🇲🇽 I ATE MANTA RAY in GUAYMAS, SONORA! | Mexico's BEST SEAFOOD? | The Other Side of SAN CARLOS!

🇲🇽 GUAYMAS, SONORA - Welcome to Part 16 of my 2022 Mexico Travel series! Last time, we were in the spectacular San Carlos, a beautiful, lesser-known Mexican beach location in the state of Sonora (although becoming increasingly popular with expats in Mexico or those thinking about moving to Mexico).
Guaymas is located just 25-30 minutes from San Carlos on the local bus. You can reach Guaymas from either Hermosillo or Ciudad Obregón with the bus company, Tufesa (around 2 hours either way).
Sonora is the home to seafood (mariscos) in Mexico and is well known for its CAHUAMANTA (a broth-like caldo dish with manta ray). Yes, I ate manta ray! It's definitely an acquired taste! Comida Mexicana (Mexican food) is truly top tier. Is this Mexico's best seafood? There's also some interesting architecture throughout, from the historic centre, downtown and elsewhere. Unfortunately due to knocking myself unconscious that morning (!), I couldn't cover as much ground as I wanted to, but I hope this video gives you at least a brief insight into Guaymas!
Yes there are great beach locations in Mexico - Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and so on, but you have to consider and Guaymas and San Carlos as alternative places to visit in Mexico for a beach vacation!
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01:15 - Plaza San Fernando
04:05 - Three Presidents
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11:53 - Concrete Sonora
14:28 - Cahuamanta
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[@davidostrowski679]

🇺🇸 I hope you liked Guaymas! Please listen to what I said in the video LOL. I almost broke my pelvis and knocked myself unconscious 2 hours before starting filming so clearly I was not in a good physical condition (10 days later and I am still having trouble walking). I have already filmed 2 videos in Hermosillo which are coming soon! Note that I did not 'miss out' Alamos - I just didn't want to go - I've already filmed many videos in magic towns and I would rather focus on places which interest me. I hope you understand! 🇲🇽 Espero que les haya gustado Guaymas! Por favor, escucha lo que dije en el video LOL. Casi me rompo la pelvis y me quedo inconsciente 2 horas antes de comenzar a filmar, así que claramente no estaba en buenas condiciones físicas (10 días después y todavía tengo problemas para caminar). Ya he filmado 2 videos en Hermosillo que vienen pronto! Tenga en cuenta que no me 'perdí' Álamos, simplemente no quería ir, ya filmé muchos videos en pueblos mágicos y preferiría concentrarme en los lugares que me interesan. ¡Espero que entiendas!

[@Jeremiah2911__m]

.. "this is the last time I walk up a hill in my condition"!!! You always make me laugh! Will miss ya!

[@davidostrowski679]

Classic! Getting too old for this! Sounded like I was embarazada jaja

[@efrenfranco2344]

Te comprendo David,es la realidad profunda la que tu retratas,es triste pero verdadera,te felicito y te digo Gracias,tu trabajo y tu esfuerzo,valen mucho

[@jorgefelix9374]

I was born in Guaymas , I currently live in the states , life changed for me for the better , seeing you visit my home town and try our food was really heart warming and honestly brought a tear to my eye. Thank you very much for sharing your awesome experience with us…

[@davidostrowski679]

That's awesome Jorge, it's comments like yours that bring a tear to my eye!

[@jorgefelix9374]

@@davidostrowski679 may god bless your every trip mate.

[@6threplicant]

Poor Guaymas. I lived there for 8 years in the 80's and 90's. Back then, shrimping was the engine of the local economy, but they overfished and everything started going downhill from there. After I left, the town got hit badly by 2 or 3 hurricanes and that caused a lot of devastation that they hardly recovered from. Add to that the fact that there's little to no investments to improve the local economy, and that many people leave town for lack of good-paying job opportunities, and Guaymas (one of the oldest ports in north México) has fallen into a cycle of dispair. It used to be a great place to visit in decades past. The locals need to do something about it and stop waiting for U.S. investors to rescue the economy by building more maquiladoras.

[@minervachirino5385]

Por cuestiones del trabajo de mi esposo vivimos alla, Guaymas podría estar mejor, esta muy descuidado el puerto, no hay distracciones para jovenes u la mentalidad de las personas es muy mediocre, ojala asi como comentas los habitantes saquen adelante ese puerto

[@monicacortez1135]

Totally with your comment, is very sad to accept this but it is true , I hope that economy in my city could be restart 🙌

[@JC2023HD]

The former mayor of Guaymas is now the mayor of Hermosillo.

[@kmote1053]

El gobierno de guaymas es un chiste, y los presupuestos de la gobernanza también. A la gente le encantan los casinos y los expendios. Si tienes dinero guaymas es un semi paraíso (quitando la inseguridad que se vive ahorita), mi papa se pone triste cuando recuerda lo que era guaymas en los 70s, pero ahora edificios históricos hermosos pudriéndose… podría ser una hermosa ciudad costera moderna con con buen transporte público por lo pequeña que es, ocio y oportunidades, pero no.. que dios bendiga su futuro es triste ver un lugar tan hermoso pudrirse de esta forma.

[@roving-camera_72]

Thanks yet again for showing me a less traveled place in Mexico. Hope you feel better soon.

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks Darrell!

[@daniellebustamante9159]

GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR TAN BONITO VIDEO GRACIAS DAVID 💖 ESPERAMOS MUY ANCIOSOS TU PROXIMO VIDEO GRACIAS

[@Amesari]

Hola 👋, tengo poco tiempo de descubrir tu canal y me gusta mucho tus videos, te recomiendo comer los mariscos que están en la carretera Guaymas - Empalme, en donde se divide el mar 👌. Espero te la pases muy bien en mi estado, pocos youtubers vienen acá 😓, saludos ❤️

[@charleyu5506]

Those mountains look so awesome in that little town

[@davidostrowski679]

Yeah really unique and spectacular!

[@dianaceliz3096]

The fishermen monument is a Julian Martinez work. He was inspired on a local fisherman Celso Grajeda, who came from Colima state. In 1972 this monument was at Plaza Centenario's waterfront. Guaymas has a lot of interesting stories to tell. A great video !!! 👌👌👌🌺☺...

[@franciscosaldana2879]

Nasty fall, l hope healing is taking place day by day David. You were disciplined keeping your video schedule but you managed to show the city in all its aspects from low income neighborhoods to the downtown area.. The setting is as impressive as San Carlos but it is more the the fishing, working city of the area though l think they still get some tourism. You did as good work as always showing what a place is all about while becoming an expert in walking under the hot Sonoran sun, l hope you are almost healed.

[@subaru4me]

I am so sorry you got jacked up. I really enjoyed this video as well as your past ones through Mexico showcasing the not so glamorous sides of places. I agree the architecture of those buildings was very Eastern European. I like listening to your observations. Glad you didn't have a melt down but I might have eating the manta. I can't do the jiggle.

[@davidostrowski679]

Oh yes very jiggly! I avoided those bits! I can't deal with the texture. The meaty bits were great though!

[@brendamaas4293]

No me gusta manta.

[@jayne16]

I knew there was a reason I was drawn to this video! The brutalist architecture and the Khrushchyovka look-a-like blocks. Love it! Looks bloody hot though. Thanks David! Glad you were able to remain conscious throughout. ❤

[@davidostrowski679]

Jayne! I knew you would appreciate the Khrushchyovkas! (literally copying your spelling as I typE lol). I should be back in Serbia in a few months so expect some final season brutalist! Also there should be a final major brutalist surprise in my final video. A clue I can give is Harry Styles. Very obscure!

[@MarcoLopez-gb7ft]

Never heard about dessert next to the beach ⛱️

[@sunlight6659]

Great video!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks!

[@esoto7251]

Me impresiona que el paisaje es muy parecido a ciertas partes de Baja California Sur, sobre todo por el área de Loreto... a ver cuando me doy una vuelta para conocer Sonora, saludos desde Tijuana.

[@mrluckyuncle]

“Polishing a turd”: you made me LOL. It’s like Elizabeth Bishop’s line: “Why, oh why, the doilies?”

[@davidostrowski679]

haha it was an iconic 2021 term coined in Mazatlan

[@DavidUL12]

Actually, the greyish - gelly stuff on cahuamanta is "Tuna Fish Fin" or some other fish related with tuna. It is usually added, as well as shrimp, on this dish.

[@davidostrowski679]

Omg I'm never eating tuna again! Now I know what the 3rd thing in the combination one was thanks! I specifically chose the added shrimp in case I didn't like the rest lol

[@matthewbucknell7121]

what a pain in the arse your experience was, glad you could recoup and discover some hidden delights of the Guaymas area

[@davidostrowski679]

Literal pain in the arse lol I still have it!

[@MariaMarquez-ok4hf]

You’re so funny! Your comments were cracking me up! Loved the colors-the water, flowers, sky, building facades, trees, etc. The soup did look scary. Am impressed you tried the jiggly gelatinous looking bits. Texture issue provoking! I hope you’re feeling better and that you won’t need a pelvis transplant! You really are quite a trooper. Another fantastic video! 😄💕

[@davidostrowski679]

Scary soup! It was like something you'd make a kid on Halloween! Apparently those jelly bits were actually tuna fin. I probably should have realised this considering what I ordered was the 3 combination option - manta, shrimp, and tunafin. I blame the concussion LOL

[@clinicaortopedicadeguaymas427]

Hope you enjoyed my hometown! You are welcome to come back anytime! I can take you to another places here, that you will love!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thank you! Amazing place! And my Airbnb hosts were exceptional, cute dogs too. Guaymas is so unique, I'm so glad I included it!

[@kikinhugs11]

I came too late for these videos. Dig your energy. Hope you can come back to mexico again. We need more people like you to do footage like this. 🔥

[@josepadilla7052]

Places unknown by David... and mantaray soup... what else can you ask...? Lol I never thought about mantarays in a soup... this changes me...🤯 love the done shots and it's very unusual to see those kind of brutalist buildings and the amazing mountain backdrop... great job and as always your sense of humor is in point!🙌

[@davidostrowski679]

Hey man! I wouldn't think of eating manta ray full stop! Apparently those jelly bits were actually tuna fin!

[@josepadilla7052]

@@davidostrowski679 ok. I'll have to check more about it.. for research..lol hope your pelvis is getting better by the way✌

[@alfalberttini8374]

Thank you for showing my own country. 😬. I've never been there or so other many places that you have, thanks.

[@davidostrowski679]

Glad you enjoy Alf! I'm the same with the UK. I've been literally nowhere and I see foreigners going everywhere lol

[@alfalberttini8374]

@@davidostrowski679 haha I hope you can do it in the future and show us your country as well. Meanwhile, thank you for showing our country it's really great, and whenever you're in Mexico city and you need a place to crash or anything just send me a message here.

[@nataliavalles1807]

Super video muy detallado el mejor video de Guaymas felicidades 🎈❣️💯💯💖💖💖💖

[@davidostrowski679]

Gracias Natalia!

[@mexicowalking2057]

Great video friend thanks for sharing ☺️

[@elvaplascencia6810]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love how you described those abandoned buildings I agree with you, I’m sorry u got injured lovely video as always David thanks much love from Arizona.

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks! It took about 4 weeks to not feel any pain. Must've been a bad injury!

[@chalechale782]

It’s a mexidog 😂😂😂. Funny!!

[@davidostrowski679]

Mexidogs are their own breed lol

[@Majorhavoktv]

I knew a few gals from Guaymas and even visited a few times. Beautiful desert city.

[@aldorevive2479]

I absolutely love Guaymas! Asadero El Manglar is a must go for the best carne asada tacos! Cheers from San Diego love your videos!

[@davidostrowski679]

Guaymas is elite! Hoping to be back next year for longer!

[@MEXICANCHAMPION90]

i'm from Hermosillo and long time ago Guaymas was the most prosperous port in Mexico. There was a lot of work, money and people migrating to Guaymas for a better life but now it's different. Guaymas sometimes seems like a ghost town.

[@sammyballescas5843]

What happen?

[@wtfc4739]

WHAT A TREAT ‼️‼️‼️‼️ LOVE THE FLAVOR OF IT🤤

[@AverlonToussaint]

Hey David hope that you take the time to get yourself checked out especially after hitting your head. Loved the video ❤️ Take care of yourself

[@janellek21]

13:30 perhaps Guaymas should build a few Hoxha bunkers around town 🤣

[@gg13308]

I so enjoy your videos..you are quite funny and I hope you heal soon...

[@davidostrowski679]

thanks anita!

[@antoniosikes123]

Hi David, i’m from Guaymas Sonora, that statue you couldn’t see because of your hip is the monument to Benito Juárez, a Mexican former president, and the kiosk from the beginning of the video was designed by Gustave Eiffel. Greetings!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks that's why I put a Benito Juarez graphic on the screen, I checked when editing lol. Interesting that it's something else designed by Gustave Eiffel! I was in Orizaba a few months ago and there was something there plus another place a few years ago I can't remember where though. Thanks for the info! Loved Guaymas!

[@No-One3]

Haven’t really seen a lot of videos based in Guaymas. My wife is from there and having visited it actually made it my favorite place

[@MrSweetoso]

Hello David! I will miss you and your videos of Mexico. And you in general….But I wish you the best and high success in all your future endeavors. I have a feeling you will do great in what ever you choose to do. High regards. Love and light

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks Cristina! There are still plenty of videos to come, I'll be going until about September (although not all in Mexico). Like I've said before, I might return after 12 months (I desperately need that time) but in a slightly different format! Long term continuous travel is done!

[@jazminmacias2084]

Visit Nogales, Sonora, border with nog, az, it’s interesting and you would like food

[@chalechale782]

Ta muy feo Nogales!! Nada q ver y hacer.

[@adamthewolf9940]

Nogales 👍

[@markasdievovaikas]

Hello, David! Lovely video. Benito Juarez is everywhere in MX!

[@armandob.castenelli3525]

It is amazing how human kind adapts to whatever climate or terrane in order to survive. That tree in minute 1:54 was beautiful. Wonder what's the name of it. Great Video thanks!

[@luisestrada7270]

Hello, we know that tree here in Ciudad Obregón as "tabachin" but it is also known as "framboyan from Madagascar"

[@arjnoro1]

great video as always , you just missed the Miramar area which is a zone between Guaymas and San Carlos.

[@davidostrowski679]

You heard the bit about almost breaking my pelvis and knocking myself unconscious, right?

[@hellbryan1299]

Try going to Caborca, there you will find Dogos Lacho, it’s a small business, they make the best dogos you will ever eat! I’m from Durango but I love Sonora just as much as my Duranguito. Greetings.

[@davidostrowski679]

dogos are life! I had some in the upcoming Hermosillo video! ALSO LOVE DURANGO! MY FAVOURITE STATE IN MEX! (don't tell anyone from Sonora or Chihuahua jaja) VIVA DURANGO!

[@lemkkramer3705]

David your video work is up there. 🙌 You mention when you're looking from the Mirador, you wore looking at the Pacific Ocean. What you see from the Mirador is El Golfo de México , Mar the Cortez or The See of Cortez if you are Gringo. if you go across you will find Baja California.

[@davidostrowski679]

LOL I was purposely exaggerating because I was highlighting how big oceans are. Literally no one has understood this LOL. I know its the Sea of Cortez that's why I said it in the intro. How people read books and understand metaphor is truly a mystery! Hawaii, NZ etc are in those directions, but past Baja, that was what I was highlighting

[@maryjoan4128]

Love the video..But please get checked out and a massage....can you tell I'm a mum.😁..take care

[@davidostrowski679]

Haha I think I'll be ok! I managed to climb a hill in Hermosillo in 42c heat so I must be fine!

[@marcristinamar]

I hope you're feeling better now, but if not I think you should go get checked by a doctor. Thank you so much for bringing me memories of my teen years. . I graduated in 1986 and our graduation Mass was in San Fernando church. Loved the video and with God's will, we hope to be going this summer. I understand you for not going to Alamo it is a lot of walking up and down and that would be too much and hard on you. Hope you feel better and take care of yourself.

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks for your story Martha! I love hearing personal stories like yours especially from the 80s! Re my pelvis it's been 2 weeks since it happened, it does still hurt but's definitely improving each day! Thanks again!

[@zech0240]

Thanks for the great videos and your hilarious British humor. “What in the world of Ginger Spice…”. Funny stuff. Love the different places that you have been showing the world. Keep up the awesome videos and keep using your British words of expression. One last thing, it’s 2022. Quit smoking :)

[@davidostrowski679]

Haha I could say the same to people who still think Facebook is relevant LOL

[@numberjuanfpv]

Good video man! I was born in Guaymas, grew up in Obregon, study in Hermosillo. I have family living there. You know some interesting facts. "Heroica de Zaragoza" was added for defending against filibusters and in honor to a general who defeated them. Also, before that, Americans temporarily invaded the port in the Mexican-American war. I don't like manta too much neither, although it should be good for paleo diet, so I can eat it. Once retired, I would like to move to San Carlos, although my wife wants riviera Maya. As a kid living in those places was very safe, now news make people scared. And you know, many news are partially true, since there are all types of agendas.... Keep making videos and stay safe, good traveling you are doing and knowing the world!

[@davidostrowski679]

Sonora for life! Personally I would much prefer San Carlos to the Riviera Maya. I'm planning to have a break from Mexico for a year or so but San Carlos and Guaymas are top of my list to return to. I think I'd prefer to stay in Guaymas because I'm more of a city person but if I wanted to go to San Carlos now and again at least there's that regular and really convenient bus. Plus when I was there I found out El Pescadito originated in Sonora. How did I not know this all these years jaja

[@adamthewolf9940]

Guaymas very brilliant city 👍🇲🇽

[@davidostrowski679]

And easy to get to with Tufesa our favorite jaja

[@judywilcox3455]

Love the food there mana is good we dive in San Carlos and we drive to Guaymas to eat

[@rayflanders3221]

Going to Guaymas /San Carlos next week. My wife is from Guaymas. When were you there? I haven't been in the summer yet but I'm a bit worried about the humidity.

[@davidostrowski679]

Hey this was around 20th May I believe. Sun is very strong!

[@saeedsethi7523]

Amezing

[@bichicori]

Cool

[@awilsonatl]

I'm sitting here working on my pronunciation of Vallarta. I just can't quite get it as authentic as you did at 5:21. Impressive stuff.

[@davidostrowski679]

haha I was just mocking the American pronunciation. It annoys me how they pronounce 'Puerto' as 'Porta'. I'd ask a native Spanish speaker rather than mimicking an American or me. It's very difficult for me to do a Spanish R sound before a T or a D because of the close tongue placement. Like with Cordoba, I try to separate the word like 'Cor' and 'Doba' then put them together, seems to work well and can also help when trying to master rolled R sounds!

[@luisestrada7270]

Hello, it's good that you tried the manta ray. However, I think that you had to have eaten that dish in Ciudad Obregón, it is the emblematic dish of the city. It is very similar but I assure you that you would not have found that skin in the meat here in Obregón hahahaha. Greetings and much success on your journey!

[@davidostrowski679]

I tried in Obregón on numerous occasions but everywhere was always closed! Classic Obregón!

[@alexlezama4098]

What's the average cost for a taxi from Hermosillo airport to Guaymas?

[@oldernwiser1762]

I've lived in San Carlos for 5-1/2 years. Loved both of your videos of the area -- very nicely done. But David, it's not even all that hot yet! PS-- I hope you saw a doctor, a possible concussion is not something to mess with.

[@isseder91]

In 2:58 minute you write on the left corner that misspronuncied Guaymas but actually thats is how Guaymas is pronuncieded, You pronunce very well the names and even learn many data of the city, great work, no much creator content comes here because is no a big city but how we says here Guaymas haves his charming or in spanish: Guaymas tiene su encanto, hahaha, P.d. i live near of the downtown three blocks of malecon, and 1 streate of plaza miguel hidalgo on 9:02 mins. so you were near of my house 😆

[@davidostrowski679]

Awesome, thanks! The G sound is really difficult and just sometimes I worry I pronounce it too strongly! Like with Guanajuato as well! I'm a language nerd so I love pronunciation jaja

[@isseder91]

@@davidostrowski679 yeah we can note that😄 but is good is good man Saludos!!!! 😁👋🏼 I subscribe ✌🏼😀

[@DarkzeroXz6]

I am new on your channel and I havent read the comments to be honest, but at 17:24, that jelly thingy is not manta ray, its tuna's fin its well common to add it to the dish, but not everyone likes it due to the strong flavour, its more like to resemble the old dish that used to be prepared made out of loggerheads, anyways, thanks for visiting my country!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks I know, it's great when you spend days filming and editing with a near broken pelvis only for someone to point out a minor issue but anyways thanks!

[@DarkzeroXz6]

@@davidostrowski679 I did watch the entire video. I am not just pointing that out and I meant it in a friendly approach, I don't know why it caused you an opposite reaction.

[@franciscogil6798]

You got that one wrong..caguama is the dish with turtle..and caguamanta is de manta dish..that suppose to replace caguama cause they kind if taste similar

[@davidostrowski679]

Well that's not wrong is it, that's what I described. THEY REPLACED IT WITH MANTA. I don't have to explain every minute detail about spellings of names. I don't just make things up, I know the different names because I researched this. Yet a typical Mexican can only see what is spelt out to their face and only focuses on criticizing...

[@account4286]

Hi from the Edomex, I watched one of your videos and I wanted to ask something(I lost the video, Don't remember which one is) because you said that people from the north of Mexico, they don't identify themselves as mexicans but as Americans(from the USA) and I got socked, so would u like to make it more clear? I mean with more details about their point of view because I'm pretty sure that even the center of Mexico has even more similarities with the US, I don't think places like Sonora or Nuevo León have the same amount of American(USA) brands as CDMX or pretty much the entire center states and the majority of the Northern states are more like "Ranchero" "Cowboy" plus they love Banda "mexican genre" and that type of way of living started in Mexico first, I mean they look and sound more like the typical stereotype about mexicans than me lol. PS: Ur videos are very cool and entertaining.

[@davidostrowski679]

Hey Ricardo! That was in the Obregon video and I was referring to a few comments I'd had on specifically Los Mochis and Culiacan videos, so maybe it's a Sinaloa thing! (also a few Instagram messages). Unfortunately there wasn't much more detail than what I said, in that Sonorans and Sinaloans identify as that rather than Mexican, or even more American overall. Perhaps it's because of how Sonora and Sinaloa are seen in terms of reputation? I find that some southern Mexicans can look down on those from the north. Many northerners state that just because they have less in the way of Aztec/Mayan or colonial culture, that doesn't make them any less Mexican. That's interesting about US brands, I have always felt that northern cities like Torreon or Chihuahua are far more Americanised in that sense! Particularly with the commercial corridors! Hopefully I can touch on this subject in the future. Also, thanks for this type of insightful comment. It's exactly what I love and is what the comments section should be for, to learn more from each other! Gracias amigo!

[@stormi9514]

amigo se nota que nunca viniste al norte, acá hay muchas industrias de EUU al estar mas cerca, hay muchas ciudades "agringadadas" incluso monterrey es una de ellas pero NO NOS CREEMOS GRINGOS WTF, somos mexicanos y nos deberiamos sentir orgullosos de ello, obvio somos diferente a otras regiones del país pero esa es parte del encanto de México, somos un país enorme

[@account4286]

@@davidostrowski679 thanks for the answer and I get your point, I agree that some northern cities in MX, don't have many colonial arquitechture or aztec/mayan influence, they have their own indigenous groups as the rest of the country and since they are so far from the capital, their growth as important cities is more a recent thing so, some of that cities have this feeling of industrial places I don't know how to explain properly(my english is so bad lol) and there's too, the fact that southern states of the USA, used to be part of "La Nueva España" and then of Mexico, so some wood constructed buildings or different style of catholic churchs where built by canadian, german or another european migrants that used to work in the mining in Mexico but there's some little hints of that in all of Mexico, so that is more european(nordic) arquitechture than "American" but people tend to think that was first invented by the USA(U've been in a lot of places in Europe so u migh know what I mean)..I recommend u to visit places like "Thalpujahua" in Michoacán or "El Oro" in Edomex and u will see what I'm talking about.. there's the mennonit migration in the North of Mexico aswell, so there's some cities influenced by mennonites and their way to build their towns, is more "minimalistic" instead of the "typical mexican" style, but as u said, that doesn't make them less mexican, that is the beauty of this country(the variety) and I agree with the commercial corridors, I think they would be similar to places like San Diego but yeah, It migh only be ur perception about the brands of it might be real in a sense but my point is, Querétaro is full US fast food chains, even the HEB has presence there and international brands tend to open first in places like CMDX or Toluca than in Northern cities like Monterrey or Juárez, brands like Saks fifth Avenue(which is very american) or clothing names like Tommy Hilfiger, the access to Stella McCartney or Tory Burch products are pretty much less easy in the north and in my personal opinion(but obviously sine they are neighbours of the US, there's american brands with no presence in the center or south parts of MX), I don't think the "not that mexican" sentiment could be due to the fact that they are very far from the CDMX, so if they want to make a more "wide shopping time", it's easier for them to go to the US for doing that plus nlt a lot of them travel inside their their own country(MX) so they don't know the reality, because I'm pretty sure that they are waaaay more similar to the the rest of mexicans than to "estadounidenses" so I got shock when u said what they told u and refering the perception of central and south mexicans about the North, is that in the last couple decades, that region used to have the reputation of being "very dangerous" but that changed a lot since nowadays, all of Mexico is supossed to be "dangerous" haha but yeah it's an insteresting topic and it would be very interesting to watch a video with some interviews to nomal people in the streets and to know what they think about it, because I think those that told u that they feel "more american" just want to seem "interesting and unique" Lol, besides all of that, I recently discovered ur channel and I find it very cool and informative, keep the good work.

[@pan2617]

Im watching this from guaymas😭

[@zech0240]

We’re you sober when you almost broke your hip “old man”?

[@davidostrowski679]

Shockingly I don't drink. Ex drug addict. Not allowed. I'm not joking! Lol

[@JoseHerrera-di4dn]

Que gusto que estuviera de visita en Guaymas, la cahuamanta nace debido a la prohibición en el consumo de la Tortuga o "caguama", y el sustituto para su preparación debido a su sabor similar fue la carne de manta, para sustituir la aleta de la caguama actualmente se utiliza aleta de atún, que es el producto gelatinoso que muestra en su video, además de también acompañarla con camarón, asimismo se utilizaba la sangre del animal para elaborar la "moronga" que actualmente se utiliza pero la sangre de res, la preparación original de la cahuamanta nace en Obregón, que es donde existen un sin fin de negocios que venden este producto, excelente video y gracias por su visita!

[@cesaraugustogarciagrajeda9396]

HELLOOOOOOO MY STEP DAD JUST SHOW ME THIS VIDEOS AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMEND SEA FOOD FROM "MARISCOS EL MAZATEÑO" I LIVE IN GUAYMAS SONORA MEXICOOOOOOO

[@rubinglen]

i like brutalist architecture, that place could be refurbished and look very nice!

[@christopherislas2425]

Hola! Te recomiendo contratar a alguien para que traduzca tus videos. Los subtitulos son muy malos.. Saludos! excelentes videos. Thanks 4 share!

[@davidostrowski679]

¡Gracias! Desafortunadamente, no estoy en condiciones de contratar a nadie, creo que ha habido un problema recientemente. ¿Puedo confirmar que te refieres específicamente a los subtítulos en español? Actualmente solo puedo acceder a los en inglés, creo que hay algún tipo de problema y KZbin ha traducido los subtítulos automáticos en inglés, ¡no los que reviso y corrijo! ¡Lo miraré hoy! ¡Gracias de nuevo!

[@christopherislas2425]

@@davidostrowski679 Muy buenas! Si... me refiero a los subtitulos en español. It is easy to see the subtitles.But they are wrong. And they are also out of time. Saludos from Obregon!

[@janieromer2907]

Wear a hat mate!! 😅

[@yankarloanaya887]

Cahuamanta is much better for hangover

[@davidostrowski679]

Jaja i felt like i had one with my concussion lol

[@dominiopublicomx6138]

This guy' always looking for the bad of 🇲🇽😁

[@davidostrowski679]

If you want to live in a utopian magical fairy land you won't find that here. Try one of those American couples with their mouths open

[@dominiopublicomx6138]

@@davidostrowski679 go to your fairy land and kiss your queen's feet😁 is just a bad joke 🙏 now that's a fairy Land of kings 👑 and Queens. Saludos de Costa Azul Guerrero TE esperamos🇲🇽😍

[@davidostrowski679]

Haha she's not my Queen. I'm also a Polish citizen I'll identify with that!

[@dominiopublicomx6138]

@@davidostrowski679 did you know that the the inglish queen 👑 has tons of gold that belongs to 🇲🇽 and don't wanna give it back ? 😁

[@davidostrowski679]

Yes and Mexico isn't the only one! I believe there are many! I read something today about Cambodia!

[@jessiefawn2797]

That is so disrespectful for the amazing mantra Ray. I wish you hadn't boasted

[@davidostrowski679]

That was a concern I had to be honest, in hindsight I probably wouldn't have eaten it but we live and learn. I have said the same about octopus before.

[@JC2023HD]

Polishing a turd? That wasn’t very nice!!!😡

[@davidostrowski679]

I'm not very nice. Also it was a joke