About a hundred years ago, my grandfather bought extra large shoes for my father and siblings, then stuffed them with newspapers until they grew into them! We kids got this explanation when we remarked that in the family photo, Uncle Peter, a skinny little fellow, had huge long feet. Do you mean to say that the tradition has survived to our affluent times?! Filomena --- Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I was in school I always wore school uniforms > that were stitched two > sizes bigger so that I could 'grow into then'. By > the time I did grow into > them they were faded and only fit to be discarded. > Effectively this meant > that I never wore a smart fitting new school uniform > right through my 10 > years at St. Thomas School, Aldona. > > To a lesser extent the same holds good for shoes, > slippers, banians etc. > > This practice of stitching/buying oversize clothing > for growing children is > referred to as 'vaddtea angar' in Konkani. > Generations have grown up never > having once worn an article that was a perfect fit > on day one. And by the > time it fitted it was no longer new. Bummer! > > I am studying the psychological and sociological > implications of this and > would like inputs from any of you who have gone > through such psychological > and social trauma in their childhood. Also a few > other questions: > - Is this 'vaddtea angar' phenomenon true of even > the developed countries > where people are relatively affluent? > - Do you still follow the 'vaddtea angar' principle > when > purchasing/stitching clothes for your children? > - Did 'vaddtea angar' have any permanent > debilitating psychological effects > on you as an adult? > - Can I sue my parents? > > To know if you were from an affluent family in Goa, > as a child, please > answer the questions below truthfully: > > - At what age did you get a wristwatch? Which year > was this? > - At what age did you get a cycle? Which year was > this? > - Did you constantly wear hand-me-down clothes from > siblings/cousins? > - Did you share ice-candy (referred to as ice-fruit/ > ice-prate/ ice-crut) > with classmates for reasons of economy? > > > Cecil Pinto > (Psychological Researcher - Goa Specific) > > ======== > > > > ########################################################################## > # 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 # > ##########################################################################
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