"Why 'Goanese' is incidentally a puzzle, since when speaking English, they refer to themselves, and are referred to by other Indians, as *Goans;* so that the word 'Goanese' is now in many ways a term of opprobrium, descriptive only of the employment of Goans in European domestic service." So observed Sir James Richards in his book, *GOA.* Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel this may well be the reason why we like to be referred to as Goans and not Goanese. I remember the London Times magazine publishing my letter in 1994 in which I'd suggested that their Food critic refrains from referring to us as Goanese!
Mervyn Maciel
