What’s a repat to do during lockdown? Or an expat, or anybody for that matter? Here are some idea.
Tag: america
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Trump
Explaining how I divested from any emotional attachment to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Is Your Home State Safer than Peru?
Comparing crime data on Missouri to Peru, along with all the other U.S., Latin America, Europe and more. Select states sorted by murder rate.
When Readers Attack! ‘All Yall Know to Do is Judge and be Racist’
I take to task a poorly educated reader who mischaracterizes several aspects of American culture in a futile attempt to defend Colombian food.
The POTUS Creates a Work of Art
On the best image to come out of the Trump presidency: the banquet for college football champions Clemson Tigers.
‘Latino’ is Not a Race
Explaining my typical gringo transformation from seeing “Latino” as a race, which it’s not, to a culture. Inspired by a poem by Noel Quiñones.
TIA: Free Hugs for Hipsters
Anecdote from a hipster bar in St. Louis and the “blue bubble” which are a bit of culture shock for an expat on a visit home from Latin America.
TIA: ‘US Bank Needs to Get Their Sh*t Together’
Anecdote from a bank in suburban St. Louis illustrating a bit of culture shock for an expat on a visit home from Latin America.
Say No to Cocaine Shaming
A rebuttal against a Guardian op-ed which argues that white, middle-class cocaine users are complicit in the violence of narcoterrorism and the drug war.
Ugly American with the Lads at the Pub in Lima
Navigating the cultural nuances and language barriers of the English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh at an Irish pub in Lima. Alternate Title: An Ode to our Friends from the Other Side of the Pond.
American Food: The World’s Best* Cuisine
A detailed explanation on how to objectively judge the world’s best cuisine, and a detailed profile of American foods including steaks, seafood, salads and more.
An AR-15 in Every Classroom
We need security guards with an AR-15 in every classroom of every American school. We don’t need less guns snowflakes, we need more!
When Readers Attack! ‘We Wash our A$$ with Water’
I kindly respond to a poorly educated Argentine, Jorge, who takes issue with several points in my groundbreaking article, Expats > Regular Gringos.
Expats > Regular Gringos
My thoughts on why, in time, expats in Latin America may come to prefer the company of other expats in Latin America over non-expat gringos.
