and click on the "Latin American Healthcare Report”.