Hot Milk With Hell = 7aleeb 7ar bil Hail...
I don't know whether to classify this as a translation or spelling issue...maybe both?
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Fail - Layali 7elmiya
Hot Milk With Hell = 7aleeb 7ar bil Hail...
I don't know whether to classify this as a translation or spelling issue...maybe both?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
What Were They Thinking? [Maki]
I had lunch at Maki yesterday at Marina Waves. At one point it was the biggest name in Japanese cuisine in Kuwait. Now it stands for mayonnaise. Don't be fooled if anywhere on the menu you read something along the lines of 'secret sauce' or 'special sauce'. It's just mayonnaise.
Moving on...
Maki at Marina Waves (I'm not sure about the one in the Avenues) now uses iPads as a menu. It's pretty recent, because when I had visited them in June/July it was only the waiters that were using them to take your order. Now you get to scroll through all the different sashimis, makis, sushis etc. on an iPad and there's a picture for each item. I like visual aids when it comes to menus, because it's nice to know what your food might look like. But the iPad menu just didn't do it for me. It's not that I'm technologically challenged - there was just so much to scroll through and so many different albums to sort through that I got confused. Also, it would be pretty confusing for elderly customers who don't know how to use an iPad. (See below)
While I was trying to figure out what to order, I stumbled upon a new dish that they now serve for the price of 7 KD...(see below)
Yes, a 'Black Angus Burger Maki' with potato chips on the side. Oh, and it's trademarked by the way, so it sucks if you're a sushi chef and you thought of this too!
What were they thinking?
On another note, I did go to Ricardo at the Sheraton for dinner that same evening. Great food, great dining experience, but most of all - great menu.
There's a flashlight attached to it because they keep it somewhat dark in the restaurant. I had the veal cutlets in the mushroom cream sauce (12 KD) and it was worth it! Melts in your mouth and everything. They also have live music which is rare in Kuwait, so it's a pretty nice touch.
Moving on...
Maki at Marina Waves (I'm not sure about the one in the Avenues) now uses iPads as a menu. It's pretty recent, because when I had visited them in June/July it was only the waiters that were using them to take your order. Now you get to scroll through all the different sashimis, makis, sushis etc. on an iPad and there's a picture for each item. I like visual aids when it comes to menus, because it's nice to know what your food might look like. But the iPad menu just didn't do it for me. It's not that I'm technologically challenged - there was just so much to scroll through and so many different albums to sort through that I got confused. Also, it would be pretty confusing for elderly customers who don't know how to use an iPad. (See below)
While I was trying to figure out what to order, I stumbled upon a new dish that they now serve for the price of 7 KD...(see below)
Yes, a 'Black Angus Burger Maki' with potato chips on the side. Oh, and it's trademarked by the way, so it sucks if you're a sushi chef and you thought of this too!
What were they thinking?
On another note, I did go to Ricardo at the Sheraton for dinner that same evening. Great food, great dining experience, but most of all - great menu.
There's a flashlight attached to it because they keep it somewhat dark in the restaurant. I had the veal cutlets in the mushroom cream sauce (12 KD) and it was worth it! Melts in your mouth and everything. They also have live music which is rare in Kuwait, so it's a pretty nice touch.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
School Supplies = Journalism?
I wonder what goes through the heads of those who are in charge of choosing what to write on. And then my thoughts wander off to those who actually do the writing. Or maybe it’s a PR person that’s to blame for pitching something so unbelievably useless. Take this article from the Kuwait Times for example.
Apparently, there are a lot of unhappy parents out there who are pissed off at the fact that places like Shanakil are jacking up the prices of erasers. Hey, that’s fair – in times like these it’s important to be as economical as possible (no sarcasm, really).
But do we really have to endure this?:
“The price [of stationary] is triple what we used to pay a few years ago,” said Um Khalid, a mother of two older children. “What’s worse is that the quality of the products is very bad. The eraser for instance breaks after the first or second use…” (Kuwait Times, September 4, 2011)
Really? I understand that this fell under the local section, but honestly? Is this news? Maybe if it was written from a different angle …
It’s still awkward.
link to the article: http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NTg0NzcyNTkwNQ==
Word Choice Woes
I’ve always had to cringe whenever scanning through the latest headlines in Kuwaiti (english) newspapers. Writing style, word choice and topics scream AWKWARD! (who would think of writing something like wee-hour raids??)
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