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Hi Sunith
Many thanks for your helpful explanation of the term "Goan crab mentality."
However, if we can go beyond the analogy, why, I wonder, do the Goans have
rather plentiful of this mentality unlike say the Brits who have never been
short of crabs with so much shoreline! Do Hindu Goans have it? Is the
mentality driven by religion, caste or sheer competitiveness for limited
resources such as work, money, consumables, status, qualifications etc?
Still being a wee bit curious that's all!
Regards
Cornel
PS Selma's point that this mentality is to be found among other South Asian
communities is interesting but is it to be found inland where there are not
that many crabs except in ponds and lakes perhaps, and many people have
never seen the sea?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sunith D Velho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:08 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Origins of "Crab Mentality /Reply to Cornel
> Dear Cornel,
> Have you ever observed what happens when you put a couple of crabs in a
> shallow pot?
> Having spent many hours as a child indulging in this mindless acticvity(
> As I'm sure any kid who has access to live crabs has also),
> I can assure you that the following link from Wikipdeia best correctly
> describes the origin of this phrase.
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
> The regularity in the Goan-English use of this word is pehaps beacause of
> the abundance of crabs in Goa and Goans whose thinking fit that
> description.
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