Dear Manuel, Do not perturb yourself with what is said on Goanet. It takes some practice but after a while you will learn to ignore what is written on Goanet.
Every full moon, this controversy of resident Goans versus non-resident Goans is resurrected. Sometimes by people who themselves are non-residents, sometimes by people who go back after a long-term exile and suddenly feel they are asli or as the Jews would say kosher Goans. If only we were a bit more like the Jews, who welcome Jews back from all over the world and vigorously keep in touch with their Diaspora. Even African-Jews are welcome back to the fold, if they can prove some link to Abraham or an equally vague tribe of Israel. I bet even I can prove that I am more Jewish than I am Goan. We Goans on the other hand, have learnt to classify our people. Bardezkar, Xastticar, Africar, Gulfkar, Bhatcar, Gaunkar, tarvotti, cusiner, Mussalman, Konkno, botcar, Bamon, Chardo, Sudhir, NRG, RG, bhailo, bitorlo, there is always some reason or the other, to exclude people; never a reason to include people in our realm of understanding. A society which continually seeks to exclude becomes smaller and smaller in their way of thinking. Finally they become such an exclusive group, forgotten by the world, fading into obscurity and inevitably into extinction. Best, selma
