Dear GoanettersGoans always feel that the grass grows greener on the other side
of the fence. I remember in my childhood days people from africa would visit
Goa and wear shirt and tie and a hat. They wanted everyone to see this atire
and call them africanders. So much so that even the mothers of brides would
first prefer an africander. And zooommm they all came back to Goa and some went
to UK because Goa was dirty full of cowdung and no electricity to see their
faces etc etc. The second case was those who migrated to Bombay. Come month of
May and they would be seen on the streets with a hat on their head, short
pants, etc etc and moving about in buses even in the late afternoon sweating
and cursing Goa because the buses are crowed etc bla bla bla. We Goans in Goa
have the habit of allowing others to talk evil of us . I am not surprised that
for a dine and dance people rush to the table and fill their plates up to the
brim because they in normal life cannot afford that much of food and here for
dine and dance they can capture lot of food for a small price of money. We who
are still left in Goa whenever we visit foreign countries do not grumble that
our relatives over there are bartenders, waiters, plumbers even if they
possesse a degree or post graduation etc etc. But when you come here please do
not boast about your land which is actually not yours. Goans and Indians are
not welcomed in foreign lands and Europeans rarely will mix with Goans and
Indians over there though they will hug and kiss you here in Goa. The picture
shown by our Goans migrated abroad is not true picture. Goans are starving in
foreign countries. They cannot afford luxury like we can afford over here. They
sometimes cannot afford a ticket to go anywhere and they have friends and
relatives over here they come over her and that is the reason most of them
travel by bus and make a big show. Do you know that when you go for a wedding
in UK the groom and the bride will just give you one soft drink, or may be one
peg of hot drink and one plate of snacks the rest you buy.
