While I'm not a Goan in Goa, I'm not sure what the big deal is here. > Even though I don't have a dog in this fight, I rejoiced in Italy's stunning victory last night and will rejoice if Portugal defeats the French tonight. I always support a southern European team over a northern European team. So, sue me. > I don't know what other Goans think, but as a very general rule, I lean towards other ex-colonials, followed by the southern Europeans, because some of the cultural heritage I identify with comes from Portugal. > While I remain staunchly against colonialism, Goa's colonialism was a fact and is now simply an interesting part of our history. I don't hold it against the Portugal of today, and believe the Portuguese are very nice people. Similarly I feel more comfortable around southern Europeans from Portugal to Greece than northern Europeans. > While I grew in British India, and feel very comfortable with individual Brits, I don't feel the same sympatico with their country and other northern Europeans as I do with Portugal, Spain, Italy or Greece. I think it has to do with the fact that the Brits were very cool on a day-to-day interpersonal level, and were basically contemtuous of their colonial populations. > Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. > Mario > --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 04/07/06, Frederick FN Noronha > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Gadgil, With Portugal, the responses -- both of > likes and dislikes > > -- tend to be far deeper than is the case with our > British colonial > > cousins. Agreed. But then, Goa is a far smaller > place, Lisbon ruled > > (part of) the area for as long as 451 years, > brought about some very > > far-reaching changes in language or culture and > religion here > > (specially in the 'Old Conquests') and also > probably took better care > > of local elites (across the religions) and other > priviledged sections > > than did the British. But my friends from areas > like the Bengal do say > > that Anglophilia is not unpresent there. Maybe > someone who knows the > > situation better could correct me on that. FN > > > RESPONSE: Yes, Fred, I have seen many a documentary > depicting the > descendants of the original Anglo Indians hankering > for times gone!! > Afternoon tea dancing? Only in the Hill Stations and > perhaps Calcutta! > Although tally ho still exists in South India? > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM. > > Gabe Menezes. > London, England > _______________________________________________ > Goanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
