Time for a correction and a clarification. After posting my diatribe against these silly Yanks and their appropriation of foreign national holidays, Meg and Kelvin sent me this link to information about the Cinco di Mayo.
So it’s a kind of independence day, but not really. It’s a repelling the French day, and is important to people all over the Americas. Apologies for not doing enough research, etc. I shall try harder in the future not to be a whingeing killjoy, honest.
However, I can still say without fear of contradiction that St. Patrick’s Day in Rochester was a surreal experience.
