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Originally Posted by AD720
Sorry I missed this Lance...I'm not really getting involved in the argument on whether or not the kids should have gotten sent home. I was just making the point that Cinco de Mayo is not a "Mexican" holiday exactly. It's holiday where Americans of Mexican decent celebrate their heritage (and college kids get drunk, but they don't really need an excuse for that  ) and has become, much like St. Patricks day, an excuse for everyone to get blitzed. |
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Originally Posted by Darrell
My friend is a Mexican American and he says Cinco de Mayo isn't a real holiday anywhere but the U.S., it was cooked up by beer companies to sell more products. It gets hardly any exposure in it's own country outside of Puebla.
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There we go. Darrell, thanks for getting that out clearer and faster than I did.