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> On May 4, 8:02 pm, Rich > wrote:
>
>> I'd say it's appropriate here in the U.S. to offer a toast to the
>> Mexican victory at Puebla and join in the celebration...
>
> When have you ever been to a Cinco de Mayo drunkfest where the homies
> lifted a
> Corona and said anything about Puebla?

Never. I don't go to Cinco de Mayo drunkfests. On Cinco de Mayo, my
family and I enjoy a meal of Mexican inspired foods...and, we understand
the significance of the Battle of Puebla with regard to both U.S. and
Mexican history.

> In the USA, Cinco de Mayo is like a secular Christmas or Easter
> celebration in which the reason for the holiday has been completely
> forgotten.

Not at our house, and not by me...

Rich