[Oldeconomybuyer]

Ignorance and apathy by Americans adds to the mix.

Cinco de FO.

[JRios1968]

That’s what this Puerto Rican has been saying for a longgggggggggggggggg time.

[martin_fierro]

[SouthTexas]

That holiday means nothing to us."

Means nothing to a lot of us, just another excuse to party. ;)

[jiggyboy]

But for Dagoberto Reyes, a Salvadorian immigrant living in Los Angeles, May 5 is more a reminder of the dominance Mexican culture has in a country that is home to immigrants from many Latin American countries.

Tell you what Pepe, how about you go down to the nearest French restaurant and try to find somebody who will boo-hoo with you about how the Irish have Saint Patrick's Day all to themselves.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Cinco De Mayo will be celebrated this week in parties across the nation, kicking off a commemoration of Mexican heritage in the United States as a pseudo-holiday that has been adopted by the general population.”.....

W.T.F.?....adopted by the general population?...I don’t give a rats ass about Cinco De Crapo!....

[Colonel Kangaroo]

For me, Sinko De Mayo means an unfortunate feature in my kitchen after sandwiches for supper.

[Cheetahcat]

Yeah Thanks to GW and McQueeg are in order here they should be made to fork over Their own $$$$$ to foot the bill for removing these Gods children from our Country.

[AuntB]

“”Our kids go to this school system, and the school system is more preoccupied with Mexico’s history, and not the rest of Latin America’s, much less El Salvador’s,” said Reyes, director of Casa de la Cultura, a Salvadorian community center. “They came back celebrating Cinco De Mayo. That holiday means nothing to us.” ......

Ignorance and apathy by Americans adds to the mix.”
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A little US History would benefit them all.....they left their countries, don’t drag them here to us.

[reagan_fanatic]

I celebrate Cinco de Mayo by flying a small American flag from my car antenna.

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[King Moonracer]

"Our kids go to this school system, and the school system is more preoccupied with Mexico's history, and not the rest of Latin America's, much less El Salvador's," said Reyes, director of Casa de la Cultura, a Salvadorian community center. "They came back celebrating Cinco De Mayo. That holiday means nothing to us."

How about US history, the reason why they came to this country in the first place.

[Publius6961]

On May 5, Mexican dominance irks other Latinos

I fail to see why it should.

"Sinko" de Mayo is right up there with "kwanzaa." A made up fiction known only in the southwest. Even the Mexicans (in Mexico) don't care.

If I were them I would simply ignore the whole thing and go about my life.
Unless, of course, they can't resist any excuse to party.

[freekitty]

I see they did away with the swine flu just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

[wolfcreek]

Don’t get your Bohemian (American) beer mixed up with Bohemia (Mexican) beer.

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[Trailerpark Badass]

"Our kids go to this school system, and the school system is more preoccupied with Mexico's history, and not the rest of Latin America's, much less El Salvador's," said Reyes, director of Casa de la Cultura, a Salvadorian community center. "They came back celebrating Cinco De Mayo. That holiday means nothing to us." [snip]

LOL, my head is exploding!

[HungarianGypsy]

Give us a good drinking holiday associated with your country and we’ll celebrate that too.