The Expat Files - 03/16/12

2012-03-16

-A word about “part time” expats that straddle both worlds- with one foot in the US and one somewhere in Latin America -The continuing problems gringos seem to have with Windows operating systems in Spanish, and the trouble we have with those damn Spanish keyboards too. Although ninety-nine percent of every computer bought in Latin America is sold that way, and it’s a big pain at first, trying to conquer a computer configured in Spanish does eventually help you a great deal with the language

-A word about “part time” expats that straddle both worlds- with one foot in the US and one somewhere in Latin America

-The continuing problems gringos seem to have with Windows operating systems in Spanish, and the trouble we have with those damn Spanish keyboards too. Although ninety-nine percent of every computer bought in Latin America is sold that way, and it’s a big pain at first, trying to conquer a computer configured in Spanish does eventually help you a great deal with the language

-Some tips when you use other people’s computers in Latin America

- The truth about Latin American café internets. Although they are unbelievably cheap on an hourly basis and do come highly recommended, there are some serious caveats and some definite dos and donts when you use them.

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