Cinco de Mayo

[meliskier]

anyone know what's this 5 de mayo is all about? i wanna hear what ns has to say

 

[Capt.Flannel]

All I know is that it entails a bbq.

 

[doublexl]

it means the 5th of may.

 

[meliskier]

^ that's kinda obvious

 

[proZach]

it means coronas. unless you're studying, like me.

 

[invader7]

and coronas

 

[Capt.Flannel]

I don't know about you're bbqs, but I've never heard of a bbq in which cold beer isn't implied.

 

[Capt.Flannel]

your*

 

[proZach]

cold beer is cold beer. but coronas are coronas holmes. different ballpark.

 

[Capt.Flannel]

my point was that bbqs mean cold beer. Obviously a day such as today is a corona bbq day, but it never hurts to clarify.

 

[steezebeast]

beer, parties, and a huge tourist fad.

Cinco de Mayo isn't actually the Mexican independence day, our Columbus Day is their "el día de raciónes" or Day of Races, celebrating the blending of the two races.

They just say "Wtf is Cinco de Mayo? Oh well, if you want to party down here with us, you bring the money and we'll supply the alcohol! WE LOVE TOURISTS!"

So it's all a tourist industry.

 

[proZach]

don't get so defensive. i don't care. i just like coronas. hahah

 

[Capt.Flannel]

where are you from? I've never noticed tourists around vt for today. Or do you just mean in general, it's touristy?

 

[Gavajabra2]

It's the date of a famous battle near Mexico City when Mexican soldiers attacked a french/mexican army

 

[steezebeast]

In mexico, it's all about tourism...

and no I'm not from mexico my spanish teacher was telling us about how cinco de mayo was a ton of tourist bullshit, just an excuse to party.

I'll take that excuse any day!

 

[proZach]

i think he's talking about people in mexico welcoming tourists who will spend their money for a more authentic party-type scenario.

 

[shagalabagala]

the mexicans were way in debt from the mexican american war which they had lost and they decided to stop paying their debts to france, britan, and spain... only france decided to invade them and the shit hit the fan. the french attacked puebla and the mexi's kicked their asses. badly.

thank you regents spanish class!! too bad i havent learned any actual spanish though...

 

[meliskier]

that is actually quite accurate : )

although i prefer to think of it as the official drink tequila & corona day

 

[kepler.]

yea somethin like that. what it means to me is two days straight of not doin a damn thing in spanish class. o and taco bell at 4 am

 

[Mex_LineJib^a]

for me 5 de mayo is about CARNE ASADA... and coronas of course