>From GL: Sonia Gomes' article could be submitted as a thesis on Goan culture in England. Of course the author should add a few references, only because Goans love references. Sonia makes her points, yet from an academic perspective there is one group of UK-Goans that the author has thrown under the bus. These are Goans who immigrated to UK after leaving Goa and spending time in parts of India or Middle East. If fact belonging to this group is the central character in the drama described in the original article "Agh Milagrin, Londokarancheo dhiri chollotai mugo." The spoof and play was written by a Bombay-Goan on the various UK-Goan groups. To make this very perceptive article useful and this post a teaching moment, I would submit that both the EU- and Africander-Goans are demonstrating the usual (sodanchem) "Goaness or Goemkarpon." In my view Goas are quite clickish with comparatively poor skills at socializing. At social events Goans hang around with the same 3-5 Goans they spend every weekend rather than meet new Goans, expand their social network and widen their perspective of life. The Goemkarpon permits Goans in their coffee-clatch to continue their nasty social habit of gossip and bad-mouthing other Goans, displaying the old crab gene, which Sonia so well describes. Another social deficit Goans have is the inability to smile and have a sense of humor. A smile displays self-confidence! Just my observations Regards, GL ---------------------- From: Sonia Gomes
The reason I have named my previous post, Agh Milagrin, Londokarancheo dhiri chollotai mugo is because there seems to be an ongoing battle between the Africanders, people of Goan origin settled in various former colonies of Africa now migrated to England and the new entrants the European Union Goans who have recently moved to London in search of a better living. Sadly instead of celebrating the much spoken about Goaness or Goemkarpon, the Africanders are extremely unhappy at the arrival of the EU Goans.
