Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:01:41 +0530 From: Ana Maria de souza-Goswami <anamari...@dataone.in>
If we have all these problems DO NOT BLAME ON MIGRANT WORKERS, blame on our Goans, who are selling their houses, land and moving into apartments. Why for a few bucks more. Mario observes: Ana Maria, I find these sly judgments of the very personal financial decisions of others fascinating, even by someone as wise as you. BTW, how do you know that these Goans are selling their lands and moving into apartments "for a few bucks more". Or is this one of the things "everyone knows"??????? Ana Maria wrote: Another menance we have, nobody stops at the zebra crossing, so we are resorted to jay walking. If we don't do that we can never cross a street in Panjim. Mario observes: No one cares for anyone else on India's teeming streets, not just in Goa. I drive in Goa, Mumbai, Pune and MP and it is the same everywhere. Indians turn into raving maniacs the minute they start their engines, then miraculously return to sanity the minute they park their vehicles. Ana Maria wrote: In front of my flat, when I stand on the balcony can see 4 casinos, two are near Malim. Very close to my place a jetty is coming up for one of the casinos. Do you think there wll be parking space. The owner who sold the land to the casino owner is a Goan. Mario responds: Fantastic. Imagine how many new jobs and tax revenues will result. If they don't provide parking, won't the new businesses suffer? Ana Maria wrote: Please fellow Goans who live abroad, do not criticize goa too much. If you feel Goa needs to change, please come down and I'm sure help will be given to you in all fields. Mario responds: Ana Maria, we all try to help Goa in our own ways. There are good reasons why some of us live abroad, many of us "for a few bucks more". I hope you don't mind. I do my best to put some money into Goa's economy once a year and then leave it up to those who live there to do their part. I just wish they would elect honest politicians, even though I benefit personally from having Babush live a few yards down the road from me in Miramar.
