[Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-26 Thread Mario Goveia
--- On Mon, 6/23/08, CORNEL DACOSTA wrote: > > Third, in the UK, the middle classes definitely do > not "huddle" together. They can afford to stay in > more affluent spaced-out areas and particularly > well away from council house type of working class > areas. The middle classes, and especiall

Re: [Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-24 Thread Chris Vaz
Mahapa Road, New Mumbai. --Folks who live in glass houses should not throw stones --Shri Kon Fucius of Velim, Goa - Original Message - From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Monday, Jun

Re: [Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-24 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Selma I can't apologise enough if I upset you over my observations of your gated community or not. I will repeat that your premises are not a gated community as conventionally understood and what I have seen elsewhere. Minimally, a gated community lives within a clearly demarcated area that ha

[Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-23 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
(a) SELMA 1: I woke up this morning to read that Britain would be hit by gale-winds of upto 60 miles per hour. Looking through the windows onto the garden that forms part of the gated-community I live in, all seemed blissfully calm. (b) CORNEL: Hi Selma First, pray what gated community do you live

Re: [Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-23 Thread Carvalho
--- On Mon, 6/23/08, CORNEL DACOSTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Selma > First, pray what gated community do you live in? And > "paradise"? The mind boggles! I was able to drive > right to your door-step without a gate in sight! Oh dearie, dearie me, I have no idea wha

Re: [Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-23 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Selma First, pray what gated community do you live in? And "paradise"? The mind boggles! I was able to drive right to your door-step without a gate in sight! (JC please note). There was very wide two-laned open entry to your block of new flats with welcome signs for people to view flats for sale

[Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

2008-06-22 Thread Carvalho
I woke up this morning to read that Britain would be hit by gale-winds of upto 60 miles per hour. Looking through the windows onto the garden that forms part of the gated-community I live in, all seemed blissfully calm. This, I realised is why the middle-class the world over, huddle together and