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by helloimraghav 1080 days ago
I’m getting my results in Spanish
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So in my preferences if I entered “parks food live music” I got my results in Spanish while “Parks, food, and live music” returned English results
Thanks for the feedback. Sometimes "Faster" mode gets confused, especially if you are requesting information from (in this case) a Spanish-speaking area. That has a fairly simple solution that will be implemented if I continue working on the project (though unfortunately it looks like there might not be enough interest to justify it), but for now, you can:

(a) use "slower but smarter" mode, or (b) simply re-send the request (It'll often get it right the second time), or (c) be explicit in the preferences that you want your recommendations in English

Did you find it useful? Sort of useful but not really enough to actually use it?

Most of the recc's it gave me for NYC I already knew about. But I did learn of some live music that happens out in Propsect Park and I think I'll be checking it out tomorrow. Would definitely use again
Glad it helped. It probably won't teach locals much, but if you go elsewhere and don't have a friend there to explain, it probably works.

You may want to be even more specific about what you want in the preferences and sometimes that can make it go deeper, but in the end it knows what it knows.

You may also want to try "slower but smarter" mode. But yes, it'll help more in a place you don't already know.