Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by ZihuaRob
, Zihuatanejo, México, Saturday, April 20, 2019, 18:19 (2764 days ago)
Mi esposa Lupita relata la vida de su muy querido papá, y a la vez narra su propia historia y una historia muy conmovedora de un Zihuatanejo desconocido a la mayoría de sus residentes y visitantes hoy en día. Entonces ponte cómodo(a) y abre tu mente a la historia de la vida idílica de una familia respetada y llena de amor en un paraíso tropical.
Don Fernando Bravo Solís y doña Rosa Farías - el telégrafo y su amor por Zihuatanejo
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Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by frostbite
, Hamilton MT, Sunday, April 21, 2019, 07:29 (2763 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
I was able to translate your post, but not the attachment. What am I doing wrong?
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by ZihuaRob
, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, April 21, 2019, 09:25 (2763 days ago) @ frostbite
I was able to translate your post, but not the attachment. What am I doing wrong?
Not studying Spanish?
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by frostbite
, Hamilton MT, Sunday, April 21, 2019, 09:43 (2763 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
Brilliant response!
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by ZihuaRob
, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, April 21, 2019, 10:49 (2763 days ago) @ frostbite
Brilliant response!
You know I had to remind you. Abrazos a ti y a tu lindísima esposa.
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by Aunt Chelada, Monday, April 22, 2019, 09:20 (2762 days ago) @ frostbite
Frostbite, I had the same results, or lack of it. To me it is like someone with bad handwriting who gives you a note. If they really thought it was important enough for you to read it, they would take the time to make it readable.
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by frostbite
, Hamilton MT, Monday, April 22, 2019, 09:56 (2762 days ago) @ Aunt Chelada
Or Rob just posts these things so that he can give us a hard time for not being able to speak Spanish.
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by Aunt Chelada, Monday, April 22, 2019, 11:48 (2762 days ago) @ frostbite
Press "one" for English.
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by frostbite
, Hamilton MT, Monday, April 22, 2019, 16:00 (2762 days ago) @ Aunt Chelada
Where?
Respect and language
by ZihuaRob
, Zihuatanejo, México, Monday, April 22, 2019, 12:35 (2762 days ago) @ Aunt Chelada
Frostbite, I had the same results, or lack of it. To me it is like someone with bad handwriting who gives you a note. If they really thought it was important enough for you to read it, they would take the time to make it readable.
Pardon my intransigence, but again I believe you are mistaken, I have no doubt as to the importance of what is in the article, and that has been reaffirmed by knowledgeable people who have read and commented on it. If YOU really respected the Mexican culture you visit for weeks and months at a time then you would make an effort to learn the language. If Mayor Pete could learn a language just to read a book by a favorite author, I think people who spend months a year in Mexico can make an effort to learn the local language, especially since your life could someday depend on it. If someone shouts out ¡AGUAS! they aren't offering you a drink or showing you the ocean. Just sayin'...
This isn't about me, but just as an example, from my first moments in Mexico over 45 years ago I endeavored to learn the language not because I ever expected to live here, but because it was the correct, logical and sensible thing to do.
Respect and language
by Quadra Paul
, British Columbia, Monday, April 22, 2019, 14:54 (2762 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
People appreciate the fact that you at least try! The more you try, the more you learn. Years ago, when I was spending my holidays in Barra de Navidad, I used to visit a small local tienda owned by a small elderly lady and her family. We got into the habit of language lessons. Every day, she would teach me a Spanish word and I would teach her an English one. With all her grandchildren standing by giggling!
Respect and language
by ZihuaRob
, Zihuatanejo, México, Monday, April 22, 2019, 15:13 (2762 days ago) @ Quadra Paul
As one of my literary heroes once said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.”
I wouldn’t pretend to substitute any of the words Lupita used. Each description she gives is poetry and magic interwoven. And when you know enough Spanish to distinguish between one word and another similar you may be able to appreciate her choice of words as one does the words of a poet, for that is one of Lupita’s gifts and natural talents.
Don Fernando Bravo Solís - mi suegro
by Leemr
, Monday, April 22, 2019, 00:01 (2762 days ago) @ frostbite
Google translate did the job nicely and completely for me. (must have been a pleasure back in those good ole days when public servants had morals and actually realized they were elected to serve the public, with honesty).

