Fred, this type of a bag is mostly available in Goa,
and hence Mumbaikars call it Goa Bag. There are two types of goa bags, one
open n the other with the zip. Both come in handy as they are strong and can
hold lot of stuff like fresh fish, meats, vegges n can be washed after use.
Besides this bag, many mumbaikar also used to get the fish soap and payal
slippers :))
Last year IC Parish initiated the Plastic Free drive, by distributing free
cloth bags, and it was followed
for quite some time.
Eddie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frederick Noronha" Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Diaspora Links: At IC Colony
Eddie, I've heard about the "Goa bag", but only from Bomboicars. If
I'm not mistaken, it's the black, plasticy bag that is available at
the Mapusa market, and probably at other places.
Being in Goa myself, I've not thought of this as a "Goa bag" for
obvious reasons :-)
Question: do you know how and when this name originated, or when it
was first used? Intrigued... FN
where you find mostly Goans coming for their daily fresh fish with Goa
Bag > :)
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
