Dear Merwyn, The reason why I decided to start Mumbai Goan Association and then went on to organize the very successful World Goa Day, with a group of people, whom I had never met before, is because of the following e-mail from Mr. Pinto, criticising us Mumbaikars:-. ======================================== On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:35:25 +0530 Eric Pinto wrote(THIS E-MAIL WAS SENT TO rENE AND MYSELF BY Mr. PINTO, WHEN I AGREED TO START MUMBAI GOAN ASSOCIATION) >> Good luck, Rene. You will discover that that around half of them are not >> employed. The housing scene is dismal, and they were down to a few days >> supply of water, recently. In a Alice in Wonderland World, they speak an >> alien language wheresorrounded by millions who dislike them for that, and >> now hate their religion. They display little of a Goan culture, their young >> given to portraying Western tastes, couture and music, all abhorred by a >> hateful, vindictive and increasingly bigoted majority. A Goan parish/church >> in the Fort area has closed, the once stupendous Dabul and Gloria are both >> down from 20,000 to under five. To survive, they are now selling homes in >> distant Malad and moving even further,to the farm areas of Bassein and >> Palghar. Will it be back to toddy tapping !! >The Bishops who still run English schools still get to eat, our kids are told >Marathi essential,no job. We can keep on dreaming. Mr. Pinto ====================================
So Merwyn, if we in Mumbai could prove that people like Mr. Pinto are wrong about their views about us Mumbaikar Goans, so can you. Jane ------------------------- From: Mervyn Lobo Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan Abroad! #2 - Francis Rodrigues Francis Rodrigues wrote: > EPISODE 2: > "The Agony of Flushing" > The "Associacao Goencars Of New York" or A.G.O.N.Y. is NY's premier > Goan snakepit, headquartered in Flushing, carrying on a vicious war > with neighbouring "Goan Association New Jersey Area" or G.A.N.J.A. -snip- > Mo' Gouveia, a crusty crow from upstate NY, called the meeting to order. -snip- > Mo wept, "It went for the annual Mass, the picnic, the pao, the choris...." > "Choris?? Chor...is??" shrieked Cocky, "Chor...is....you!"
