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--- Mario Goveia wrote:
>
> > Selma,
> > With such a determined list of preconceived
> > expectations, I'm sure that all your negative
> > expectations will be completely fulfilled. I
> > believe its called a self-fulfilling prophecy.
--- Carvalho wrote:
>
> Dear Mario,
>
> Unlike you I don't have preconceived expectations or
> notions of whatever I write about Goa. I am not a
> visitor to Goa. I am only a visitor to the US. Goa
> is my home which I know very well, the fact that I
> am currently spending time away from it does not
> make me a tourist with a two-week window view of
> the place.
>
Mario responds:
>
Here is what you wrote previously, which sound like
pre-conceived notions to me, "I too shall be traveling
to Goa soon and am looking forward to the changes that
will be greet me. Doubtless there shall be mental
comparisons made when I see the mounting garbage, the
reckless traffic, the ugly facade of new buildings
erected without planning and without a hint of an
architectural soul in them."
>
In addition, you may have missed it, but several
Goanetters who live in Goa have taken issue with your
and Roland's consistently jaundiced view of Goa and
Goans, your inappropriate comparisons and pessimistic
outlook for the future.
>
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