The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America episodes:

• 05.06.2024

  The Expat Files 5.5.24

  #1- Yes, Latin American “lag time“ still abides:   #2- In Latin America more money and more class means fewer tattoos:   #3- What you should know about discrimination in Latin America:    #4- North American racism -vs- Latin American racism: There are some very big differences...

  
• 05.03.2024

  The Expat Files 5.3.24

  #1-Bank and credit card fraud in Latin America:  #2- Tips on what Latin American Bank(s) gringos and expats should use and ones to avoid:    #3- Prenuptial agreements in Latin America: Do you need one and do they even exist? #4- Revenge of the nerds Latin style:  #5-...

  
• 04.29.2024

  The Expat Files 4.28.24

  #1-Crooked Latino lawyers:    #2- Latino’s are not naturally curious: They understand tourism but don’t understand at all why gringos abandon the ‘American dream”.        #3- More lies about Mexico: #4- A word about droughts and water supply problems:   #5- Latino professionals and their annoying...

  
• 04.26.2024

  The Expat Files 4.26.24

  #1- Why Latina ladies claim most Latino MALES never mature beyond adolescence:  #2- The 3 most common trials and tribulations of Backpackers and low rent tourists: #3- Avoiding bad hotels and Air B&B’s:   #4- How ultra-wealthy gringos in Latin America comport themselves: Hint: they...

  
• 04.22.2024

  The Expat Files 4.21.24

  #1- Why do so may illegal aliens relocate in Chicago?    #2- How Gringos stereotype Latinos: Before moving to Latin America I used to think Latinos from all 20 Latin countries were basically like the Mexicans I knew in Chicago… boy was I...

  
• 04.19.2024

  The Expat Files 4.19.24

  #1- Business startups in Latin America versus business startups in the USA: What are the actual success and failure rates?   #2- Gringos doing Business in Latin America: What Gringos and Expats with a new business in mind need to know before they pull...

  
• 04.15.2024

  The Expat Files 4.14.24

  #1- Bad guys and thugs in Latin America: Should we be afraid?   #2- Gringos /Expats and dengue fever, zika and malaria; How susceptible are gringos and expats to that stuff?   #3- Montezuma’s revenge revisited:  #4- Cryptocurrency rules and regs in Latin America:  #5- Property taxes in...

  
• 04.12.2024

  The Expat Files 4.12.24

  #1- You should avoid owning the following dog breeds in Latin America:    #2- Too bad the residential tower sign says “no dogs allowed." Don’t fret, this is Latin America where the rules are rarely enforced. #3- “Manana time” and its unintended consequenses: #4- Latino...

  
• 04.08.2024

  The Expat Files 4.7.24

  #1- Latin grocery store etiquette for gringos:  #2- Some facts about backpackers you need to know:  #3- Why I never ever eat shrimp:  #4- The original Dave #1 chimes in on bad dogs and Holistic Doctors in Latin America:   #5- Espresso enema anyone? Everything you...

  
• 04.05.2024

  The Expat Files 4.5.24

  #1- Latinos chime in on why we are so lucky to be gringos:    #2- Meanwhile, more and more gringo wannnabe Latinos resent the  gringo advantage and the increased presence of gringos: #3- A word about Latino showoffs and posers:  #4- An educated Latino in...

  
• 04.01.2024

  The Expat Files 3.31.24

  #1-Romantic culture clashes gringos need to be aware of: #2- What you didn’t know about water wells, cisterns and pumps:   #3- There are newly discovered health reasons why its not a good idea to get yourself tattooed:   #4- Can you drive a stick...

  
• 03.29.2024

  The Expat Files 3.29.24

  #1- A Latin American Easter Party gone bad: Today’s first boots on the ground story…   #2- Dog training tips for gringos and expats in Latin America: You will really appreciate and want to hear these…      #3- The secrets of the Latino rich and...

  
• 03.25.2024

  The Expat Files 3.24.24

  #1- Latin American construction techniques explained: Remember, Latino construction techniques are very different than what you are used to… so, if you’re wondering the best and easiest ways to fasten things to concrete block and/or brick walls you need to hear...

  
• 03.22.2024

  The Expat Files 3.22.24

  #1- On the ground Latin American Seminar report: Boots on the ground stories…   #2- The "deported" illegal alien “call center” connection:   #3- What happens when gringo “wannabees” and their wives (or husbands) are NOT ON THE SAME PAGE:   #4- The Expat - Bitcoin connection:   #5-...

  
• 03.08.2024

  The Expat Files 3.8.24

  #1-Divorce “Latin Style” revisited: Preneptuals and property settlements…       #2- Quince anos parties are mandatory: There’s terrific competition with parties when a Latin turns 15. In reality those parties are just a show for friends and neighbors. BTW- if a Latina girl is...

  
• 03.04.2024

  The Expat Files 3.3.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 03.01.2024

  The Expat Files 3.1.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 02.26.2024

  The Expat Files 2.25.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 02.23.2024

  The Expat Files 2.23.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 02.16.2024

  The Expat Files 2.16.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 02.12.2024

  The Expat Files 2.11.24

  #1- JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR IS A GO: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or...

  
• 02.09.2024

  The Expat Files 2.9.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.  For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 02.05.2024

  The Expat Files 2.4.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 02.02.2024

  The Expat Files 2.2.24

  #1- You will hear the word “Moreno” thrown around all the time when in Latin America: Here’s what you need to know about Latinos whose have the skin color known as “Moreno” (or for ladies, “Morena”). #2- Latinos and their prejudices:   #3- How...

  
• 01.29.2024

  The Expat Files 1.28.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 01.26.2024

  The Expat Files 1.26.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 01.23.2024

  The Expat Files 1.21.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 01.19.2024

  The Expat Files 1.19.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it in your...

  
• 01.15.2024

  The Expat Files 1.14.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 01.12.2024

  The Expat Files 1.12.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it in your...

  
• 01.08.2024

  The Expat Files 1.07.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 01.05.2024

  The Expat Files 1.05.24

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it in your...

  
• 01.02.2024

  The Expat Files 12.31.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 12.29.2023

  The Expat Files 12.29.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it in your...

  
• 12.26.2023

  The Expat Files 12.24.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 12.19.2023

  The Expat Files 12.17.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 12.15.2023

  The Expat Files 12.15.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it in your...

  
• 12.11.2023

  The Expat Files 12.10.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link or click on the link below or paste it...

  
• 12.08.2023

  The Expat Files 12.08.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR: It will take place on Friday, March 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024. For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link. #2- Expat Gringas and their Horses: #3- Finding unwanted critters in...

  
• 12.04.2023

  The Expat Files 12.03.23

  #1- ANNOUNCING JOHNNY’S MARCH 2024 "EXPAT INSIDER" SEMINAR: For seminar details and sign-up info go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link.   #2- Why you need skylights in your Latin American home if you don't like living in constant mold and dank humidity: Today...

  
• 12.01.2023

  The Expat Files 12.1.23

  #1- Upcoming March 2024 “Expat Insider Seminar” details:  #2- Where Latin America’s worst traffic and most terrible drivers live:  #3- What you need to know about commuting to work in Latin America:  #4 - Vehicular savagery at its worst :  #5- Latin American and 3rd world...

  
• 11.27.2023

  The Expat Files 11.26.23

  #1- What to do if your FBI report isn’t clean: Do you need a completely clean one to apply for residency? #2- Reading books for leisure and the backpacker connection: #3 - More on Gringos and Gringas who go native: #4- When woke people eat...

  
• 11.24.2023

  The Expat Files 11.24.23

  #1- Getting sued in Latin America: DYK that in the states the average America gets sued 7 times in his life time? #2- Expats with a Plan B should think twice about keeping a house or rental property in the states: #3 - Rummage and estate...

  
• 11.20.2023

  The Expat Files 11.19.23

  #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...

  
• 11.17.2023

  The Expat Files 11.17.23

  #1- A thousand more reasons to get the hell out of Dodge:  #2- Shoplifting in Latin America:  #3 - There's an odd gringo spotting 6th sense you may experience while travelling in Latin America:   #4- Why so few gringos take my advice: They always ask for...

  
• 11.14.2023

  The Expat Files 11.12.23

  #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...

  
• 11.10.2023

  The Expat Files 11.10.23

  #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...

  
• 11.06.2023

  The Expat Files 11.05.23

  #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...

  
• 11.03.2023

  The Expat Files 11.03.23

  #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...

  
• 10.30.2023

  The Expat Files 10.29.23

  #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...