Migrate! Migration! Big words - sound like those related to birds & fish
though could be applied to people also I guess, vis-a-vis Goans &
non-Goans...... Would the much bigger word Emigrate fit in somewhere? Like we
locals (Goans/Saliganvkars) emigrate to Canada, Australia & the like - oops!
reminded me of my English Professor in college years ago - how did "the like"
spring up? Certain memories & words do get stuck in the mind eh?
Sure! all have opinions on this topic - guess one has to change a few words
here & there to make it more "saligao-related" like using terms such as
Saliganvkars & non-Saliganvkars? There are many such "migrants" too. Noticed
that the "fathers" of Saligaonet had no comment. Roll on ...topic for open
discussion on this Net......
Valid opinion, Luke.... made interesting reading....could be you are
absolutely right....awaiting the "more research"
Ta ra
Annette
PS: Sorry for enquiring, but from which vaddo are you Luke? Sequeira Vaddo? -
always interested in knowing about people who write on Saligaonet so that I can
make the necessary connection...the more Saliganvkars we know, the better.
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:22:08 +0530From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]: [SALIGAONET] Migrants and myopia
If you are one of those people who are aware about more than just their
wrinkles, you probably heard about the recent (last many years) rumble over
migrants. Some of you might even have opinions about it.
As usual, I do.
Cases in point; non-Maharashtrians, and non-Goans. Since these two states share
similar traditions, mindsets, economic profiles, weather, landscape, drug use,
corruption indices and politicians, I will treat this issue as one.
The primary cause for stone throwing (no pun intended) here is that the locals
and their localities are being overrun by 'outsiders'. The 'outsiders' come
from everywhere outside of Maharashtra and Goa; also called 'the rest of
India'. The locals claim that these 'outsiders' come to their states, take
their jobs, use their water, consume their electricity, procreate faster, and
generally 'live' in their beloved localities.
This phenomenon is known as migration.
The locals (mostly the men), know about migration almost as well as they know
about the dance bars and red-light districts that are serviced by some of these
outsiders (mostly the women).
Yes, the locals migrate too. For similar reasons. Better economic prospects,
better education, better cars and sometimes (very rarely) to plant bombs and
blow things up.
Because incomes are higher in the West and the Middle East, some of the locals
move there. Incomes and prospects, especially IT related, are also much higher
in Hyderabad and Bangalore (Incidentally, these cities are a part of 'the rest
of India', a region from where most of the 'outsiders' originate.) and many
locals are also know to move and make a living here. Yes, migrate.
Sometimes, the people from the west and middle east, treat the locals who have
moved there to make a living badly. They say mean things to them and sometimes
beat them up. They however rarely smash their cars, rape their wives and
destroy their shops. The locals call this racism.
Yes, the locals know many big words. However, it appears that there is at least
one big word that the locals aren't aware of.
Double-standards. (This might be because this word consists of two big word and
hence harder to remember; or it might just be that the locals are very messed
up. More research is required.)-- Luke Sequeirahttp://halfwitted.wordpress.com
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