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<<Oscar Lobo wrote: While the people of Kerala and Madras are called
names like 'Malbari' or Madrasi, how many Goans know what we are
called by them? I have worked with these clever people and whenever
few of them referred to a Goan in their language they would refer us
as 'ABC'. This went on for sometime until I
asked a fellow colleague who worked with me what ABC in their conversation
referred to?>>
While reading this, I had a sense of deja vu as it was uncannily
similar in tone and tenor to the posts emanating from a "spirited"
poster Down Under. I looked for clues to his location and voila! it
was from Melbourne. That set me thinking.
Well, I'm a Keralite but have never referred to Goans as ABCs; neither
have I heard anyone referring to them as ABCs despite my two stints in
the Gulf region. I really pity Oscar Lobo for the company he kept
there!
Believe me, I learnt of this ABC thingy from Goanet a couple of years
ago, presumably from the same poster. Looks like it's the air and
water Down Under. Even a sensible guy like Gabriel de Figueiredo
sometimes falters, not to speak of "spirited" chaps such as Nasci and
Oscar!
Cheers,
RKN
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