Festivities!

I think Mexicans know how to celebrate a holiday better than any other nationality. This isn’t racist if anything it is a compliment and if you are one of those, “Learn English this is A’merica” types then I feel pity for you for not having a close Mexican friend to invite you to holidays. Mexicans always have plenty of food and everyone seems happy just to be there. When you walk in someone instantly proclaims who you are and lays ownership to you in some way like you are one of their own. At least once in the night someone will quietly offer you something in a very hesitant manner as if they are afraid to offend you and worry that you are not cool enough to hang. Fuck yea, let’s take some tequila shots and pound a few beers, I’m game! They don’t even have to have presents and somehow they are happy.

I’ve never really been to a black household holiday but I imagine it has great food but a lot of drama; then again maybe that is what Hollywood has led me to believe. I always got the feeling that white friends weren’t invited to Christmas or Kwanzaa at the Jones house-hold. White holidays are boring compared to both. It’s a bunch of women hugging you and asking how you have been and a bunch of men shaking your hand and saying your name. Everyone is catching up and waiting for the big moment of presents and food so they can get back home and go back to sleep after being deprived of it due to the simple fact that we lie to our children about fat home invaders coming in to leave toys and eat cookies.

I will say this though; Mexican families are very odd about a girl turning fifteen. You dress her up like a princess and everyone dances and drinks because she is now a woman…or is that a bar mitzvah? Either way it only leads me to believe that you spent time and money on this big fairy tale like celebration as a way to say she is ready to pop out kids and that it is all down-hill from here. Don’t get offended I’m just letting you know what the implication is since no one takes the time to translate the history of it all for us ignorant Gringos.

I really couldn’t address other races holiday traditions because I’ve never had an Italian friend or been invited to Chinese New Year, and don’t think this whole thing is just some way to race-bait you into arguing because I took a fair amount of time addressing and insulting each race appropriately in this little write up. I enjoy Mexican holiday celebrations, there are few other celebration types I enjoy other than maybe the red neck holiday but then again they are rather similar: food, family, alcohol, and doing something stupid! 

P.S.- I want to thank everyone who has been reading and enjoying my work. Wasted Youth has hit 1000 page views which really seems numerous when I think back to how this all started in February or something like that. I would still love to hear more feedback from you, the reader, but I won't beg. I hope you continue to enjoy my odd, cynical, and mostly skewed views on things and would love suggestions for topics or ideas of what else you would like to see. Keep in mind I have done some fiction writing and try to dabble with new things constantly. Thank you again all who have read!