Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:19:55 +0530
From: Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.org
It's apparently not only us Goanese (oops, sorry!) who get into a
tizzy every now and again over what we are called.
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:54:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com
Sometime
in the electoral rolls.
Regards,
Victor
--- On Wed, 11/25/09, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com
Subject: [Goanet] Goanese ani Goan
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 2:04 PM
Dear Doc,
I was fully expecting a story along
Here is some interesting information. I have copied this from the Oxford
dictionary, which is a chart for the usage of the word Goanese.
1851 R. F. BURTON Goa v. 91 The Goanese smoke all day, ladies as well as
gentlemen. Ibid. 93 A Goanese noble. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 523/1 A batch
of
Jose Colaco's response regarding the word Goanese is utter balderdash. It is
exactly balderdash of this sort being perpetuated into eternity that I hope to
correct. Instead of providing us with reasoned proof that the word has infact
become corrupted, he becomes offensive. A likely response
2009/11/25 Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com
[1] Here is some interesting information. I have copied this from the
Oxford dictionary, which is a chart for the usage of the word
Goanese.
[2] Jose Colaco's response regarding the word Goanese is utter balderdash.
[3] So I ask the doctor again,
Dear Doc,
I was fully expecting a story along the lines of when you and Jack Sequira went
running through the woods, holding hands and looking into each other's eyes
when suddenly you saw an Indian squatting in the bushes. Not quite sure what he
was doing, you turned to Jack Sequira and asked
Sometime during the Napoleonic wars of 1799, Britain briefly occupied Goa for
approximately 13 years.
The day after the St.Xavier's' feast of 1800, two young men named Jose and
Mario were walking along the Mandovi river. Jose, was strapping young lad,
particularly disturbed by current rumours
It's apparently not only us Goanese (oops, sorry!) who get into a
tizzy every now and again over what we are called. And unlike what
Uncle George J. Pinto says, I believe this debate is crucial for us to
understand why Goans disagree so strongly with one another, and why we
could never taken a
2009/11/25 Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.org
It's apparently not only us Goanese (oops, sorry!) who get into a
tizzy every now and again over what we are called. And unlike what
Uncle George J. Pinto says, I believe this debate is crucial for us to
understand why Goans disagree so strongly
2009/11/25 Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com
Sometime during the Napoleonic wars of 1799, Britain briefly occupied Goa
for approximately 13 years.
This story is a historical fact.
best,
selma
RESPONSE: Memsabh, wasn't that difficult to get you going again eh? Wots
Frederick Noronha decided to send an (expected but) unwarranted
curve-ball at George Pinto (for whatever reason).
Frederick wrote: It's apparently not only us Goanese (oops, sorry!)
And unlike what Uncle George J. Pinto says, I believe this
debate is crucial for us ...
RESPONSE:
After I retired and returned to Goa, practically everyone in Anjuna, including
all
the policemen but excluding senior citizens call me uncle and I dont mind it
at
all. I know they use it out of respect for me. Males and females in their
Forties
address me as Domnic uncle. In short, I
2009/11/20 Bernice Pereira bernicepere...@yahoo.com:
Cecil Pinto's article is interesting. The
word Goanese (accent on 'ese') does jar,
but what is more jarring is makkapao (in
other words maska pao and abbreviated
as makka), as if Goans are the only
people in the country eating bread and
Understandable FN, but why are middle aged
people of the other communities also not addressed
as Uncle/Aunty. Are they not respected? Why are
they sahab or memsahib. Elsewhere ladies are all
addressed as Madam.
Anyway, it is an opinion.
Bernice
The INTERNET now has a
. Man, if no one is doing this, its time for
me to get going. Seriously.
venantius
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:02:03 +0530
From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanese
por
Cecil Pinto's article is interesting. The word Goanese (accent on 'ese') does
jar, but what is more jarring is makkapao (in other words maska pao and
abbreviated as makka), as if Goans are the only people in the country eating
bread and butter.
Another disgusting habit is being addressed
An excerpt from my Goa Today column in 2002, seven years back!
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A Goanese by any name...
No self respecting Goan anywhere in the world will tolerate being
referred to as a 'Goanese'. Yet an Internet search for Goanese in my
favourite Search Engine, Google (www.google.com), gave me
This is in reference to Mr.Frederick N.Noronha's query about the above
stamp.
I have both an unused and an used set of the two stamps issued on the
occasion.The Pangim P.O. Philatelic Division will also probably have a copy
in its archives.
Furthermore, to dispel any douibts, any standard
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