The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

#1- FBI reports and the hoops you need to jump through to get residency in a Latin country 

#2 - Certain crimes and misdemeanors that will disqualify you from residency in a Latin American country:   

 

#3- The truth about El Salvador’s president Bukele:

How US mainstream media attacks on him have backfired and have helped to position him as an iconic hero to nearly all Latinos. He’s also made US politicians appear they really are- useless, feeble, corrupt and retarded.

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#5- 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

#1- Corruption at the local level:

 

#2- Who is and who isn't on the take?

 

#3- Americans who reject the idea of a "Plan B"

 

#4- Living a 1st world life in a 3rd world country: 

 

#5- Slashing your taxes legally, with an S.A. Corporation:

 

#6- Notes from an "open border" skeptic: 

#7- Our own 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:

 #8- 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

#1- Expat wannabee regrets:

More lame excuses for NOT getting the hell out of dodge

#2- Local Latino attitudes toward disabled people in Latin America:

#3- Cultural discrimination and “white” preference in Latin America:

 

#4- The Decameron hotel/resort update:

It ain’t such a good deal anymore! Things have changed since we revisited this topic 7 years ago! 

 

#5: Great news for new expat “Plan B” arrivals;

Expats consistently report that in Latin America they meet better, more interesting, more stimulating and creative new friends than they ever had back in the states.. 

#6- Our own 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:

 #8- 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

#1- A poll of the 20 smelliest countries in the world, and some reasons why they are so stinky:

Can you guess which Latin American countries are on that list?

#2- Macho men don’t floss:

 

#3- Personal hygiene in Latin America;

The good the bad and the ugly…

 

#4- TEN more things that grate on me:

#5: What is and what is not considered rude in America compared to Latin America:  

 

#6- A happy ending:

 

#7- Our own 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:

 

#8- 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

#1- The downsides for gringos paying very very cheap rent:

What’s cheap rent? Let say $100 to $250 a month…   

#2- The pros and cons of dating middle class Latinas (or Latinos) versus dating the poorer and wealther ones:  

 

#3- Latino public university graduates versus private university graduates:

There is a big difference...

 

#4- “Suicide” shower heads revisited:

What’s a gringo to do?

#5 Our own 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:

 

#6- 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

#1- Expat Insider seminar update:

Looks like its gonna launch in February 2024

 

#2- Some say you ain’t really speakin’ real Spanish till you can roll your R’s:

Can you roll your RRRR's?

 

#3- An amazing “boots on the ground” report from Guatemala:

A recent gringo expat opens up about his first 3 years living, working and playing in Guatemala    

 

#4- The “Gringo Advantage” can strike in the most unusual of situations… like in the weird situation we discuss today…

 

#5- A gringo "hit and run" story:

This could happen to you so pay attention. 

#6 Our own 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:

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#7- 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

#1- Mo money Mo problems:

How much dough do Gringos and Expats in Latin America really need to live a first world style of life?  

 

#2- DYK that ATM cash machine robberies are rampant in Latin America?

What you should know and watch out for…

 

#3- Have you noticed that having a Plan-B in Europe is now being heavily touted by most Expat rags and websites?

I’ve been to Europe many times and lived there a while. Here are the main reasons I don’t recommend it.

 

#4- When Latino/Gringo business partnerships go bad:

 

#5- Notes from the Ornery Gringo complaint department:

 

#6- Noise pollution in Latin America:

What if your Latino neighborhood is extremely noisy? Can you do anything about it?  

#7 Our own 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:

 

 

#8- 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

#1- Where are the big butt and obese “barbie” dolls?

Realism is supposed to be valued right? It’s been proven that no normal human can have the proportions of a standard barbie doll.

#2- Latinos and their switch to terrible modern diets:

 

#3- What you didn’t know about “Dick Pics” and Latinas:

Yes, Latinas get bombarded with them on those cupid dating sites… so then how do Latinas react to such crudeness?

 

#4- Fake Latino doctors and BBL surgery:

How to qualify the credentials of plastic surgeons in Latin America:    

 

#5- What to do when a Latino or Expat hits you up for a loan:

Tips on how to weasel out of it with diplomacy and panache

#6 Our own 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:

 

#8- 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

Descriptions- THE EXPAT FILES SHOW #1273 FRI, SEPT 08 (09-08-23)

 

#1- Don’t get scammed by a ‘Chapiadora”:

It’s a common green gringo trap- the fact that so many ‘starved for love” gringos fall for the first sexy Latina who pays them any mind. There’s actually a word for certain Latina ladies who go after gringos for their money (Chapiadoras).  

 

#2- Latinos are NOT color blind:  

 

#3- How fat folks are viewed in Latin America:

#4- Diplomatic tips for all of you Agnostic and/or Atheist gringos out there:

 

#5- How NOT to get scammed on those Cupid Dating sites:

Wow to give yourself a fighting chance of meeting a real live normal person

#6- Are Latinas really more affectionate than 1st world ladies?

Or is it just a wild rumor?              

#7 Our own 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:

 

#8- 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

#1- Tips from a retired air marshal about terrorism in the 1st world versus the 3rd world: 

 

#2- What’s with the increase in TSA- like shakedowns at popular tourist sites worldwide?  

 

#3- Another ubiquitous Latin American “road hazard” explained:

 

#4- Why I will never step foot back in Chicago:

 

#5- 63 more reasons to get out of dodge while you still can:  

 

#6- A top water filter brand gets sued after caught lying about the effectiveness of their product:             

 

#7 Our own 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: