Orient Bay got a big write-up in the Mexico News Daily

Orient Bay got a big write-up today in the Mexico News Daily. Any comments, recommendations, cautions, etc.? I had never heard of the place. Barring any red flags raised here, I plan to put it on my list of places to check out on my next trip.

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/zihuatanejo-orient-bay-restaurant/

Dear Lord, I miss Zihua already! (It's only been 5 days...)

Orient Bay got a big write-up today in the Mexico News Daily. Any comments, recommendations, cautions, etc.? I had never heard of the place. Barring any red flags raised here, I plan to put it on my list of places to check out on my next trip.

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/zihuatanejo-orient-bay-restaurant/

Dear Lord, I miss Zihua already! (It's only been 5 days...)

It's a fine resto. I've had dinner there a couple of times (pre-pandemic)- middle eastern faire- sampler plate- reasonably priced. Great view. They had that belly dance evening a week or so ago. I could hear the music from my condo.
It's different, it's unique...

Having spent a couple of years in Syria, I learned to love Arabic food. I was really pleased to hear about Orient Bay on our visit last year. We went there a couple of times and really enjoyed it.

Many thanks for the recommendations. We love Middle Eastern food! The east San Diego County town of El Cajon is home to a very large community of immigrants from the Afghani and Iraqi wars. There is now a huge selection of Middle Eastern markets and restaurants. Some are to die for! My wife and I tried our hands (tongues?) at learning a bit of Arabic. Although we did learn a few phrases, I think I will stick to polishing my Spanish.

Can't wait until the next adventure in Zihua!

Speaking of learning new languages, I had a few opportunities to be a guest speaker for a social service agency charged with helping the immigrants acclimate and assimilate into our culture. During the presentations -- given through two interpreters, Arabic and Afghani! -- I asked them if they were having a tough time learning English. They all nodded their heads enthusiastically and said in no uncertain terms that English was incredibly difficult for them. (I have no doubt of this given our feeble attempts at learning Arabic.) I then told them not to bother learning English. Their mouths dropped open and their collective looks of astonishment were disarmingly delightful! I told them that within a few short years, everyone will have a universal translator that will immediately discern the language that is being spoken and automatically translate it into your language. They broke out into cheers!

Ask and ye shall receive:

https://newatlas.com/deals/human-headphones-translation/

When that speech recognition device can detect and interpret the coastal Guerrero accent then I'll be a believer. But you'll still have to know "I need to charge my translator" in the local language.

So I'm at the chiropractor's office in Pantla, and communicating via Google translate. (Viktor did a fabulous job of eradicating my sciatica)

The dr in Spanish tells me to "take off your shirt and lie face-down."

Google says: "Go get a panther tattoo at the airport."

Yeah, a few more years...

The dr in Spanish tells me to "take off your shirt and lie face-down."

Google says: "Go get a panther tattoo at the airport."

Yeah, a few more years...

My favorite was when they translated, "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak," from English to Russian and then back again. It came back as, "The wine is good but the meat is bad."

Of course, this was quite a few years ago. If you try this with Google translate now, it handles it perfectly. We are getting there!

How's the tattoo?

When I got there, Google translate said "go take your shirt off at the chiropractor's office"