This is an interesting question about the whereabouts of "mestisos".
Perhaps they're closer than you think. Of the people of Goan ancestry
within my generation with who I have either met or corresponded over
the years, the majority of them always claim Portuguese ancestry.
It's almost always in some form of:
"My great-great-grandfather was Portguese you know!"
This has left the impression with many non-Goans (including other
south-Asians) that almost *all* Goan Catholics are some varying degree
of "mestiso".
I'm no expert in population genetics but, if this apparently common
claim of "one Portguese ancestor" is true, then as these Goans married
each other and continued to produce offspring, there would be Goans
out there with at least *two* or more Portuguese ancestors... right?
Yet many seem stick to that claim of the one "great-great-grandfather"
or whatever.
I always found it a bit humorous. ;-)
Happy 2010 everyone...
Neal Pinto
pintomu...@gmail.com
http://www.pintomusic.com
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Samir Kelekar wrote:
> Jose writes:
>>I believe the operative word is "Emigrating"!
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> You are right; on the other hand, so long as
> the audience gets it, "Babu Shabu pok difference!"
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> regards,
> Samir
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