Hi Gabe Thanks for providing, on Goanet, the letter from E. Pinto. I feel very sorry for the young student's very bad experience. There can be no excuse for it whatsoever and I hope the English people in Goa will have read about it in the Herald.
By way of comment, although it is quite remarkable how millions of visible minorities have settled quite satisfactorily in the UK over a relatively short period of time, nationally, there are many reported incidents as above. The number that go unreported must be even greater. Sadly, such cases can emerge out of the blue but sometimes peak in crisis times. A link, in this instance seems to be the alleged terrorist activitry of some groups. I hope E. Pinto's friend will somehow get over his painful experience at the hands of three moronic yobs. His college counselling service may be able to provide some help too. The only solace I can offer is that, although my family and I, and wide circle of acquaintances have not encountered such a bad experience ever over a period of decades, it can help to be able to read anticipatory signs for such possibilities, particularly in poorer geographical areas. With this in mind, I would be happy to be in touch with E. Pinto as well as any new students from Goa starting College in the UK soon. Cornel DaCosta, London. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 5:19 PM Subject: [Goanet] Goan victim of racism in the UK > http://oheraldo.in/node/18058 > > Goan victim of racism in the UK > I am a Goan, marine engineering student studying at the South Tyneside > college, South shields, Tyne & Wear, United KIngdom. The following > incident has taken place and would be grateful if you would include > this in the Letters column of ur esteemed newspaper. _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
