--- Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote:
>
> I'd rather be a coconut - it makes for wonderful
> curries. Unfortunately for you, you appear not to
> have lived and experienced the friendship of the
> Portuguese society, nor their ambience. You can be
> any another other fruit or nut that wish. I have no
> issues with that.
>
Mario wrote:
>
How would you know whether I have experienced the
friendship, hospitality, warmth and ambience of the
Portuguese? Besides, what does any of that have to do
with the fact that they colonized India by force, held
it for 450 years, managed it solely for their own
benefit, and were eventually forced to leave 14 years
after the civilized world had declared the end of the
era of colonialism? BTW, an Uncle, after enjoying a
visit to Portugal remarked, "It's a wonderful place.
They all have Goan surnames over there!"
>
Gabriel writes:
>
> BTW, I refer to your post of 26 Nov 2005 (Portuguese
> passports) - you ask: Why this paranoia? I now ask:
> why this "coconut" business all of a sudden?
>
Mario responds:
>
Gabriel, surely you know that there are some Goans who
are more Portuguese than the original Portuguese.
Besides, as you have said, the coconut is a wonderful
nut, which fills our fragrant curries with
cholesterol. So, what's the problem?
>
