The Expat Files - 08/29/14

Screwed up in Translation: You can't believe how so-called professional Spanish media and entertainment translators can screw up a simple English to Spanish translation. For example, so often when you look up a USA movie or TV show while perusing a Latin paper or TV guide for example, when purviewing the “translated” Spanish title you might never recognize it as a film or TV show you'd normally be totally familiar with.

From the “be careful what you wish for department”:

ECUADOR, Part 4(or is it 5?): Much more about Ecuador, this time with a few pointed emails and rather harsh stories from ”boots on the ground” gringos who've seen first hand how certain “ Ugly Americans” have been slowly contaminating the calm, peaceful, low stress Ecuador they once knew.

-As Ecuador becomes ever more socialized, The country has eliminate certain press freedoms and the ability criticize the government and the president as well as enacting new banking restrictions and penalties (read, taxes) on foreign wire transfers.

-How Ladinos and Criollos (and any other Latin with the slightest drop of old world Spanish blood) wrongly place themselves far above the Indigenous people both socially and economically. Its a shameful attitude and that's how its always been, and it ain't pretty. Again, that's why the lower classes much prefer to work for gringos

-Do follow the link on the main page at www.ExpatWisdom.com to schedule a private phone, Skype or Mumble consult with me. If you want to discuss the details of living, working, playing, doing business and/or retiring in Latin America, you and I can talk about your situation one on one.