So I brought lunch today (I rarely do that) and work announced this morning that we are having a build-your-own taco bar today for Cinco de Mayo.
Part of me is pissed because I brought lunch and part of me is happy, because free tacos.
Part of me is laughing that we're having build your own tacos to commemorate the defeat of French forces.
That's because 95% of Americans think Cinco de Mayo is an excuse to eat tacos, drink Coronas or Margaritas, and get wasted. It's the Mexican version of St. Patty's Day.
A big part of it is that the education system is focused much more on US actions overshadowing other world events, so that people have less of an idea what's going on elsewhere. They assume that Cinco De Mayo is Mexican Independence Day (with is in September). But Cinco De Mayo is actually interesting, since most folks don't know that the French and Germans were down in Mexico or that a German (Maximillian I ) sat on the throne in Mexico of a time, but a key part of that is the timing- The Battle for Peubla took place at the same time the American Civil War was in full swing, so educational attention is always focused there, rather than what's happening elsewhere in the world.
Granted, the general populace is also always ready to turn any holiday into a drinking holiday. Halloween has become a drunken fest and years ago i went to a Pearl Harbor Day "Come and Get Bombed" party. So I'm one to talk! :)
How can you have any pudding if you won't eat your meat?
A big part of it is that the education system is focused much more on US actions overshadowing other world events, so that people have less of an idea what's going on elsewhere. They assume that Cinco De Mayo is Mexican Independence Day (with is in September). But Cinco De Mayo is actually interesting, since most folks don't know that the French and Germans were down in Mexico or that a German (Maximillian I ) sat on the throne in Mexico of a time, but a key part of that is the timing- The Battle for Peubla took place at the same time the American Civil War was in full swing, so educational attention is always focused there, rather than what's happening elsewhere in the world.
Granted, the general populace is also always ready to turn any holiday into a drinking holiday. Halloween has become a drunken fest and years ago i went to a Pearl Harbor Day "Come and Get Bombed" party. So I'm one to talk! :)
A big part of it is that the education system is focused much more on US actions overshadowing other world events, so that people have less of an idea what's going on elsewhere. They assume that Cinco De Mayo is Mexican Independence Day (with is in September). But Cinco De Mayo is actually interesting, since most folks don't know that the French and Germans were down in Mexico or that a German (Maximillian I ) sat on the throne in Mexico of a time, but a key part of that is the timing- The Battle for Peubla took place at the same time the American Civil War was in full swing, so educational attention is always focused there, rather than what's happening elsewhere in the world.
Granted, the general populace is also always ready to turn any holiday into a drinking holiday. Halloween has become a drunken fest and years ago i went to a Pearl Harbor Day "Come and Get Bombed" party. So I'm one to talk! :)
Did you drink Kamikaze's?
You bet!
I also made up a few drinks that night which I don't totally remember what went in them, though I remember the names: The Car Accident and the Ambulance (Chaser).
How can you have any pudding if you won't eat your meat?
So I brought lunch today (I rarely do that) and work announced this morning that we are having a build-your-own taco bar today for Cinco de Mayo.
Part of me is pissed because I brought lunch and part of me is happy, because free tacos.
Part of me is laughing that we're having build your own tacos to commemorate the defeat of French forces.
That's because 95% of Americans think Cinco de Mayo is an excuse to eat tacos, drink Coronas or Margaritas, and get wasted. It's the Mexican version of St. Patty's Day.
My mom ordered pizza and for a second, my brain was like "They're gonna hate delivering here because she and my dad don't tip as well as me!" but like, they also can see my name when I order pizza and I always leave encouragement notes in the comments when I order, so it'll probably be more like "The parents tip like regular people but the girl tips like 30%"
i did not work in food delivery but i'll pretend i did to make you feel better and also sound pompous. i worked for dominos and we will never remember who we deliver to.
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