Expats too quick to sue, attorney says; Prostitutes want same rights as housewives‏

Sue the bastards? Not so fast, says an attorney who believes expats need to get over their litigious North American habits 

An attorney who has law degrees from Ecuador and the U.S., says expats are too quick to seek legal remedies to their problems. He claims that North Americans don't spend the time necessary to learn about the civil law legal culture in Ecuador and would save lots of money and aggravation if they did. He compares the U.S. legal system to a lottery, and says too many expats bring an instant-gratification mentality with them to Ecuador.

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Prostitutes want same Social Security rights as housewives

Only days after a new law included housewives in Ecuador's

Social Security pension program, Ecuador's legal prostitutes are demanding that they be added as well. Meanwhile, representatives for the housewives complain that they are not included in the system's health care program.

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