Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:08:08 +0530 From: Tony de Sa <[email protected]>
To further elaborate on his term 'human pollution' he cited the fact that building is going on at a very fast pace and that these new flats/ bungalows/ dwellings are mostly being bought by non-Goans. Soon these people would integrate into the ethnic Goans and not only would there be intermarriage and therefore a change in the ethnicity of the Goans, but that life styles would be influenced by the nature of the people migrating into Goa. For example, if the migrants were aggressive (characteristic of some states in India) this aggressiveness would soon permeate and the gentle Goan nature would now be changed to an aggressive one. He cited the fact that instead of speaking the local language Konkani, more and more communication in the markets was taking place in Hindi. Mario asks: "Gentle Goan nature"? Was your friend smoking or drinking something illegal at the time?:-)) Haven't Goans emigrated in droves to other parts of the world? Tony wrote: My friend also pointed out the fact that Goa is also becoming a retirement home for westerners. In the opinion of some local people this is good because the westerners preserve old homes and maintain them and provide employment for the locals. My friend felt otherwise. He felt that these westerners raise the wages of local labour by over paying them and bring about a rise in prices of commodities like fish and the like. Mario observes: Your friend seems to be a Goan Scrooge, with no sympathy or generosity towards hardworking laborers and other service providers. Tell him wages and prices equalize demand and supply. No wonder they are pleased to see NRI's when we come:-))
