Episode Summary
In this episode, Johnny Mueller discusses a range of topics related to expat life and cultural adaptation in Latin America. He begins by addressing an email from Lenny, a long-term resident of El Salvador, who shares his frustrations with cultural habits, particularly in the kitchen, and the concept of 'sin virguezza' (no shame), which refers to the tendency of Latinos to be unreliable and not take responsibility for their actions. Johnny acknowledges the cultural norms and humorously suggests that hiring a cleaning lady could help avoid such issues. He also comments on the 'manana time' culture, where people are often late or unreliable, and how even professionals who have lived in the first world revert to this behavior when returning to Latin America.
In another segment, Johnny discusses the lack of professionalism among service workers in Latin America, the use of the phrase 'sin virgwanza' (which means 'no shame'), and the cultural norms around tipping and interactions with service staff. He shares a personal anecdote about a birthday party where he was questioned by Latinas about why gringos come to Latin America for love, and he turns the question back on them by asking why Latinas prefer gringo partners.
The conversation also touches on stereotypes about gringos in Latin America, particularly the idea that they are only interested in having casual sex with Latinas. However, the discussion reveals that these stereotypes are not universally true. The women in the conversation share stories of gringos who take responsibility for their actions, such as supporting children they father, financially helping ex-partners, and even giving them gifts or cars when relationships end. These examples challenge the stereotype that gringos are only interested in casual sex and instead highlight a more nuanced and sometimes generous side of gringo behavior.
Johnny also addresses a letter from Clara in Louisiana, who is moving to Panama and is concerned about the lag in therapy culture in Latin America compared to the United States. Clara notes the high prevalence of therapy and psychiatric treatment among American youth and questions whether this is a positive trend or a sign of deeper societal issues. Johnny reflects on the generational differences in dealing with mental health, comparing the past with the present, and questions whether the current generation's issues stem from parental influence or educational systems.
Finally, Johnny discusses the growing prevalence of autism in Latin America, attributing it to factors like fast food consumption and the influence of the U.S. therapy culture. He highlights the economic challenges faced by Latin American families, noting that while therapy is becoming more common in schools, it's often inaccessible due to cost. Johnny also touches on the lack of government support for special needs education, leading to reliance on family care. He concludes by expressing concern over the rising rates of autism in the region, suggesting a lag time of about 10 years behind the U.S. trend.
Episode Notes
Johnny Mueller unpacks the cultural and practical challenges of living in Latin America, from the 'no shame' attitude to the differences in how relationships end between gringos and Latinos. He also touches on the growing prevalence of autism and the state of mental health care in the region. A must-listen for expats and anyone interested in understanding the cultural dynamics of Latin America.
For more episodes, seminar information, resources, and the full archive, visit ExpatPlanB.com.
Keep exploring
Related guides: Healthcare in Latin America · Cost of Living in Latin America · Residency in Latin America · Renting and Buying Property
Search the full episode archiveBrowse practical guidesExplore the Expat Insider SeminarAsk about a consultation
Topics
Cultural adaptation for expats, Cultural habits in Latin America, Reliability and time management in Latin American culture, The concept of 'sin virguezza' (no shame), The role of cleaning services in expat life, Cultural norms in Latin America, Workplace practices and professionalism, Language and slang, Tipping culture, Cultural exchange and relationships, Personal anecdotes and storytelling, Stereotypes about gringos in Latin America
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening 00:00:32 Email from Lenny in El Salvador 00:01:02 Cultural Kitchen Habits 00:02:54 The Concept of 'Sin Virguezza' 00:03:20 Reliability and Time Management in Latin America 00:04:23 Humorous Commentary on Unreliability 00:06:02 Observation on Worker Tools and Professionalism 00:06:33 The AC Guy's Three-Day Fix 00:07:13 No Shame in the Culture 00:08:05 The Phrase 'Sin Virgwanza' 00:08:59 English Music in Higher-End Stores 00:09:36 Gas Pumping and Gender Roles 00:11:12 The Question About Gringos and Love 00:12:07 Stereotypes About Gringos in Latin America 00:12:35 Challenging the Stereotype of Gringos 00:13:43 Gringo Responsibility and Support for Ex-Partners 00:13:56 Comparison Between Gringo and Latino Behavior 00:15:55 Gringo Kindness and Generosity 00:18:02 Gringo Breakup Support vs. Latino Cultural Norms 00:19:33 Therapy Culture in the U.S. and Its Lag in Latin America 00:24:06 Economic Barriers to Therapy in Latin America 00:24:36 Adoption of U.S. Therapy Curriculum in Latin America 00:25:34 Rising Autism Cases in Latin America 00:27:00 Lag Time in Autism Trends Between the U.S. and Latin America
Transcript
Automatically transcribed from the original recording; names and wording may contain errors.
[00:00] South of the border down Mexico way That's where I fell in love when the stars above came up to play and now I wonder Hello there all you ex-pad wannabes. I'm Johnny Mueller and you're listening to the expat files living in Latin America The show that tells you just what it's like to live work play and or retire down here in Latin America It's a mix of the good the bad the ugly and the great and it's all right here. So let's get started Let's take an email from Lenny who's been living in El Salvador for three and a half years now. He says Johnny there are lots of things you have to get used to when you move down to Latin America I understand that the thing is not to get too obsessed or upset about things
[00:48] You just can't change because believe me Johnny if you think you're gonna change the Latino culture You're just gonna be banging your head against the wall And I'm sure you've known this for years. You're just never gonna change the cultural habits Latinos and Latinos have Lenny says a little but pertinent example would be The cultural kitchen habits of my Latina girlfriend soon to be wife the beautiful and sexy Veronica He says she's the perfect slash wife girlfriend in many ways Except there are certain things about her that bug me little things, but still they bug me for example She's completely tolerant of cockroaches in the house. Those things drive me nuts and I go to war when I see one Whereas she'll be in the kitchen cooking and there'll be one right on the wall looking at her
[01:34] She'll just wave it away and go back to what she was doing. Not me I'm gonna spend the next 10 minutes hunting that thing down to the darkest corners of the kitchen You know, those things are fast. So you got to be quick and on your toes, too The bigger problem though is that it's the habits of my Latina girlfriend that makes the place Mostly the kitchen welcoming to kookaraches and other disgusting critters. You see she's got that bad habit I see in almost every Latino kitchen. They let the dishes pile up in the sink They let them sit there and sometimes overnight Johnny I can't tell you how many little fights we've gotten into over it But it seems to hold true with every Latin American kitchen. I walk into there's almost always dirty dishes piled in the sink Well, needless to say Johnny I've made it a rule in my house that when you eat you do the dishes immediately afterward
[02:21] I'll give her that look and the eyeballs will roll but still it seems for my girlfriend. It's a tough rule to follow that's why I end up doing the dishes much more frequently than she does and I just bet if I wasn't around if I Wasn't in the picture anymore. The dishes would pile right back up in the sink again Now I know this might sound like a stupid petty thing But it brings me to another sticky cultural point that certainly bugs me and many other gringo buddies I know but it can't be changed. So you have to overlook it or it'll just drive you nuts It's a little Spanish saying called sin Virgoenza sin S-I-N Virgoenza V-E-R-G-U-E-N-Z-A It means basically in English having no shame Johnny. He says one of the hard lessons
[03:08] I've learned living in El Salvador for three and a half years now is that Latinos are comfortable being unreliable Let me repeat that Latinos are comfortable in being unreliable I've discovered that even Latino professionals who've trained in the first world gone to first world universities Even some of the big prestigious universities in the states if and when they return to El Salvador or I suppose wherever their Latin American country home is they revert to the manana time lifestyle once again Sin V-E-R-G-U-E-N-Z-A having no shame about it Even though they've had years to experience the first world lifestyle how everyone's on time even early They'll go back home and slip back into the manana time
[03:53] Lifestyle like a glove for example Johnny you to talk about how Latino repairmen will routinely do a half-assed job Just enough to get by I've seen it too countless times And if you remark on the fact that they're doing a half-assed job you sit down and tell them to their face they'll say they're sorry and shrug, but Sin V-E-R-G-U-E-N-Z-A with no shame or remorse. I Repeat Johnny Latinos are comfortable being unreliable All right. All right me Johnny just chiming in for a second. That'd be a cool t-shirt, huh? Comfortably unreliable. I bet a lot of first-world wives would buy it for their husband Oh, and by the way another comment I think Lenny does not have a cleaning lady or he wouldn't be bitching about the dishes in the sink
[04:39] So Lenny am I right or are you just a tech on you to Kanyo meaning cheapskate? No offense But come on Lenny a cleaning ladies like 15 to maybe 20 bucks a day. Hmm Man, I'm telling you that's the most surefire way to have perfect harmony around the house getting a cleaning lady Anyway, Lenny goes on to say he says I quickly got used to the fact that manana time exists in all levels of society You've been warning us about that on your show for years now Which ties into that phrase sin virgwanza because someone will arrive very late on the job or even not arrive at all and come the next Day, I've noticed that most often they'll arrive at your door all raring to go smile on their face sin virgwanza No shame that they were supposed to be here Yesterday you've heard the saying past performance is no indication of future results. Well, I beg to differ
[05:31] Yes, Johnny. I've noticed even when Latinos are days late for a job or appointment They're super cheery once they're on the job whether they're doing a good bad or mediocre job. They're super cheery I remember Johnny you spoke about your cleaning lady singing on the job and your dentist singing and Dancing on the job. I've experienced the same thing. In fact, it's amazing to see how happy Latinos are doing Super boring unfulfilling jobs boy. I wish I had that spirit in me Oh and another observation workers will arrive with a very limited assortment of tools and use the wrong tool Instead of buying the right one that's giving a crude or rough result again sin virgwanza
[06:16] No shame or embarrassment when you point it out, which begs the question should you point it out at all? Because most of the time it won't do any good. In fact, just last month I had an air conditioner leak and it was dripping water down my wall Guess what Johnny the AC guy had to come back three different times Three different days first time he took it off and reinstalled it crooked on the wall Second time the fan was rubbing against something making a loud noise He finally got it right on the third day Now if you were an air conditioning tech and had to come back three times to fix a stinking air conditioner Would you be embarrassed? Would you be red-faced damn right?
[07:02] Not here in El Salvador. Nope on the third try when he finally got it right. He was pleased his punch Smiling and happy job. Well done. That's what he thought anyway. Yep sin virgwanza No shame or embarrassment involved Anyhow, keep the show is coming Johnny. I haven't missed one in four years Signed Lenny live in the good life in El Salvador. All right, Lenny. Thanks for that But really Lenny do yourself a favor get yourself a cleaning lady at least twice a week. Oh But Lenny you did touch on a nerve there Lenny. I gotta tell you I hear that term sin virgwanza all the time, too In fact, my girlfriend uses it every time she she's a truck driver or motorcyclist pull over and take a pee on the side Of the road. She'll say oh sin virgwanza. No shame
[07:49] You know a lot of crude Latinos driving junks and truck drivers, too They'll just pull right over and pee right into the wheel. Well of their own vehicle Now they could have been stealthy about it and walked 10 or 15 feet into the brush, but no sin virgwanza No shame. So remember that phrase because if you come down here to Latin America, you'll hear it a lot sin virgwanza By the way, once again speaking of singing on the job I was at a big supermarket maybe a week ago and down here, you notice you don't bag your own things They usually have bagger boys who I've been told sometimes don't get paid at all. They just work for tips So remember that when you get down here tip them. Anyway, just a few days ago I was in a big Super Mercado and my bagger boy broke into a song
[08:36] Now normally, you know those big stores have background music going. Oh, and by the way the higher end the store You know like a Costco or price mart where you have to buy a membership Which sort of cuts out the really low-end riffraff Anyway, the more higher end the clientele at the store the more likely you're gonna hear English background music Not necessarily good English background music, but it's just another good example of the gringo wannabe thing So you're going to a regular supermarket where common middle-class people go you're not gonna hear any English background music No boring shit by Celine Dion Whitney Houston the Bee Gees or Cher Instead the music will be exclusively in Spanish
[09:22] Anyway, the other day when my bagger boy was loading up my items and he broke into a song Well the chorus anyway, and he hit the right notes too. Well, he deserved more than the usual tip So I made it worth his while. Oh and by the way in all my years down here in Latin America I've yet to see a self-serve gas station. They always have assistance pumping your gas Oh, and I've noticed just recently they're hiring ladies to pump your gas You know before maybe a year or so ago. I never would see that Pumping gas was considered a man's job a macho job, but not so these days and lately I've been tipping them, too Why not for example if I put 40 bucks in the gas tank I'll tip my buck by the way I have noticed it's rare for a Latino filling up to tip the guy who's pumping the gas and They don't much tip the bagger boys either, but why not you should see the looks on their faces. It makes their day
[10:13] Alright moving on. I know you guys and gals out there like to hear boots on the ground stories, especially When they've got a little twist or a little shocker ending Well, here's a little story that happened to me just last Sunday I went to a little birthday party out in the boonies out in the compo sort of a little homestead farm once again I'd say there are probably 25 people there I was the only gringo in the police and soon enough I found myself sitting in the living room with about five Latinas ages, maybe 15 to 40 and since they had me sort of alone and surrounded They started peppering me with questions. The thing is I didn't really know these people I was there on behest of my girlfriend. It was at her mother's house
[10:59] So the ladies in the room were all friends or relatives of hers. Anyway, they started asking me questions about the gringo life One of them a college student asked me a question that took me off guard. She said What is it about us Latinas that you gringos like so much? She said what brings so many of you down here looking for love? And how many of you really find it after all there are so many beautiful sexy wonderful gringa girls living up in the United States Why would you leave all that to come down here? Aren't you taking a big chance considering most of you don't speak Spanish? Well, you know what? I wasn't quite ready for that question. So I turned the tables on her I said look first you tell me why you Latinas like us gringos so much and
[11:47] Then I'll oblige. So tell me why is it that almost every Latina? I've ever spoken to says she would much prefer gringo an American boyfriend or husband to a Latino one I figured that question should take the heat off me. Anyway, they all wanted to chime in on that one and one of the more talkative ones also a University student she said there are lots of stereotypes about gringos going around and they're not all good and For a long time when I was growing up. She said we were warned by our older sisters and mothers that gringos Visiting Latin America. We're basically just looking to have quick and easy sex with a Latina and go back home The vacation fling love them and leave them our mothers and sisters warned us about that
[12:35] However, there is a flaw in that stereotype that most of us Latinas figure out once we start talking to each other about it Turns out she said none of us really know any gringos not personally So we're just operating on hearsay Though most of us have a friend or a relative who has had a gringo boyfriend at one time or another And almost every story that comes back to us is more complicated than the simple idea that you guys are just coming down for sec Although she said and the rest of the ladies agreed if you sign up for one of those Cupid dating sites You get all kinds of gross sexual propositions from both Latinos and gringos Leading us ladies into thinking that sex is your number one priority That's the impression you get from the dating sites, but it is much more complicated than that
[13:24] For example, she said the fact is almost all of us have heard stories from our own family and friends about a gringo For example, who got us Latina girlfriend pregnant and they didn't stay together They broke up for whatever reason, but guess what the gringo guy took responsibility and supported the kid Even gave the kid his name on the birth certificate in other words one of the big stereotypes we've found that is true about gringos is that they take responsibility and Won't abandon a girl if he gets her pregnant, which is pretty unusual considering Very few Latino guys accept that kind of responsibility. That's what we're used to she said and it's sad So she said that's one big stereotype in your favor. You don't abandon your responsibilities By the way, three of the six girls in that room had exactly that experience
[14:12] They got pregnant by their Latino boyfriend. He either abandoned them or offers no financial support at all That's when another lady chimed in she said another positive stereotype We have about gringos if they have a Latino girlfriend for a while and they break up with her for whatever reason Even if it's cheating on one side or the other the gringo guy will almost always make sure the girl isn't left high and dry Financially, for example, she said one of her cousins was going with a gringo guy for a half year or so They broke up and it wasn't a smooth breakup yet. He paid for her final year of University Then the other college girl chimed in she said she knows of a girl at school who broke up with her gringo boyfriend They broke up. He went back to the states and he paid for a year's rent
[14:59] Just so she wouldn't be left high and dry and destitute now that reminded me of a gringo friend of mine Who's been living in the Dominican Republic the DR for I'd say five years or so He met and fell in love with a girl who was working as a cashier in Costco. That'd be price smart down here For the last couple of years. They've been living together But as it turns out, he wasn't very attentive. He went back and forth to the states a lot Didn't put a lot of time into the relationship He told me it was pretty much his fault But she ended up having an affair with the manager of Costco the price mark. She was working it Well, he found out about it by hook and crook through messages on her phone and such Well, he ended up dumping her and moving out But he didn't want to leave her high and dry because she was a real nice girl
[15:45] Except for the fact that she cheated on him. Then again, he says it was probably mostly his fault Anyway, he ended up paying a head for a year's lease on the apartment So when I hear those kinds of stories, I can attest to the fact that gringos When things are going bad in their relationship and they have a breakup even a messy breakup They'll try not to leave the girl high and dry or as Latino guys man forget about it when they're gone They're gone But that's not the only story of gringo kindness or you might say gringo Benevolence that I've heard a gringo friend of mine in Guatemala was living with a latino for five years She was beautiful smart sexy and all that except she was pretty much had died in the wool Socialist having gone to the state school
[16:30] She was brainwashed by the Marxist teachers there and had all that socialist Marxist propaganda drummed into her head That's the state school University of San Carlos in Guatemala City Beware of students who graduate with liberal arts degrees from USC science degrees. Okay liberal arts forget about it Anyway, my gringle buddy being the libertarian that he is tried his best to flip her socialist beliefs But he just couldn't do it. So in the end, it just got to be too much for him and he dumped her But he told me he also ended up giving her $10,000 in cash as a sort of parting gift because he didn't want to see her flounder now remember they weren't married They had no kids. They were living together for five years But he wasn't really obligated to do any of that just thought it was the right thing to do
[17:17] He used to say beauty may be skin deep, but socialism is to the bone now I'm not saying all gringos living down here in Latin America are gonna break up with their girlfriends and give them ten grand in a Car I'm just saying I was a personal witness In fact, I know of a couple of different gringos This is in Guatemala again who broke up with their girlfriends and gave her a car No, not a beamer or a Range Rover a serviceable car I also know of a gringo in Guatemala who was going with a beautiful young Latina girl who was pretty much a physical tourista That means a gym rat, you know hit the gym every day gym rats are called physical touristas in espanol Anyway, eventually they were on the outs and broke up and he paid for a year at her high-end gym and for a year of her studies at the university So the stereotype is and it's real that gringo boyfriends if the relationship crashes and burns
[18:08] Will not leave you high and dry They'll give you some kind of a parting gift to smooth the breakup to smooth the transition Even if they're not the ones at fault for the breakup now I'm not gonna go into too much detail about myself and my relationships except to say every single relationship I've been in down here in Latin America with a Latina When there has been a breakup and there have been a few none of them walked away empty-handed That said in general Considering the vast majority of Latinos who break up with their girlfriends are gone without a trace Providing no support whatsoever and there's usually kids involved on the other hand You've got us gringos who've moved down here if we've been in a relationship and break up in many cases We do far too much to balance the scales
[18:54] Maybe it's because of guilt who knows and when there's kids we almost always take responsibility and provide support I could list countless cases to that effect So anyway last Sunday out in the boonies sitting in the living room with five very talkative Latinas or maybe it was six It was interesting to hear the stereotypes they have about us and it was interesting to hear that at a very young age They're told by their mothers and older sisters to look out for visiting gringos. Yep beware They've got one thing on their minds quick and easy sex with a willing Latina Now whether that's true or not. The whole theme is a lot more complicated than that Still all the other gringo stereotypes weigh heavily in our favor whether they're true or not
[19:39] Yep, that gringo advantage is unfair as it is rides again Alright, speaking of women and men and the complications of relationships comes this email from Clara in Louisiana she says Johnny. I'm hoping to move down to Panama next year I've been to Mexico a couple of times the resort areas It's not for me been to Panama three times looks great looks wonderful The thing I'd like to know Johnny about Latin America in general though a topic I can't seem to find out much about on the internet has to do with a certain aspect of Latin American lag time culture I'm concerned when certain things are a fad or a big deal up in the United States It takes some time for them to get to Latin America What I'm wondering about is the lag time in regards to therapy culture
[20:26] She says I was a high school teacher for 20 years in Louisiana, and I just couldn't take it anymore. So I retired early Part of the reason is that I'm seeing the United States is now a therapy culture Especially for young women high school age girls even grade school girls. It's insane She said at one of our teachers meetings They were passing around a study which showed that 32 percent of all 12 to 17 year olds in America Have either had therapy Have been on psychotropic medication Or had some kind of psychiatric intervention or treatment in 2023 That's 32 percent of all 12 to 17 year olds in a single year receiving some kind of therapy or psychiatric treatment
[21:16] So I guess that must mean one out of three American high school girls are psychologically imbalanced Which is insane yet. I was talking to a bunch of school counselors about that statistic and they were like, oh Well, that's great. That's amazing. Isn't it? They're all getting treated. They're all getting help Meanwhile, i'm thinking that's pretty bleak Thinking it's a good thing that all those girls are in therapy That's why I say young girls are living in a therapy culture They think it's a good thing that if you don't have a personal psychologist or psychiatrist, you're missing out She says all you have to do is scroll through instagram and you'll see it's all about young girls talking about their traumas
[22:01] Just go on tiktok. There are hundreds of therapists advising young girls how to handle their trauma self-esteem issues bullying, etc She says johnny there is a reprint of an article going around from psychology today saying that 72% of gen z females say that mental illness is an important part of their identity What the To me that's just tragic when I was a young girl before iphones and social media. I had my days I had my traumas and dealt with them She says I remember when a pimple on your face could send you into a deep depression You'd make any excuse to your mom to stay home from school But I survived that all my girlfriends do without us ever having gone into therapy Yes, johnny. All of us young girls had our tragedies
[22:50] Moments when we secretly cry, but then again, I can't really blame today's young girls Kids as young as nine are addicted to porn Girls as young as 13 are using fake ids to post explicit content on only fans And a third of those girls selling nudes on twitter are under the age of 18 Those are the stats you can look them up The question is was it their idiot gen x and y parents or idiot boomer grandparents? That caused them to be so insecure and screwed up Or did the woke u.s educational system erode their brains? She says parents are weirdly too protective and not protective enough They coddle their kids and don't put up boundaries and at the same time
[23:35] They won't let their 12 year old daughter walk from the back door to the garage God forbid they could get kidnapped So parents over protect them from physical injury, but don't protect them at all From online garbage and only fans porno and fake online schemers So johnny, my question is what are you seeing with the young girls down there in latin america? What's the lag time on this insane therapy culture? That's pervasive in the us Hmm claire good question Well, i'm happy to report because latin americans make so little dough three to four hundred bucks a month There are just no extra sentavos pesos or doubloons To spend on useless therapy for their kids Fact is i've asked quite a few parents and kids too if they've ever been to a psychiatrist or therapist and i'll tell you
[24:26] unequivocally No However laws are being passed throughout latin america forcing every school To have a full-time child psychologist So universities are quickly grinding them out and guess what curriculum they use the same one as child psychologists up in the states Translated to spanish, of course So that means teachers here in latin america are free to send their so-called troublemaking students Window gazers kids who have been bullied kids supposedly with add they get shuffled over to the school Psychologists so the schools the kade through 12 schools. Anyway are taking that first big step toward therapy culture So unfortunately the seeds have been planted But there's even a more disturbing trend i'm seeing more and more autistic kids every day
[25:17] In fact just a couple of days ago. I visited a gringle friend who lives in a residential tower An upscale place he's the only gringle living in the tower. He told me there's 22 apartments Most of them young upscale couples with kids k through 12 kids going to private school because their parents have the money Well, I was shocked when he told me that three of the young kids living in the residential tower were full-blown autism cases Kids, you know with the typical symptoms They run forward on the balls of their feet go around in circles screaming No eye contact terrible concentration and I thought man i've been down here 30 plus years now in the first 25 years I never saw a single kid with autism Nor did I ever hear a latino bring up the word autism It's as if it didn't even exist in their vocabulary till just a couple years ago
[26:05] So anyway to me, it's a very disturbing development, man Is it something in the food the air the water or all of the above? Oh and down here just like up in the states You don't keep an autistic kid in a regular classroom He's got to go to school because it's the law, but it can't be a regular classroom So then what well, you know down here in latin america, there are special schools like that But they're private and expensive and latino governments don't have schools for special kids So bottom line down here if you have an autistic kid You better have extra dough to send them to a special school If not, if you don't have the dough, you know who ends up taking care of that kid grandma or great grandma Someone in the extended family. Yep. The law says they're supposed to go to school. All right, but what happens if they're completely out of control
[26:53] Obviously, this is the third world. So enforcement is not strict The sad thing though is autism which is an epidemic up in the states Is just now rearing its ugly head here in latin america with a lag time of about i'd say around 10 years It seems to be tracking the huge rise in fast food and junk food consumption Which should be no surprise to anyone listening to this show Seems like the only saving grace is that some people on the autistic spectrum End up being creative super nerds like yilan musk So hopefully some of the kids on the spectrum will excel when they become adults one can only hope that i'm not holding my breath You've been listening to the expat files living in latin america If you need some help with your own plan b we can schedule a one-on-one phone or skype consult
[27:42] Just send me an email the expat files at gmail.com And if you want to get on the waiting list for my next week-long expat insider seminar in central america Where you're guaranteed to get a two to five year head start on your plan b send me an email the expat files at gmail.com No spamos