You claim that there's a lot more to see, eat and drink in other european countries...like Italy and Spain. Here's another brilliant example of how hollow some remarks made on Goanet can sound. Obviously there's more to see in those countries - Portugal is one fifth the size of Spain and Italy has almost 6 times our population! Could it be otherwise? These are things that you can't change, can you? Now to say that there's more to eat and drink in those countries....that's puzzling! You refer to quantity, quality? It seems obvious to me that you've never been in Portugal. If you did, you did not eat in any quality restaurant here. Our gastronomy is amazing, our wines are excellent, this is precisely what tourists keep praising about Portugal. By comparison, eating in Spain can be very disappointing. In any case, what we eat and drink is a matter of personal taste and choice, and as such subjective!
I did not say that Goans visiting Portugal would feel shock and awe. I said that some that I received at the airport and accompanied here did. They could hardly disguise their amazement with Lisbon and the country in general. See the difference between what I said and what you claim that I said? It's the difference between being rigorous or careless quoting others!
Rui Manuel Colla�o
Lisbon
From: "gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet]Portuguese nationality a colonial favour? Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:05:20 -0000
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tariq Siddiqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Rui Collaco wrote: > > > Let's get serious, gentlemen. I hold the view that the neocolonial rulers > > from New Delhi have used and abused Goa's land and people more in these 42 > > years than the Portuguese in their 451-year rule! > > How would you justify such a statement? > > Just curious to know if this is based on some facts that you have > researched or is this a personal opinion based on your circumstances and > prejudices. > > > -- > Tariq Siddiqui ------------- Heres what the *neocolonists* have achieved--In 1961, the literacy rate in Goa was 31%, infant mortality was 70 per thousand, birth rate 33 per thousand. Today literacy is 86%, infant mortality 11 per thousand, birth rate 15 per thousand. Believe it or not, life expectancy in Goa is 75 years, while Portugal it is 76 years. Other indicators are not comparible, however. Collaco states that Goans visiting Portugal will feel Shock and Awe! Having travelled widely all over the World, I find that a bit hard to swallow. Portugal is great for a holiday, nothing more, nothing less. Although there is a lot more to see, eat and drink in other European countries with a Latin flavour like Italy and Spain. regards, Gilbert.
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