Cecil Pinto wrote: > In school I remember we used to used phrases like "suneam castacho" > and "dukra castacho" as insults. Can some Konkani experts please clarify?
+++ Uh-oh!!! I think we have our much sought after casteist!! He is coming out of the closet. Either that or School children in Goa don't speak good Konkani.....a big dog/cat would be castacho sune/mashor.....or a big pig.....castacho dukor.....Eeew!! With those four words....you know what my concanim spelling is like....obviously I'm not a Concanim expert.....:-( > Is there any connection between caste and cricket. Howzzat? +++ Funny that you mention it...but there is.....all the batsmen are of high caste and all the bowlers of a lower caste....and the wicket-keeper is of both castes......;-)......with some basic research...a questionnaire is not necessary, you will conclusively find.....where all great Indian batsmen of yester-yesteryears descended from and where all great Indian bowlers of yester-yesteryears descended from.......ofcourse great wicketkeeper was a Zoroastrian! > Isn't it strange how we indicate the size of a snake or a fish by extending > an arm out and indicating the size by placing the other hand on the forearm, > biceps of shoulder of the extended arm. Whereas in the West the size of a > fish (or snake) is indicated by the distance between palms facing each other > with hands extended +++ Errr....When Domingos, Denzyl or Mickey (all studied in Goa and now living in Toronto) return from a fishing trip here in T.O ....they do the former - indicate size of fish that got away by placing the other hand on the forearm, biceps of shoulder of the extended arm......:-) > My forthcoming book on "Culture Conflicts - Goa and the West: Conversation > and Gestures" is devoted to such idiosyncrasies. +++ Not only must have people written to you for advance copies.....some must be already standing in line for your autograph signing at the local Borders, Indigo and/or Broadway stores....I hope since you announced it here first....we get preferential treatment for both. Have a good weekend! - Bosco --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goanet - http://www.goanet.org - Goa's premier mailing list is 10 years old
