Hi Elisabeth, You have more than redeemed yourself with your data about your statement. Of course this applies for those who would care to read and understand the thrust of your message.
But I am still at a loss if you blame the Viagara and post-Viagara generation of Goans for those statistics. From the age-group you quote below, it is precisely this generation for whom you had high praise, that appears to be the major culprit. This is the same group that another poster described as burning itself out through self-consumption (or to that effect). Would you not agree that what drives these changes in the Goan way of life are the many many individuals who believe that there is nothing like tradition? And each can behave and believe in what ever they choose? Or to re-word it, 'they want their cake and eat it too!' One minor correction in your original post, I do not think that the older generation wants Goa to revert to the nostalgic past. Rather I would like to see Goans build on the moral goodness and solid foundations of the past, instead of pretending to reinvent it. Kind Regards, GL ------------- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re: divorce rate in Goa is spiraling. http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9909/99090360.htm http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300290200.htm Re: Premarital and extramarital sex in Goa as prevalent as in the West. http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/mar/23youth.htm An Excerpt: The all India occurrence of STDs in the age group of 18 to 30 is as high as 48 to 52 per cent! ~ Premarital sex among 18- to 20-year-olds in metros is as high as 65.6 per cent amongst girls and 63.3 amongst boys. Extramarital affairs amongst married couples in the age group of 18 to 30 is as high as 10 to12 per cent. Post-30, this figure increases due to the onset of boredom in marriages. _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
