“What’s the only major difference between Cinco de Mayo and Saint Patrick’s Day?” (joke)

Many people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking Guinness stout, and then celebrate Cinco de Mayo by drinking Corona beer. “Cinco de Mayo is all about drinking…. just like St. Patrick’s Day. Only difference is Corona’s vs. Guinness” was posted on Twitter on May 6, 2010. “Food, drinking and drunken fights. I guess the only difference between St Patrick’s and Cinco de Mayo is the color of the beer” was posted on Twitter on March 17, 2012. Cinco de Mayo has been called the “Mexican St. Patrick’s Day” since at least 1988.
 
Another difference—a joke—has been printed on many images. “What’s the difference between Cinco De Mayo and St. Patrick’s day? On St. Patrick’s day everyone wants to be Irish” was posted on Twitter on May 5, 2010. “What’s the difference between St Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo? On Cinco de Mayo people don’t wish they were Mexican” was also posted on Twitter on May 5, 2010.
 
“The Difference Between Drinking on St. Patrick’s Day and Drinking on Cinco de Mayo, is That Nobody Pretends to Be Mexican” is an image that was posted on Reddit—Funny on March 5, 2012.
 
     
Wikipedia: Saint Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
 
Wikipedia: Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo (pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for “Fifth of May”) is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army’s difficult victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.
 
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has taken on a significance beyond that in Mexico. In the U.S. the date has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture.
       
Twitter
Matt Frost
@Frost84
What’s the difference between Cinco De Mayo and St. Patrick’s day? On St. Patrick’s day everyone wants to be Irish.
4:35 PM - 5 May 2010
   
Twitter
Ignatius
@THEIG
What’s the difference between St Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo? On Cinco de Mayo people don’t wish they were Mexican.
5:06 PM - 5 May 2010
   
Twitter
Angela McDermott
@AngieMcD79
Replying to @harleyLunar
@harleymoon Cinco de Mayo is all about drinking…. just like St. Patrick’s Day. Only difference is Corona’s vs. Guinness :o)
1:10 AM - 6 May 2010
   
Twitter
Rants and Raves
@Rants_and_Raves
The difference between St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo: On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone wants to be Irish….... http://bit.ly/e8QZgk
4:57 AM - 13 Mar 2011
   
Twitter
Love, Me
@Dear_Booze
Dear Booze: Food, drinking and drunken fights. I guess the only difference between St Patrick’s and Cinco de Mayo is the color of the beer.
4:52 PM - 17 Mar 2012
   
Twitter
Kam
@KamNotCam
The only real difference between St Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo is half the planet doesn’t pretend to be Mexican today.
10:37 AM - 5 May 2012
   
Twitter
Nicholas Alexandur
@NickAMusic
Difference between cinco de mayo and st Patrick’s day… no one on cinco de mayo says “everyone’s mexican today”
4:30 PM - 5 May 2012
 
Reddit—Funny
The difference between drinking on St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo… (imgur.com)
submitted May 5, 2012 by diggro
“The Difference Between Drinking on St. Patrick’s Day and Drinking on Cinco de Mayo, is That Nobody Pretends to Be Mexican.”
 
Reddit—Jokes
What’s the only major difference between Cinco de Mayo and Saint Patrick’s day?
submitted May 5, 2013 by agoostaholic
Nobody wants to pretend to be a Mexican for a day.
     
Reddit—Jokes
There’s only one difference between Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s Day…
submitted May 5, 2015 by Subliminary
On Cinco de Mayo no one wants to pretend to be Mexican.
COMMENTS
CAN_ZIGZAG
Mexicans don’t put green dye in their beer
   
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
The only difference between cinco de mayo and St.Patricks day is that no body pretends to be mexican on cinco de mayo
submitted May 5, 2015 by dasyoyo16
 
Reddit—Jokes
What’s the difference between Cinco de Mayo and St. Patricks Day?
submitted March 17, 2017 by guarr87
No one pretends to be mexican.
 
Reddit—Jokes
What’s the difference between St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco De Mayo?
submitted May 5, 2018 by chaosperfect
On Cinco De Mayo, not everybody pretends to be Mexican.
COMMENTS
Trohl812
Drinking Corona on 5/5 doesn’t count?