-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Jerry Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since 1980's it has become a common trend for Goans to look > for jobs out of Goa and many a times many have left good jobs > to go to gulf and beyond. > Mario observes: > Goans have been leaving Goa for economic reasons for several decades, not just the 80's, and can be found to have migrated all over India and around the world. > Indians have been leaving India for economic reasons for several decades, and can be found to have migrated all over the world. > The USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand would not exist in their present forms without people from all over the world migrating to these countries. > I know people who have migrated and have later moved back to Goa. Some have not moved back but have bought property there. With the way the world has evolved, I encourage people who can afford to, to at least put one foot back in Goa, economically speaking, not just for sentimental reasons, but from a hard headed investment perspective, simply because I believe that this will benefit them economically in the long run. I have done so myself based on this belief. > In my opinion, India is a far better country today from a quality-of-life perspective, in spite of all the problems people carp about, than where it was headed when I left 35 years ago. I give credit to visionaries like Manmohan Singh, and the fact that the best Indian brains do not need to "drain" any more because of the computer age. Bill Gates and Lakshmi Mittal are investing BILLIONS - US$, not Rupees - in India. Need I say more? This means more Indians will be looking for values in seafront resorts than ever before. We cannot stop this any more than King Canute could stop the incoming tide. The only thing we can do is get ahead of the curve, and benefit from it. > Goa is one tropical paradise in the world where property values are still reasonable - and it's where we have our unique east-meets-west roots. > American and Canadian Goans often buy property in the American "sunbelt", but, unless they are very rich, they buy smaller properties away from the coast that they can afford. For the same money they would get far superior properties anywhere in Goa, where friends and family and incomparable hospitality still exist, and it costs less to fly to Goa today than it was 35 years ago. > If we are seeing people from all over India finding Goa attractive, then what are Goans missing? Local Goans are often stuck in price expectations that are obsolete, and are passing up opportunities that non-Goans are snapping up. This proves what I have said above about the values still available. > People will always pursue their best available option in order to benefit themselves and their families. > It's called free enterprise. >
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