Goanet next meets in Goa: January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy canteen). Goanet founder Herman Carneiro will be there. See you there! ------------------------------
> > I agree partly with your formulation below, but in > Goa's / India's > historical context I was not interested in what > *some* Chinese or > Indonesians did or what *some* Europeans did to > themselves, etc. In neo colonial Goa, hindi was imposed on Goans. In my school if one spoke Concani a threat of a fine would be imposed (this is in 1968). In Macau the Portuguese continue to stay and many have learnt Poutunghua and Cantonese including kiddies belonging to our Goan brethern. B. Colaco ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
