Bernice and Selma, I don't think the problem is with anyone outside Goa. (Half of Goans, specially among the Catholics, have some expat link.) But the problem with the overbearing tone that expats sometimes (?) take on. One which suggests:
* I know Goa better than you. * Goa is a hopeless case (specially since I chose to leave it). * Now that we've left Goa, we've got to justify how terrible it is. * I was pushed out of Goa, didn't go for better prospects. * Everyone else shouldn't migrate, but I and my family should. * Goa doesn't compare with the place I currently live in * And so many other things. I'm not placing a blanket condemnation of expats just based on where they are based. Some have shown their ability to be very supportive of local initiatives (and I don't mean money!) or to let different people decide their own choices on where they prefer to stay, etc. But some expats *are* indeed overbearing. I guess you could say the same about Goans-based-in-Goa too, and some other character flaw of ours. But that is another debate, and if true, it won't be denied for sure! FN PS: Selma, I think your comment on Anglo-Indians is not fair too. These stereotypes are typical of how one community sees the other, often without justification. Would we agree with the other stereotypes, such as Catholics are flirts and drunks, Muslims are dirty, Hindus are dishonest, etc... ? A superficial look might confirm our bias and convince us about the "truth" of such positions. But the reality is far away. I think rather than judging one another, we should just let people decide what's best for them. If the Anglos decided to work their people's skills and leverage their have-fun attitude to life, so be it. I wouldn't see anything wrong in Goans, the Catholic Goan in particular, working as the much-derided "cooks and butlers" just because they had these skills and the snobbish among us look down on them! Take a look at 'Bow Barracks Forever', a sympathetic, if somewhat stereotyped too, look at the Anglos of Calcutta. For some reason, the characters in the film have very Goan-sounding names! http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/11786.html 2009/11/4 Bernice Pereira <[email protected]>: > Quite agree Selma. You can take us out of Goa, but > you cant take Goa out of us. In fact how would we > be able to maintain our homes and properties without > earning out of Goa . > Bernice Pereira -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism
