> Dear Mr. Tavares, > > Even today it is very rare to find a marriage match being made between a > Salcete boy and a Bardez girl - or vice versa. At least among the Catholics. > > I think Tiswadi (Ilhas) people go both ways but the Bardezkars and > Salcetkars generally stick to their own when looking for partners (just > realised that last sentence is explosive in it's possible interpretations).
RESPONSE: Not true for East African Goans. My father was born in Bombay, although his ancesteral home was Asanora, he married my mother, who hailed from Margao/Navelim. My folks settled in Navelim. I take my self to be a Navelkar. I married Lily whose ancesteral home is in Anjuna. All my previous girls friends were from Saligao, Perhaps Saligao girls were attracted to me as I was to them! Here in the U.K., anyone gets married to anyone - no village boundaries nor caste prohibitions. Our Goenkars here, reach parts where even Heineken can't. Cheers, Gabe Menezes. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
