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  • And for the last time, please help me spread out the world.

  • Cinco Demayo is not Mexico's Independence Day.

  • Okay, it's not Cinco demayo way.

  • Celebrate the data.

  • The Puebla, The Battle of Puebla, Puebla state, you know, 85 miles away from Mexico City.

  • It's just basically the victory of the Mexican army against a French army.

  • Napoleon's army.

  • But it is important because the French army had not been defeated in 50 years on they came over to Mexico to collect a debt.

  • So that's why we celebrated.

  • No, no, Cinco de Mayo is not as big as it is in America.

  • So thank you very much for celebrating Cinco de Mayo for us.

  • I've been here 14 years.

  • I have never seen such a big celebration on Cinco de Mayo parade people on the street chips and avocado.

  • We don't celebrate it that much.

  • Don't say happy Cinco de Mayo in Mexico because they'll know you're you're not from Mexico.

  • We don't say that.

  • Maybe we say Have a nice day, but we don't say happy Cinco demayo at all, so please don't confuse our Independence Day.

  • Mexico's Independence Day is on the 16th of September, but we start celebrating it on the 15th, so don't confuse it.

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