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Did you celebrate Cinco de Mayo appropriately?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, May 11, 2013.

  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    If you ate tacos, or did a tequila shot, you probably didn't:

    Though, not everyone agrees:

     
  2. Funny that Cinco de Mayo is more of an American holiday. I don't remember any Mexican-American families I grew up with who celebrated it.
     
  3. Iron_chet

    Iron_chet Well-Known Member

    Agreed, I have spent quite a bit of time in Mexico on business and for fun and Cinco de Mayo is a non event there.
     
  4. Layman

    Layman Well-Known Member

    My wife grew up in Mexico City, she says it's roughly the equivalent of President's Day here. They got the day off from school, but other than that, no big deal.
     
  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Similar to St. Patrick's Day in Ireland.

    In fact, any rowdy celebrations of the holiday in Ireland can be attributed to the American tradition crossing over to the Emerald Isle, not the other way around.

    I do hope some student organization warned their fellow students not to celebrate St. Paddy's Day by wearing green and drinking beer.
     
  6. ColdCat

    ColdCat Well-Known Member

    Meanwhile as a German-American I have no problem with non-Germans celebrating Oktoberfest by getting drunk since that is rather the point.
     
  7. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    As a Franco born in America I just say: "Meh."
     
  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    I'd say this was a Corona creation; I doubt this had a terribly big significance in Mexican culture
     
  9. joe

    joe Active Member

    I don't like Mayo on my sandwiches.
     
  10. ColdCat

    ColdCat Well-Known Member

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    but do you like it in your sink?
     
  11. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    Did you celebrate with Spaghetti-Os?
     
  12. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Fixed ...
     
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