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| telecaster |
I am sure you are trashed by now on your big day but happy Cinco de Mayo mi amigo!
Viva Mexico!
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| rogerriffin |
happy 5 de mayo??? here we not consider a happy day, only an important day in Mèxico`s history, some people don`t have job but another like me... yes.
The good day it`s 10 de Mayo, Mother`s Day, these is a really HAPPY DAY. |
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| Scottfree |
Sorry I started a new thread on this, but still.....
Mexico > France |
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| Joey |
< ------ I am sure you are trashed by now on your big day but happy Cinco de Mayo mi amigo!
Viva Mexico!
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| glencar |
05-05-05! Great day! |
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| Gazza |
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Scottfree wrote:
Sorry I started a new thread on this, but still.....
Mexico > France
what the fuck are you on about? |
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| telecaster |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
what the fuck are you on about?
Gazza the Mexican Army destroyed the French Army on May 5
thus forever creating another excuse to get drunker than hell on tequila on May 5
VIVA MEXICO! |
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| glencar |
Chi Chi's restaurants celebrate in a big way but they're disappearing fast from the landscape of American highways. |
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| rogerriffin |
Thanks anyway. |
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| Gazza |
quote:
telecaster wrote:
Gazza the Mexican Army destroyed the French Army on May 5
thus forever creating another excuse to get drunker than hell on tequila on May 5
VIVA MEXICO!
or another flimsy excuse for some to use this website to insult the French?
Please dont bother
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| telecaster |
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glencar wrote:
Chi Chi's restaurants celebrate in a big way but they're disappearing fast from the landscape of American highways.
Chi Chi's. Now that is some great authentic Mexican food
My fav is a restaurant in Milwaukee that has a midget (small person) walk around with a sombrero on full of chips and salsa and cheese dip. He is a walking appetizer tray
Classy |
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| glencar |
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Gazza wrote:
or another flimsy excuse for some to use this website to insult the French?
Please dont bother
[Edited by Gazza]
No, we do that over at Max's now! |
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| Gazza |
then keep it there!! |
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| Mr Jimmy |
I'll pass along my best wishes to all of our Mexican friends but I'm hoping they can shed some light on something:
I've been to Mexico more than twenty times and Mexicans have told me that Cinco De Mayo isn't that big of a celebration outside of the Puebla area where the famous battle took place. I've been told that it's celebrated to a much higher degree in the U.S.A. than in Mexico itself and the posts about "Mexican" chain restaurants seems to verify that. The "hugeness" of Cinco De Mayo within the U.S.A. is fueled by marketing opportunities for real-genuine-simulated-American/Mexican fast food.
It's been my experience that Mexican Independence Day is the huge celebration which takes place on September 16. I've enjoyed a few of those! |
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| glencar |
Seriously, I think this was just a kind-hearted wish to celebrate a holiday of the Mexicans. I'm guessing the French don't even think about their military defeat. Truthfully, I didn't know the story behind the holiday myself. |
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| Gazza |
sounds similar to St Patricks Day!
The Americans make more of a fuss of it than we do! |
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| Gazza |
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glencar wrote:
Seriously, I think this was just a kind-hearted wish to celebrate a holiday of the Mexicans. I'm guessing the French don't even think about their military defeat. Truthfully, I didn't know the story behind the holiday myself.
I know. I just didnt want it descending into the usual lunacy. Cheers. |
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| glencar |
No prob. As far as St. Patrick's Day, that at least started with Irish immigrants in this country. Cinquo De Mayo seems to have started with the restaurant/liquor industries. I wonder if Hallmark has a card for this day? |
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| Mr Jimmy |
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I wonder if Hallmark has a card for this day?
Yep. I received one this morning... I'm not Mexican but friends know that I spend a lot of time down there. Hallmark has 14 different Cinco De Mayo e-cards available. |
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| Gazza |
are you kiddin', Glencar?
they'd have a card for Happy Fartbreath Day if there was one....
http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&categoryId=-102146&CatIDsList=-2;-102001;11441;-102146&tabOn=products
feel free to send me one to the usual address....
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| glencar |
Ah! I actually have some Mexican-Irish cousins who are up for the week. I shall meet them Friday night at a family reunion in the Bronx. |
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| Jumacfly |
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glencar wrote:
Seriously, I think this was just a kind-hearted wish to celebrate a holiday of the Mexicans. I'm guessing the French don't even think about their military defeat. Truthfully, I didn't know the story behind the holiday myself.
correct.I thought it was the day were Mexico did win a soccer game against France 
no offense my mexican friends,have a good tequila day for me!!!!
cheers cabrones!!
Julian
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| Jumacfly |
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glencar wrote:
No, we do that over at Max's now!
good!
try this one my friend,so funny!!
http://www.i-hate-france.com/ |
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| Gazza |
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Ah! I actually have some Mexican-Irish cousins who are up for the week. I shall meet them Friday night at a family reunion in the Bronx.
Christ. Mexican-Irish.
The potential drinking stereotypes there are endless. |
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| glencar |
One of them definitely fits the stereotype but that's one of 15 or so. |
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| Gazza |
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glencar wrote:
Seriously, I think this was just a kind-hearted wish to celebrate a holiday of the Mexicans. I'm guessing the French don't even think about their military defeat. Truthfully, I didn't know the story behind the holiday myself.
dont get me wrong. Theres nothin' wrong with a nation celebrating a national day of historic importance.
Oddly enough, a lot of people in the UK (myself included) believe that we should take one of our two bank holidays in May and move it to October to commemorate Nelson's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
Not only would it break the year up better (as we have no holidays between August and Christmas), but its a public holiday that actually MEANS something.
It wont happen because the government might think France might be insulted if we change it (I doubt they'd care to be honest!) |
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| Gazza |
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One of them definitely fits the stereotype but that's one of 15 or so.
15. In the same family?
well, there's the Irish stereotype right there! |
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| glencar |
Nah, it's over 3 generations. |
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| Nellcote |
Happy Happy!!
My family hails from the Mexican area of Italy... |
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| Jumacfly |
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