Re: [Goanet] S. Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-11 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
iggy.fernan...@hotmail.co.uk To: goanet@lists.goanet.org goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thu, 11 February, 2010 6:27:22 AM Subject: [Goanet] S. Korean asks for change, gets thrashed when did this system come into being of giving chocolates instead of change.Does any other country have

Re: [Goanet] S Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-11 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 10 February 2010 13:40, Samir Kelekar samir_kele...@yahoo.com wrote: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/S-Korean-asks-for-change-gets-thrashed/articleshow/5554266.cms What ridiculous goonda giri is this ? The custom of giving chocolates needs to be stopped immediately. In fact,

[Goanet] S. Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-11 Thread Venantius J Pinto
of the 5,000-year and counting civilization. venantius j pinto From: ignatius fernandes iggy.fernan...@hotmail.co.uk To: goanet@lists.goanet.org goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] S. Korean asks for change, gets thrashed (del) What a silly system get rid of it immediately. Ignatius

Re: [Goanet] S Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-11 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Samir, Perhaps - Original Message From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thu, 11 February, 2010 5:38:00 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] S Korean asks for change, gets thrashed Samir Kelekar wrote: What

[Goanet] S Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-10 Thread Samir Kelekar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/S-Korean-asks-for-change-gets-thrashed/articleshow/5554266.cms What ridiculous goonda giri is this ? The custom of giving chocolates needs to be stopped immediately. In fact, people who do this should be jailed for disrespecting the Indian currency.

[Goanet] S. Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-10 Thread ignatius fernandes
when did this system come into being of giving chocolates instead of change.Does any other country have this tradition? I too was given chocolates in lieu of change in a restaurant I did not know how o react to this it is not a done thing in U.K. so I gave it to the waiter who served us.Later on

Re: [Goanet] S Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-10 Thread J. Colaco jc
Samir Kelekar samir_kele...@yahoo.com wrote: What ridiculous goonda giri is this ? The custom of giving chocolates needs to be stopped immediately. In fact, people who do this should be jailed for disrespecting the Indian currency. It is high time these goondas from Calangute are nabbed.

Re: [Goanet] S. Korean asks for change, gets thrashed

2010-02-10 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
The Supermarkets  I go to never seem to have small change, and invariably give me some Maggi soup cubes instead.  Other Mom and Pop stores promise to give me the change tomorrow, or if I owe them a rupee or two, tell me to give it to them the next time I stop by. The Paise coins have long