THE REAL NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS
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Date: 2019-09-05
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Paula Harris Baca
And my nephew, who moved there for 6 months about 20 years ago, I think, he was mugged three times, not to mention having his apartment broken into a number of times. we all buy into the whole Streetcar Named Desire and Angel Heart versions of the Big Easy. but ironically, most Affikan Amurrikins have no idea what Mardi Gras and the Catholic idea of Lent means. kinda like moving to San Francisco and expecting Vertigo and instead finding huge amounts of homeless people pooping on the sidewalks right before your eyes shamelessly and the Pride Parade which again features peeing and pooping and lots of men happily waving their peenies around. I know I sound prudish but it's quite nasty(did that guy say time of your life? Hmmmmm. Sounds odd) HEY HEY Those black guys are doing cultural appropriation with their Amerindian garb Where are the SJWs? Oh yeah, back throwing feces around at Berkeley to stop Milo from speaking about cultural appropriation.
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And my nephew, who moved there for 6 months about 20 years ago, I think, he was mugged three times, not to mention having his apartment broken into a number of times. we all buy into the whole Streetcar Named Desire and Angel Heart versions of the Big Easy. but ironically, most Affikan Amurrikins have no idea what Mardi Gras and the Catholic idea of Lent means. kinda like moving to San Francisco and expecting Vertigo and instead finding huge amounts of homeless people pooping on the sidewalks right before your eyes shamelessly and the Pride Parade which again features peeing and pooping and lots of men happily waving their peenies around. I know I sound prudish but it's quite nasty(did that guy say time of your life? Hmmmmm. Sounds odd) HEY HEY Those black guys are doing cultural appropriation with their Amerindian garb Where are the SJWs? Oh yeah, back throwing feces around at Berkeley to stop Milo from speaking about cultural appropriation.
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First Name Last Name
I want to mention that it is uncommon to find a new orleans native on bourbon street during mardi gras. On a side note, if you come to new Orleans(Or-lynns not Or-leans) please bring a bag for your trash. Us natives do so and it is the tourist who dirty up the routes Bring a bead bag so you not hitting people in the face with the beads you catch. Have fun but DON'T GET DRUNK. It annoys us natives soooooo much I once had a drunk man offer me a beer. I was only 9 so you could tell I was a kid. Don't try and steal other people's catches. Once my moms friend was going to throw me a shoe from muses(if your native you know that a huge deal. There were 15 other people in my family ready to help catch it. While, I caught it but this drunk lady ripped it out of my hands and screamed TOURIST FIRST CHILD. That's when I said my first ever curse work and snatched it out of her hands. Fk her Follow these rules and people will think your a native
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I want to mention that it is uncommon to find a new orleans native on bourbon street during mardi gras. On a side note, if you come to new Orleans(Or-lynns not Or-leans) please bring a bag for your trash. Us natives do so and it is the tourist who dirty up the routes Bring a bead bag so you not hitting people in the face with the beads you catch. Have fun but DON'T GET DRUNK. It annoys us natives soooooo much I once had a drunk man offer me a beer. I was only 9 so you could tell I was a kid. Don't try and steal other people's catches. Once my moms friend was going to throw me a shoe from muses(if your native you know that a huge deal. There were 15 other people in my family ready to help catch it. While, I caught it but this drunk lady ripped it out of my hands and screamed TOURIST FIRST CHILD. That's when I said my first ever curse work and snatched it out of her hands. Fk her Follow these rules and people will think your a native
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Larry Don Kirkeby
Nice Video. Suggestion. Go the week before. All the Europeans are in by then. The crowd is busy but not sardine can. The Hotels are half the price and its the same unless you want to see the parade. Which is cool if it weren't so packed. Also not real safe. Also Jazz fest is three weeks later and to me just as interesting if not more and almost as popular but not so crushingly busy. I hope to get you a special from my point of view soon. I am glad they spent time on the city because I would rather show you the Cats Meow in the quarter ( locals just call it the quarter)at night and some of the unique antique and speciality stores in the day. Thanks much for the Video because it shows me what I do not need to film because you have already. Kindest, Larry Don
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Nice Video. Suggestion. Go the week before. All the Europeans are in by then. The crowd is busy but not sardine can. The Hotels are half the price and its the same unless you want to see the parade. Which is cool if it weren't so packed. Also not real safe. Also Jazz fest is three weeks later and to me just as interesting if not more and almost as popular but not so crushingly busy. I hope to get you a special from my point of view soon. I am glad they spent time on the city because I would rather show you the Cats Meow in the quarter ( locals just call it the quarter)at night and some of the unique antique and speciality stores in the day. Thanks much for the Video because it shows me what I do not need to film because you have already. Kindest, Larry Don
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J 95
This is only one version of Mardi Gras. I'm bout 2 hours west of new Orleans, in Acadia parish. A. k. a Cajun country. Our Mardi Gras is a more traditional take, where people wake up at 6 in the morning, and make their way to our Sattle tramp for the Courir de Mardi Gras, which simply means Mardi Gras run. What we do is travel to different stops along a back country road, and Chase a live chicken in someone's yard (the person is aware of this and the same houses are used traditionally each year. During this time, people drink, and crowds of people follow the chicken wagon (a trailer for the men actually taking part in the run) along with other floats in the parade. This is all leading up to the parade itself, which takes place down the main street of my town.
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This is only one version of Mardi Gras. I'm bout 2 hours west of new Orleans, in Acadia parish. A. k. a Cajun country. Our Mardi Gras is a more traditional take, where people wake up at 6 in the morning, and make their way to our Sattle tramp for the Courir de Mardi Gras, which simply means Mardi Gras run. What we do is travel to different stops along a back country road, and Chase a live chicken in someone's yard (the person is aware of this and the same houses are used traditionally each year. During this time, people drink, and crowds of people follow the chicken wagon (a trailer for the men actually taking part in the run) along with other floats in the parade. This is all leading up to the parade itself, which takes place down the main street of my town.
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Jill Jennings
2014 was my first Mardi Gras before I moved here at the end of April from Iowa. I live in the Northshore aka north of Lake Pontchartrain. This past year we did Endymion, they have close to 50 floats, Nyx, & Salene which is actually in Slidell 2014 was the ones in Metairie. My boyfriend belongs to a krewe here on the Northshore & it's not cheap considering the annual fees, the throws plus beads, a lot of people like us hang onto what we got last year to throw this coming year people spend over 1, 000 just for the beads, kids toys & whatever else you want to throw. If you guys ever come back best little hole in the wall restaurant in the Quarter is Daisy Dukes, good food & are cheaper than a lot of places in the Quarter.
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2014 was my first Mardi Gras before I moved here at the end of April from Iowa. I live in the Northshore aka north of Lake Pontchartrain. This past year we did Endymion, they have close to 50 floats, Nyx, & Salene which is actually in Slidell 2014 was the ones in Metairie. My boyfriend belongs to a krewe here on the Northshore & it's not cheap considering the annual fees, the throws plus beads, a lot of people like us hang onto what we got last year to throw this coming year people spend over 1, 000 just for the beads, kids toys & whatever else you want to throw. If you guys ever come back best little hole in the wall restaurant in the Quarter is Daisy Dukes, good food & are cheaper than a lot of places in the Quarter.
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Lauren Breaux
Sorry for my multiple comments but not really sorry at the same time lol. I came across this video, and as I said in my last comment I lost everything in Katrina. I lived southeast of New Orleans in a place called Chalmette, which was hit pretty much #2 behind the Lower 9th Ward. and I must say this video brought tears to my eyes. Its been 15 years and it's still not what it use to be. but it's getting there. I just had to say thanks for letting viewers know there's more to MG than boobs and beer. Also, it rained 3 MG's in a row, starting in 2014. So i blame you guys. (Also, most locals agree with me in saying that the Saturday and Sunday parade's are better than the rest)
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Sorry for my multiple comments but not really sorry at the same time lol. I came across this video, and as I said in my last comment I lost everything in Katrina. I lived southeast of New Orleans in a place called Chalmette, which was hit pretty much #2 behind the Lower 9th Ward. and I must say this video brought tears to my eyes. Its been 15 years and it's still not what it use to be. but it's getting there. I just had to say thanks for letting viewers know there's more to MG than boobs and beer. Also, it rained 3 MG's in a row, starting in 2014. So i blame you guys. (Also, most locals agree with me in saying that the Saturday and Sunday parade's are better than the rest)
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Donald Pittman
Just a fact for yall. the lower 9th ward was not the worst affected. st. bernard, n. o. east, lakeview and gentilly was destroyed more because those areas were actually nice before katrina. the lower 9th ward is just like uptown from st. claude south to the river. but the rest of the lower 9 was complete garbage but they cried the most cuz they were the most reliant on other people. like the government. so of course thats all people heard nationally was lower 9 lower 9. it was complete bull shit. just sum facts for yall
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Just a fact for yall. the lower 9th ward was not the worst affected. st. bernard, n. o. east, lakeview and gentilly was destroyed more because those areas were actually nice before katrina. the lower 9th ward is just like uptown from st. claude south to the river. but the rest of the lower 9 was complete garbage but they cried the most cuz they were the most reliant on other people. like the government. so of course thats all people heard nationally was lower 9 lower 9. it was complete bull shit. just sum facts for yall
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Will Buras
How to pronounce New Orleans: it's either New Orlins, New Or-lee-uns, or Noo Awlins. NEVER Nawlins, or Nowlins, definitely not New Orleens. Also, the lower nine was not the only place that flooded badly. New Orleans East had some places where the water was 30 feet deep, as did St. Bernard Parish. One last note: Cajun cuisine didn't come from New Orleans. The cuisine of New Orleans is Creole (as someone who is both Cajun and Creole I can attest to this)
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How to pronounce New Orleans: it's either New Orlins, New Or-lee-uns, or Noo Awlins. NEVER Nawlins, or Nowlins, definitely not New Orleens. Also, the lower nine was not the only place that flooded badly. New Orleans East had some places where the water was 30 feet deep, as did St. Bernard Parish. One last note: Cajun cuisine didn't come from New Orleans. The cuisine of New Orleans is Creole (as someone who is both Cajun and Creole I can attest to this)
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Phil L
Actually, in New Orleans people say things quite differently. New Orleans is pronounced differently among different groups. There are numerous New Orleanian dialects. If I had to pick one that was unique to New Orleans I'd pick Dr John's dialect. This is the one that is never portrayed but totally unique to New Orleans. Many people in New Orleans have an accent which is very similar to a New York accent.
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Actually, in New Orleans people say things quite differently. New Orleans is pronounced differently among different groups. There are numerous New Orleanian dialects. If I had to pick one that was unique to New Orleans I'd pick Dr John's dialect. This is the one that is never portrayed but totally unique to New Orleans. Many people in New Orleans have an accent which is very similar to a New York accent.
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moon
My parents told me it gets so crazy and wild on the streets and that it could be dangerous so I cant go during Mardi gras. We have Mardi Gras here in Port Arthur, Texas which is somewhat like it but it little more tamed, still crazy, but tamed. I've been down Bourbon Street though so I can guess why they don't want me going there during Mardi gras. BUT I WANNA GO SO BAD
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My parents told me it gets so crazy and wild on the streets and that it could be dangerous so I cant go during Mardi gras. We have Mardi Gras here in Port Arthur, Texas which is somewhat like it but it little more tamed, still crazy, but tamed. I've been down Bourbon Street though so I can guess why they don't want me going there during Mardi gras. BUT I WANNA GO SO BAD
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