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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who don't want to wear green then wear orange and the world will know that you're a spoil sport and do boring people will go out of their way to avoid you [/quote]

I don't get the orange talk.  Is it offensive?[/quote]

Orange represents the Protestants. Green was the Catholics. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrating the Catholic saint. But I sincerely doubt many people in the US a) care b) would know that orange represented anything. [/quote]

Not Irish, but grew up in a somewhat Protestant area and recall kids wearing orange to school.
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That would be offensive and intolerant in the extreme!  Like a racist kid wearing red, white, and blue on May 5th.  [/quote]

Hang on, what is the socially acceptable color to wear on this culturally important celebration in Mayo?[/quote]

Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico, not a "cultural" one.  If folks have allegiance to Mexico and want to celebrate its national holidays in a boisterous way here, they are thumbing their nose at Americans, so absolutely, I understand why kids want to wear red, white and blue to show their own allegiance.  The school officials sending kids home over this were really out-of-line.

Would you go to China or Saudi Arabia or even Mexico and do a big Fourth of July celebration as an immigrant?[/quote]

Erm. I'm confused. Have I missed something?[/quote]

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