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Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:39 pm
by Alex Youngren
half of them dont even know wat it is

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:40 pm
by PLAYER57832
If they wish, why not? And I doubt anyone will or could stop them anyway.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:45 pm
by suggs
I've no idea what they do in Europe. But in England we are celebrating the May Day Bank Holiday.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:47 pm
by nmhunate
Cinco de Mayo is not even a Mexican holiday, it is a Mexican-American holiday. It of course celebrates the battle of the pueblo when the French invaded Mexico during the 1860's. Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican-American heritage. Now, seeing how there are no Mexican-Americans in Europe, I would say that no Europeans can celebrate the holiday. Now, I suppose that there may be some USA citizens (of Mexican Decent) that have immigrated to Europe, maybe these people can celebrate it, but... I think that it would be a bit of a stretch. Think about it, they would say: I am a Mexican-American-Englishman... Come on!

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:54 pm
by Alex Youngren
suggs wrote:I've no idea what they do in Europe. But in England we are celebrating the May Day Bank Holiday.

what do you do there?

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:54 pm
by suggs
Alex Youngren wrote:
suggs wrote:I've no idea what they do in Europe. But in England we are celebrating the May Day Bank Holiday.

what do you do there?


It basically means everyone gets drunk.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:54 pm
by cena-rules
Alex Youngren wrote:
suggs wrote:I've no idea what they do in Europe. But in England we are celebrating the May Day Bank Holiday.

what do you do there?

GET PISSED

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:56 pm
by PLAYER57832
nmhunate wrote:... Now, seeing how there are no Mexican-Americans in Europe, I would say that no Europeans can celebrate the holiday. Now, I suppose that there may be some USA citizens (of Mexican Decent) that have immigrated to Europe


??????? seems you basically answered your own question ...

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:59 pm
by nmhunate
PLAYER57832 wrote:
nmhunate wrote:... Now, seeing how there are no Mexican-Americans in Europe, I would say that no Europeans can celebrate the holiday. Now, I suppose that there may be some USA citizens (of Mexican Decent) that have immigrated to Europe


??????? seems you basically answered your own question ...


True, However, I imagine that the question was regarding European-Europeans not Mexian-American-Europeans. Which, I imagine, there aren't many floating around. But even then, should Mexican-American-Europeans celebrate Mexican-American-European culture and not Mexican-American Culture?

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:00 pm
by InkL0sed
No, they shouldn't. Celebrations are Bad.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:01 pm
by got tonkaed
InkL0sed wrote:No, they shouldn't. Celebrations are Bad.


you really took my play in this thread out of my hands by preemptively denouncing celebrations as bad.

well played.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:02 pm
by InkL0sed
got tonkaed wrote:
InkL0sed wrote:No, they shouldn't. Celebrations are Bad.


you really took my play in this thread out of my hands by preemptively denouncing celebrations as bad.

well played.


*bows*

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:03 pm
by suggs
I'm pretty sure France celebrates May Day. Could google it, but cant be arsed.
READ THIS THREAD. Then you will see we are celebrating our own holiday!
I need to get drunk. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:10 pm
by tzor
Cinco de mayo is technically a French defeat, but who says Europe is one happy family. :twisted:

From what I understand it is a Mexican holiday, just not a major one. It is celebrated more in the US however.

This holiday should be celebrated wherever Jose Cuevra wants to be strongly promoted. Drink marguiteras, bash a pinata, who can ask for a better holiday!

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:13 pm
by bedub1
tzor wrote:Cinco de mayo is technically a French defeat, but who says Europe is one happy family. :twisted:

From what I understand it is a Mexican holiday, just not a major one. It is celebrated more in the US however.

This holiday should be celebrated wherever Jose Cuevra wants to be strongly promoted. Drink marguiteras, bash a pinata, who can ask for a better holiday!


How many holidays are there celebrating French defeats?

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:15 pm
by muy_thaiguy
bedub1 wrote:
tzor wrote:Cinco de mayo is technically a French defeat, but who says Europe is one happy family. :twisted:

From what I understand it is a Mexican holiday, just not a major one. It is celebrated more in the US however.

This holiday should be celebrated wherever Jose Cuevra wants to be strongly promoted. Drink marguiteras, bash a pinata, who can ask for a better holiday!


How many holidays are there celebrating French defeats?

You tell us.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:15 pm
by suggs
bedub1 wrote:
tzor wrote:Cinco de mayo is technically a French defeat, but who says Europe is one happy family. :twisted:

From what I understand it is a Mexican holiday, just not a major one. It is celebrated more in the US however.

This holiday should be celebrated wherever Jose Cuevra wants to be strongly promoted. Drink marguiteras, bash a pinata, who can ask for a better holiday!


How many holidays are there celebrating French defeats?


So many, in the end it was easier to lump them all together and call it "Germany".

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:15 pm
by InkL0sed
I can think of one celebrating a French victory...

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:16 pm
by sam_levi_11
suggs wrote:
bedub1 wrote:
tzor wrote:Cinco de mayo is technically a French defeat, but who says Europe is one happy family. :twisted:

From what I understand it is a Mexican holiday, just not a major one. It is celebrated more in the US however.

This holiday should be celebrated wherever Jose Cuevra wants to be strongly promoted. Drink marguiteras, bash a pinata, who can ask for a better holiday!


How many holidays are there celebrating French defeats?


So many, in the end it was easier to lump them all together and call it "Germany".


they have lost so many that suggs is right, it was more days than there are in a year....i mean they even lost a war to themselves!

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:43 pm
by t-o-m
woo europe - actually fuk europe, woo go the uk - actually fuk the uk, woo go england - actually fuk england, woo go me :mrgreen:
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i have a better question:
On a scale of 1-10, how bored do you think t-o-m is?

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:44 pm
by t-o-m
7!
its 7!

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:45 pm
by InkL0sed
t-o-m wrote:woo europe - actually fuk europe, woo go the uk - actually fuk the uk, woo go england - actually fuk england, woo go me :mrgreen:
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i have a better question:
On a scale of 1-10, how bored do you think t-o-m is?


Enough to bore the rest of us.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:49 pm
by t-o-m
InkL0sed wrote:Enough to bore the rest of us.

mission accomplished then 8-)

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:03 am
by jonesthecurl
suggs wrote:I've no idea what they do in Europe. But in England we are celebrating the May Day Bank Holiday.


Yeah, but you get the day off. Here they have to celebrate on their own time.

Re: Cinco de mayo: ok for europeans to celebrate?

PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:11 am
by Snorri1234
Alex Youngren wrote:half of them dont even know wat it is


We have better things to celebrate that day anyway.