Bonefacio, If it will make you feel any better, the British, too, exploited India for their own benefit. In addition, they were not as nice as the Portuguese when it came to socializing with the locals. In fact, they were pretty bad and very patronizing. The Portuguese are unique among Europeans in having almost no discrimination based on race or skin color. > I don't know exactly how many British Citizenship applications are pending right now, versus Portuguese, but I'm sure it is safe to say that there are far more Indians in Britain than Indians in Portugal, for whatever reason. > However, to the rest of what you have written about focusing on the future rather than the past, and forging ahead, all I can say is, AMEN! > Mario > --- Bonefacio Lopes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why should there be an argument against portuguese? > Why can't there be an > argument against Britishers, How many applications > are pending in the > portuguese consulate in Goa , how many indians are > seeking British > Citizenship/Passport. > > Let's forget the past history , let's only keep it > as a history and we forge > ahead, training the Goan youth for a better > tommorrow, whoever wants to > migrate to portugal or elsewhere in the world let > them go ahead, let them see > the world too. >
