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[lprkn]

ĄYay!

[linnea]

I LOVE IT!!!

[Carlos del Vaca]

Some years back, I got home from work at the same time as one of my roommates.  "Whatcha doing for dinner?"  "I dunno.  Wanna go out somewhere?"  "How about... Rio Grande?"  So we get there, and there's a 90 minute wait for a table.  So we went to another, less-popular Mexican restaurant nearby.  It was really crowded too, more than we'd ever seen it, but we got a table.

Once we got drinks, I realized.  "Hey, today's Cinco de Mayo, isn't it?" 

[wombat]

We neglected to buy limes, so did not celebrate Cinco de Mayo with margaritas. But I woke up with a headache anyway. So unfair.

[greenkoolayd]

i dont really care about Mexicos independence, so i tend to not celebrate cinco de mayo.

[Choop]

not to worry, gka. it ain't about mexico's independence. that's sept. 15.

on 5 may 18XX mexican forces at puebla fought back invading french troops and repelled the attack. this is why cincodemayo is celebrated in puebla, mexico.

the next day the french came back and won. this is why it isn't celebrated anywhere else in mexico.

people like tequila and beer with lime, and 'cinco de mayo' is a catchy name for a party. this is why it's celebrated so many places around the world outside mexico.

[greenkoolayd]

not to worry, gka. it ain't about mexico's independence. that's sept. 15.

on 5 may 18XX mexican forces at puebla fought back invading french troops and repelled the attack. this is why cincodemayo is celebrated in puebla, mexico.

the next day the french came back and won. this is why it isn't celebrated anywhere else in mexico.

thanks for clearing that up.

[jay-ell]

Cinco de Mayo is just St. Patrick's Day with a different culture.

I don't really celebrate either one.

[Choop]

is it bad that i misread that as

Cinco de Mayo is just St. Patrick's Day with a different culture.

I'm not really celibate either one.

[AugustWest]

I like your version better Choop.

[jay-ell]

Indeed, as hilarious as it is true.

[theinevitable]

the street where I did this research project I'm finishing up is the only Latin area of St Louis. They have a huge festival tomorrow with a parade, cheap(er) food, etc. I am PUMPED.

[littlefallsmets]

See, my mind froze up and forgot that "Latin" also means "Latino" and not...

The language. "There's a section of St. Louis where they all speak Latin? Do they wear togas?"

[AugustWest]

Where is the Latin area of St Louis?  I know about the Italians and the Bosnians, but where are the Latinos?

[theinevitable]

Cherokee street. (between South Grand/Tower Grove and Soulard). Apparently the overall area is Benton Park West, but this one street has all the latino-owned businesses, at least for a couple of blocks. If you keep going you end up in... an antiques district?

There is kind of tension, though, because it is also becoming a big Hipster/Artist type area. record stores, lofts, etc.

this is the place I was talking about where there is a frustrating dialog of "FUCK GENTRIFICATION. YOU'RE RUINING OUR STREET." "Before I opened my record store here, this storefront had been abandoned for 10 years."