Hmm... yes... For obvious reasons, my blog is titled 'Musings of The Village Idiot'. :D I'm from Sonarbhat; Orlinda and Simon's son.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 6:02 PM, ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 +0530 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [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 Sequeira > > http://halfwitted.wordpress.com > > > ------------------------------ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN > Messenger<http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/> > > _______________________________________________ > Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org > Saligaonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet > > -- Luke Sequeira Pulse - Marketing | HR | Events Mob : 9763818358 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Indivibe - Goa Mob : 9823883525 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website : http://goa.indivibe.com
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