So today is Cinco de Mayo. An alleged Mexican holiday that is celebrated more by white people in America than Mexicans. Basically it commemorates a battle fought against the French in a war that the Mexicans eventually lost. Its not that big of a holiday in Mexico. Their big national holiday is the Grito de Dolores, sometime in September...
So, it is said that Cinco de Mayo is best celebrated by drinking Corona. I don't think so. Corona = Bottled Urine. Then I think back to two years ago. When I basically had my first Guinness. So, if you celebrate it today, first look it up and learn about the history. Then go have a pint...
BTW, this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the Civil War going on at the time (Google the Monroe Doctrine...). The French, of course, probably have a different of view on this. The action that the Mexicans commemorate is also commemorated by the French Foreign Legion as a solemn occasion, where they essentially affirm that they won't back down. The French Army may be a bunch of Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, but the French Foreign Legion is where the real balls are....
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