Dears, I do understand that English is indeed a difficult language.
Even so, I will recommend to Roland Francis (of the Toronto Goan Convention 2008 'fame') that he takes his time to read and comprehend what is written in very simple (IMHO) English. Mr. Francis is hereby invited to provide proof that I have ever complained about non-Goans having sought and FAIRLY found gainful employment in Goa. My major complaint (in fairly simple English), If I may repeat, has been and still is related to Squatting and Filth (which includes defecating and micturating in public) now prevalent on the beaches and in the cities and towns of Goa.. Perhaps there are some people (I repeat) who are comfortable with the filth of Gerrad Street (Toronto), Petticoat Lane (East London) and Dharavi (Mumbai). They are so comfortable with that filth, that they want to replicate it in Goa. To them I say ....Bravo. Now ...for the record ....The Tale of Two Rivers (2002) http://www.colaco.net/1/rivers.htm BTW: I believe that Rajan Parrikar can speak for himself. Though, he just might choose to ignore Mr. Francis' ignorant post. good wishes to him and all .....anyway jc === 2009/6/4 Roland Francis <[email protected]>: We Goans cannot and should not complain. How ironic that that Rajan Parrikar, Jose Colaco, Arwin Misquitta and Xacuti are in the USA, Bahamas, Dubai and Macao respectively. So this is what we Goans do. We leave Goa for whatever reason .... and then we complain that others have found in Goa what we could not see ourselves. I am not saying that these worthy gentlemen are armchair theorists like me. On the contrary all of them are activists in their own way. But that does not detract from the only reality that is possible on the horizon. That the term Goans in Goa will one day mean not only those who lived there or whose parents lived there pre-1961 but will come to mean anyone who lives in Goa.
