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Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami wrote: [I am always having an argument with
Goans from abroad, who refuse to call themselves Indians. I can agree
with Goans who have lived during the Portuguese regime and migrated to
Portugal/Brazil after liberation. Most of them call themselves
Portuguese.
I encountered this in Brazil, in Australia, etc. Goans refuse to call
themselves Indians.
Do the Goans in Britain call themselves Britishers even thou they have
British passports?]
Dear Ana Maria,
It depends ...does it not ...on what one means by the word 'Indian'?
Furthermore, what should Goans (born citizens) of the following places
call themselves:
1. Pakistan
2. Sri Lanka
3. Bangladesh
4. USA
5. UK
6. Brazil
7. Jamaica etc etc
BTW - Do you believe that people of Afro-descent in many of the above
countries call or should call themselves 'African'?
Would you expect a Sindhi (say Benazir Bhutto) to call herself
'Indian'? (and LK Advani to call himself a Pakistani?)
Never mind the empty rhetoric, but what do you believe these alleged
'Jai Hind' chaps with US or UK citizenship or their children call
themselves when competing for a job or an elected position in these
countries?
good wishes
jc
