There are a shrinking number of benefits these days to having an American passport and, although European passports are much better, they too can provide some unpleasant side effects in certain hostile countries. Sometimes, these passports require extra taxes Americans, Canadians, Albanians, Mexicans and Australians all get the privilege of paying the “reciprocity ... Read More
If you are interested in learning more about Chilean culture, and can understand Spanish, you should check out the famous television series that ran for years during the 1980s and 1990s. It is called Al sur del mundo and all of the many dozens of episodes (around 50 mins. each) are available on ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Letters from listeners, Galt’s Gulch Chile claims, news in Chile Radio Show Description Overview: Some interesting stats from the USA and Chile, news in CHile, more questionable claim from GGC, responses to letters from listeners, slang words, books and blog. Segment 1: Frank talk about questionable, exaggerated or false claims ... Read More
North Americans and Europeans stand out in Chile for a number of reasons. One of the most prominent reasons is the way they dress. Americans tend to be particularly sloppy, according to Chilean standards, wearing sweat pants (for instance) outside of the gymnasium. They also go out with wrinkled clothing and wear notably ... Read More
Radio Show Topic News headlines in Chile, responses to listeners and comments on Galt’s Gulch Chile Radio Show Description Overview: newsy topics in Chile, responses to listener comments, critique of Galt’s Gulch public remarks. Segment 1: News items: communist Camila Vallejo car accident, Chilena Gisela Cárcamo Syrian terrorist, bills on adoption and upping ... Read More
The income “gap” between rich and poor matters little, as well as the commonly used statistic to measure it called the Gini coefficient (Spanish version). Imagine a simple graph where the X-axis represents time in years and the Y-axis represents real personal income (one could also use wealth instead). With a blue line one can trace ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Chile’s internal events and its basket case neighbors Radio Show Description Overview: Topics of the day, blog, books, email address, registro civil strike, IMF, romance, Ecuador and more. Segment 1: Slangs, demand for consulting services, free stuff and low cost stuff, VIP service, Chile a great place: many are interested! Segment 2: ... Read More
Chilean Spanish is tough, and not for the faint of heart. One of the most difficult aspects is trying to master or just get the hang of even one-fifth of the slang words and phrases used in Chile, most of which are not used anywhere else. Look at pages 2 through 4 in ... Read More
I do not care if Cuenca, Ecuador has “eternal spring” and cheap rent (US$600 to US$800 for a 1,200 sq. ft. apartment, US$120,000 to buy and “own” it), it is simply not worth living in a Marxist-infiltrated society with horrendous economic policies. Nevertheless, about 7,000 of the 505,585 inhabitants of Ecuador’s third city ... Read More
