I always read your writings with interest. A few comments on your latest gem. <> Why come down to our beautiful Goa in hordes and > droves to enjoy -- "or dance karo "for Christmas -- > pronounced in desi style as "KRIST MASS" > Dont just criticize, teach us how to pronounce it correctly.
<Is rocking with hair flung and hands curling in the > air and wobbling on the floor with pot bellied > stomachs and formal clothes in "PARTY ZONES" > imbibing > western styles an Indian culture??. < Is a pot belly an attribute of western or indian culture? <To begin with a hello pronounced as HELL - LOW? on > Telephone --- is it Indian culture? > You lost me here, friend. Are you complaining about how indians pronounce the word or suggesting the word is un-indian? <What when politicians celebrate birthdays with egg > prepared cakes thrust in mouth --- is it Indian > culture?< Eating cakes is un-indian ? or were you suggesting politicians be made to live on bread and water? If the later, I agree. <> Hindi film actor and actresses intersperse their > talks > interviews in words in English on the visual media > often using word "actually" several times as > punctuation? Is this reflecting Indian culture?? > Hey, Anyone who criticizes goddesses like Madhuri, Poonam or Ash better be careful. > > What about the cat walks fashion shows in the > metropolitan cities and now almost at all English > medium institutions of learning or elitist cultural > events --- Is it Indian culture??? Have you watched fashion tv lately ? Beautiful scantily clad young women, on 24 hours a day. If you are proposing depriving us of such simple pleasures, mind your business. >>What when a rabid rustic loud mouthed convent > educated > fundamentalist fanatic now a Chief Minister of an > Indian state cut a birthday cake recently? despite > all the show of being a devout desi embedded in > Indian > culture ? >> Do not be shy, name names. A convent educated rustic ? Who is he, inquiring minds want to know. >Dont we have Hindu temples in Iraq, UK Indonesia > Portugal is this not a respect shown to our > culture?? > Why do always confuse the hindu religion with indian culture ? > Instead of the fundamentalist fantics destroying a > westernised culture celebrated by the minorities and > now the elite WOGS (western oriented gentlemen) > by ransacking shops and burning Valentine cards in > urban cosmopolitan metropolis areas -- > I would be careful about using the term wog. It is a derogatory reference to non-whites affecting western culture and mannerisms. <I would willingly join hands with any Indian > celebrating the "Basant Panchami" just as I enjoyed > indulging in the festival of Phalgun --- Holi -- in > then Bombay (now Mumbai) > I doubt that most indians who read your bile filled tripe would want to celebrate anything with you, but thanks for the invitation. Happy Valentines Day. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.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 # ##########################################################################
