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--- Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 7) Being 'shunned like the plague' could be for
> other reasons than
> language. For being uninformed and opinionated comes
> to mind!
>
> 9) How one can make so many uninformed
> generalisations in just one short
> posting is beyond me.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Cecil
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Cecil,
Whenever you enter a debate we can be assured of just
two things. That it will involve personal insults and
that it will deteriorate to the lowest common
denominator.
Secondly, as a Goan I think I'm informed enough about
Goan society to offer personal opinions. You on the
other hand have offered us your opinions on Canada,
having never set foot on its shores. I wonder which
one of us is more flamboyant.
Lastly, I do believe that Goan society has a pecking
order based loosely on the chauvinism of language (to
borrow Frederick's phrase). At the top is Portuguese
at the bottom languishes Konkani. Phrases like "we
only speak English in the house", flaunted proudly are
all too common.
Speaking of Goan elitism, in your own humour column
you write sneeringly about people who enjoy Konkani
tiatre. Well, being able to appreciate English film
noir does not make one any more intellectual than
being able to enjoy a Konkani tiatre makes one
plebeian. Such is the elitism of Goa that permeates
every strand of its society. I rest my case.
Selma
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