Dear Frederick,
Since Ms. Alda Figueiredo loves Goa, Goans, and Goan food so much, and has
also
been in and out of Goa over the years, what on earth led her to use the term
"Goanese"? The term was applied to us disparagingly by outsiders, and as a
teenager
in Bombay I often heard it used by Anglo-Indians and sometimes by Goans who had
converted to "Anglo-Indianism". Now, a century later, it is used by one of us?
This
passes all understanding, and perhaps Ms. Figueiredo should tell us---and she
should
especially tell any potential Goan publisher---what led her to do it..
Regards,
Victor
