Sorry you have not yet felt that Goenkars are special in their own way. You need not explain about each and every community which if you read comes back to my opinion, and that is what 'am stressing my point again, everyone and everycommunity is free to feel special , i am a goenkar and always believed and believe that we are special.
On Gujratis having had a rough time in Uganda,(during the exodus everyone had a rough time including the Goans , who left their properties behind,) kindly wake up and see where the Gujrati's are today, let's talk of the present , past is history of what happened , why , how , which, etc. questions can be left aside and we move. You must read a lot Gabe and advise you to read the Times of India today's edition , let me assist you, kindly log on to www.timesofindia.com , about indians joining the list of richness with Bill gates. I can go on and on about Gujratis in Uganda, but you will never be convinced about their standing in Uganda, if time persist make a trip and see how they have changed the face of Uganda. Let's talk what's on the ground, do not write unrealistic issues like the Gujratis in Uganda had a rough time etc....I --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are Goans a special breed? > > Having been born and brought up in Nairobi, Kenya I > was made to feel we were > special. We had our own segregated Clubs, Goans ran > the Administration > services in Government, Railways and Harbours, > P.W.D. and so forth. Goans > were the best tailors by a mile - all the top class > tailors in Nairobi were > Goans. Along with the Sikhs ( who also considered > themselves to be special) > Goans were also wonderful carpenters - most hailed > from Benaulim. We had a > Goan school and were predominant in the Catholic > Parochial and St. Teresa's > schools (Boys and Girls). We excelled in sports and > Seraphino Antao is a > testament to our being a special breed, He was a > gold medallist in the > Commonwealth games. At one time the Kenya hockey > team boasted 8 or 9 Goans > and only 4 Sikhs. > > I guess the Gujarat's also considered themselves > special, their only > interest in life was to make money - this is > probably why they had a rough > time in Uganda, warranted or not. The Sikhs on the > other hand were good at > working on machines, the Muslim Pakistanis ran > assorted businesses including > many butcher shops. > > So quite simply everyone thought they were a special > breed in Kenya, this > was so even amongst the local natives - the Kikuyu > tribe considered > themselves to be the inheritors of the land. > > Cheers, > > Gibe 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 # > ########################################################################## ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tools and more. Go to: http://in.insurance.yahoo.com/licspecial/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 # ##########################################################################
