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Am I the only one who hates Mardi Gras?
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:03 pm
Grew up and spent 30 years of my life in South LA. Sure Mardi Gras was ok when I was a college kid, but I’ve grown to despise it.
The traffic, the rift raft, the drunken obscenities. Not something I ever intend on taking my family to.
The traffic, the rift raft, the drunken obscenities. Not something I ever intend on taking my family to.
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Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:04 pm to HarveyBanger
Hot take. 
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:04 pm to HarveyBanger
I for one hate when I get rifts in my raft too.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:05 pm to HarveyBanger
Man I always loved it. Even though I grew up in Chalmette 10 minutes away my family always got a room on st Charles. Never had to deal with traffic because of this.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:05 pm to HarveyBanger
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The traffic, the rift raft, the drunken obscenities. Not something I ever intend on taking my family to.
So do you not even live in New Orleans?
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:05 pm to HarveyBanger
Sorry you never transitioned to learning how to Carnival Season like an adult.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:06 pm to bigberg2000
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bigberg2000
quote:across from Cajun Mikes
my family always got a room on st Charles
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:07 pm to HarveyBanger
To me it’s nice to hang out with friends and family and drink/eat/tailgate, but I give very few fricks about the parade itself
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:07 pm to HarveyBanger
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Am I the only one who hates Mardi Gras?
Pack up and go to Vail. You won't be lonely, I know lots of New Orleanians who do it every year.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:07 pm to HarveyBanger
To answer your question, no, I'm sure you are not the only one who hates Mardi Gras.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:09 pm to HarveyBanger
<-- Not from Louisiana. I've been to quite a few NOLA parades throughout college and subsequent years. They are all kind of the same and simply blend in together to me. Maybe there is a lot more to it than just the parade, but they are kind of boring after a while. I do envy the time off and the ability to travel though.
This post was edited on 2/23/20 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:10 pm to HarveyBanger
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rift raft
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Grew up and spent 30 years of my life in South LA
Checks the frick out.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:12 pm to HarveyBanger
quote:This is objectively the worst part.
The traffic
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:15 pm to HarveyBanger
I liked it when I lived in New Orleans. I was never more than a couple blocks from St Charles so it was cool to have people come in town and walk to parades. We'd get a couple kegs and people would bring stuff and we always had cool parties to walk to.
But I couldn't do it as a tourist. Awful.
But I couldn't do it as a tourist. Awful.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:16 pm to HarveyBanger
during this time of year what else you got going on? filing taxes? XFL?
like others have said...there are plenty of places with good family parades if that is more your scene. NOLA Mardi Gras isnt the be all, end all
if it bothers you soo much I knew plenty of families as a kid that would vacation during this break and go elsewhere especially since rates are usually pretty low in February
I know a lot of people in Florida that hate the trash Spring Break and the Summer bring to their property as well. Everyone with an attractive season, event whatever has to deal with something along these lines
like others have said...there are plenty of places with good family parades if that is more your scene. NOLA Mardi Gras isnt the be all, end all
if it bothers you soo much I knew plenty of families as a kid that would vacation during this break and go elsewhere especially since rates are usually pretty low in February
I know a lot of people in Florida that hate the trash Spring Break and the Summer bring to their property as well. Everyone with an attractive season, event whatever has to deal with something along these lines
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:17 pm to HarveyBanger
No but I think every one of you have to start a thread to let us know you do
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:22 pm to HarveyBanger
Yes
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:24 pm to HarveyBanger
Same. Exact same. Maybe not hate but not attracted to it at all. People don’t understand it but is what it is
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:27 pm to HarveyBanger
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rift raft,
Nice
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:34 pm to SuperSaint
Yep. Around the corner.
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