cooper Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 VIVA MEXICO!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 VIVA MEXICO!!!!! CABRONES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerm Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Whats a Cabrones cbviajero?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Singular is %%%, if you know the line about opinions and ******** and everyone has one you will get the definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Whats a Cabrones cbviajero??"Viva Mexico"was Miguel Hidalgo' s famous grito celebrating Mexico's independence,the cabrones part_ was added later..Bigd,you've lived in Mexico a long time,surely you know what a %%%& is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Singular is %%%, if you know the line about opinions and ******** and everyone has one you will get the definition. The automatic censor is impressive,you can't even write c!abron.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 No one ? Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 No one ? Strange. Whatcha lookin' for? The Triple Viva!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 No, just find it odd that there have been no posts about Independence Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Ahh. Well, my excuse is I'm exhausted from staying up far later than usual the last few nights for the fiestas. That Mexican clock kicks my rear. But I just took a nap, so.... ¡¡¡VIVA MEXICO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 cooper, we are surrounded by mexican holidays. maybe when get on the board some of us want to tune out & discuss other things. after all what kind of connection would i have to someones elses independence? personally i have nothing against spain, for me i dont care who rules. who do we congratulate if almost everyone here is an expat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Cooper, there was so much joyful celebrating going on the past several days with many foreigners joining in. In fact, it was impossible to not be caught up in it. Typing VIVA MEXICO on an expat forum does not show appreciation for Mexican independence nor build connection with the Mexican community. Next time, get outside and join the celebrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 cooper there are holidays here practically 24/7. usually the most important matter is "what stores are open", "what streets are blocked", & "when is it over". i didnt go out on my own independence day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Cooper, there was so much joyful celebrating going on the past several days with many foreigners joining in. In fact, it was impossible to not be caught up in it. Typing VIVA MEXICO on an expat forum does not show appreciation for Mexican independence nor build connection with the Mexican community. Next time, get outside and join the celebrations. Oh you mean, like when we went to the plaza fro the grito on Monday night and had pozole with the family on Tuesday? Or by building a connection with the Mexican community by having lived here for 40 years, been a naturalized citizen here for 34 years, married to my Mexican wife for 37 and having raised my 3 children that were born here and have all now finished their college educations ? Is that what you mean? Does that meet your criteria for connecting with the Mexican community? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 cooper, thankyou for telling it like it is. some folks are "know it alls" they have thier own agenda, IMO quite foolish. they have no concept of anyone or anything who exists outside of that small box. as you know, the mexicans care less if expats celebrate independence day. my mexicans friends usually are concerned w/the same things i am: traffic, transport, store hours. no, i dont telephone them to say "happy independence day!!! lets build connections". (spare the rhetoric zena, its not a post grad student exchange program). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Cooper, I still do not know why you felt the need to scold forum members for not posting Viva Mexico on an expat forum? That is the part I do not understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Cooper, I still do not know why you felt the need to scold forum members for not posting Viva Mexico on an expat forum? That is the part I do not understand. No one scolded anyone. It just seems odd that none of the participants on this forum opened a thread about Independence Day in their host country. A small acknowledgment to the country and its people. What I don't understand is how you made the assumptions that you made about a person you know nothing about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I made my assumption based on the information I had (none other than your post) and not "getting" your message. The title had a finger-wagging quality to it. It was as though you assumed not posting VIVA MEXICO was somehow a failing. My contention is that how people celebrate the day (or do not) is up to them. Of all the ways to note and celebrate, posting on this forum is the least of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I made my assumption based on the information I had (none other than your post) and not "getting" your message. The title had a finger-wagging quality to it. It was as though you assumed not posting VIVA MEXICO was somehow a failing. My contention is that how people celebrate the day (or do not) is up to them. Of all the ways to note and celebrate, posting on this forum is the least of it. Viva Mexico was simply a clue and not an exhortation. But now that I see how you process thoughts, I'll ignore your memes from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 No one scolded anyone. It just seems odd that none of the participants on this forum opened a thread about Independence Day in their host country. A small acknowledgment to the country and its people. What I don't understand is how you made the assumptions that you made about a person you know nothing about. Your just mad because not everybody didn't fall for your clever deception - everybody knows Mexican Independence is May 5 - Cinco de Mayo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thank you, Cooper. I will attempt to ignore you also. I may forget though and mistakenly make a comment, so it is good to know you will be ignoring me. This way, we will spare everyone our attempts to understand each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 i also forgot the 16th sept is not independence day. it must be another kind of political holiday. cinco de mayo is not as festive here as it is in the U.S. btw, many mexicans do not celebrate july 4th. but they take may 5th very seriously in the south west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Oh you mean, like when we went to the plaza fro the grito on Monday night and had pozole with the family on Tuesday? Or by building a connection with the Mexican community by having lived here for 40 years, been a naturalized citizen here for 34 years, married to my Mexican wife for 37 and having raised my 3 children that were born here and have all now finished their college educations ? Is that what you mean? Does that meet your criteria for connecting with the Mexican community? Oh man, another "I'm more Mexican than everyone else" poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Oh man, another "I'm more Mexican than everyone else" poster. Certainly more than you'll ever be. And I don't usually post much biographical data but when someone tells me to "build ties to the Mexican community" I speak up. Do you have a problem with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderator-2 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 This whole thread is thinly described baiting. Closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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