Another "holiday" comes, another "holiday" goes. Such a surprise this year to not see one single green beer or to have one single person try to pinch me for not wearing green. What was it? Why didn't these expected things happen?
One simple reason why:
No where else besides the USA do cultures need a reason to drink and celebrate. They are usually busy working or they celebrate on the weekends because that's what they do every weekend. Only in the USA do we need to give ourselves a reason for everything we do. You want to drink heavily on a Wednesday? No problem, We'll make a holiday that isn't recognized by any government and give ourselves a reason.
That is 2 holidays up, 2 holidays down. Fat Tuesday and St. Paddy's Day where not one person in this village seemed to notice or even care about it passing. I think they are for the better because of it, and I assume Cinco de Mayo will be the same way despite most of the people in my village having real Mexican decent.
Unlike most of us who will count down the days to the next made up "I need a reason holiday." I'll let you know come May 5th just how relaxing it is here.
March 23, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Yes, this is so true! In the States, we essentially use every holiday as a reason to enjoy alcoholic beverages, lol. We're all about enjoying ourselves.