--- Sunith Velho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unfortunately Selma turned this into a caste debate > and then a class debate > entirely fabricated from the chip (suspended by a > Fendi strap) that she > carries on her shoulder.
------------------------------------- Dear Sunith, Part of the folly of youth is its arrogance but the charm of youth is its passion and exuberance. You are beginning to display all of the former and none of the later. In your eagerness to disclose the chips on my shoulder, you have failed to delve further into this issue or even consider that there maybe underlying causes to this stereotyping. Goans have a long history of lack of respect for the dignity of labour. Someone is a poder, someone is a kharvi, someone is a raindar. I believe this disdain comes because in India (Goa) occupations have been linked to caste. A kharvi for instance can never be a bamon, no matter how many trawlers he may own or how many fishing export units he may set up. Come marriage proposal time, or time to get invited to Fundacao Oriente parties, he will still remain a kharvi to be shunned. I believe this stratification makes us ashamed of occupations seen as less than desirable and because we Goans need the crutch of identifying people by some measure other than their actual worth, we have now extended these classifications to Gulfies and shippies and any other "ies" we can find. That's my theory. Now, I really have no wish to continue this debate because, real substantive points are not being discussed. Rather we are more interested in people's insecurities and chips. Incidentally, please don't act all innocent. You have on several occasions repeatedly stated that all that Gulf Goans are good for is setting up STD booths or financing a taxi. This was said with derision, although the way I see it, he's boosting the economy by setting up small businesses. Thank you, selma ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
