Hi Jose and Joel -- plus Goans everywhere, Definitely the Dollar = 50 Rupees equation is extremely important -- we Indians still convert to Rupees everytime we talk of Dollars or Pounds or Euros -- consequently the sums get hugely magnified -- Hence earning U S $ 1,000 in the U S A is to Indians in India (and probably to the earner himself) equivalent to Rs.49,000/- -- which as you are aware is HUGE sum in India -- but the Indians in the U S A forget that they are living there and paying in U S $ and U S $ 1,000/- per month is not even a subsistence wage -- so the multiplication game is a farce --
At the Bombay airport touts and take drivers approach tourists, businessmen and returning Indians with tall claims of what they can get Customs to overlook / pass if they (the tout or txi driver) is paid in U S $. A recent racket is that the pre-paid taxi you engage at the airport, has a breakdown along the road (usually in the vicinity of the slums along the road) and another taxi conveniently rolls up to take you onwards and in the process of shifting your baggage from one taxi to the other some of your luggage disappear -- our neighbour, a Gujerati gentlemen, who normally resides in London when coming to Bombay this February was forced by the taxi driver at Mahim (just before St Michael's Chruch) to pay a considerable sum before he brought him on t our place. So U S $ is a very important consideration. Don't forget the U S $ sign in the Goan marriage market!!! Cheers Aloysius D'Souza ----- Original Message ----- From: colaco1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 1:04 AM Subject: [The Goan Forum d-list] Re: Joel Almeida's Colonialism: in response to Aloysius' post > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Buy Stock for $4 > and no minimums. > FREE Money 2002. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/E5z3lB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > "Aloysius D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [By and large Indians do suffer from an inferiority complex when > they come up against white skinned people -- but on the other hand we > Indians seem to think that we are superior to the blacks and yellows > of this world] > > [We are primarily RACIST and CASTEIST in our own country] > > [Unfortunately most Indians while having double and triple degrees > are really UNEDUCATED ] > > [Surprisingly, Goans who have gone abroad, probably because of our > Christian upbringing and education appear to be less awed by white > skinned people -- but in India even our Goans are awed by white- > skinned persons as is evident in the way we fall at the feet of > white tourists many of whom are literally the dregs of the society > from which they come.] > > Dear Aloysius > > You have made four very telling observations. > > Indians are defintely in awe of the European tourists. Indians are > also in awe of Arab tourists and Government Ministers. > > Are $$$/Rupees also factoring in this equation? > > I believe so. > > jc > > > > > Goa elections 2002 : The Goan Forum predicts post-ballot confusion and horse trading. Defections? You ain't seen nuttin Yet, baby!! > > TGF will be pleased to publish interesting posts from this list on The Goan Forum at http://www.thegoanforum.com > > REMEMBER: to log in to > Goa-World.net http://www.goa-world.net for the most complete view of Goa. > > Express yourself on Mother's Day - May 12, 2002 with flowers from EXPRESSIONS - The Flower Shop http://www.goa-world.net/expressions/ > > [This is NOT a commercial list...No Adverts...Only INFO...No Charges] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
