re: Who else hates Mardi Gras?

I like Mardi Gras, especially if you have a good set-up (i.e. friend with a house or apartment along the route, parking spots, reserved space, bathrooms, etc.) It's a great celebration and tradition that distinguishes south Louisiana from other parts of the country. We should work to preserve it as much as possible.

There are some things that annoy me about it:
-You find a lot of people who get really excited about it but are just there for the party and have no idea what it actually celebrates, nor do they care.
-People who make a big deal about being in parade and being named queen or king of some podunk parade like it is some kind of significant life accomplishment.
-Nolatards who look down on anything Mardi Gras that doesn't involve New Orleans, like New Orleans invented Mardi Gras or something (some people do think this).