That is true of any Indian arrival in Melbourne. I have met a Sikh taxi-driver who worked during the night whilst studying during the day, others who were half-asleep during TAFE (Technical and Further Education) classes as they worked night-shifts in their "uncle"'s restaurant, etc. In the case of the Sikh taxi-driver, he told me that he was in Melbourne "to make money" - I couldn't but feel pity for him, as he was probably unaware that this was not a place for such ventures ...
----- Original Message ---- > From: Vivian A. DSouza <socorro...@yahoo.com> > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Sent: Tue, 14 September, 2010 12:28:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goans abroad, from dreams to nightmares > > I remember meeting a Goan waiter at at Indian restaurant in Maryland, USA. > He > > told me that he worked long hours, slept in shifts with others in a dingy > apartment room.
