Dear Pat, Aggro is the slang for aggravation. See London slang at http://www.londonslang.com/db/a/ : aggro - short for aggravation or violence
The surgeon in question lives in Roehampton, a small and exclusive part of London. Coincidentally only last Thursday GoaNet-UK reported a link between another Goan, Roehampton and aggro: Free anger management workshops are available for people in Putney or Roehampton. Public health and mental health lead worker Ros Lobo said: "The workshops, which involve teaching and discussion, are not a substitute for specialist counselling." For more information phone South Thames College on 020 8918 7676. From Local London News at: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/local_london/archive/2002/06/14/xml.vii.2 00811786ZM.html Note though that Richard Burton's book was published in 1851 not 1951. Plus ca change! Eddie ========================================= -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 June 2002 05:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Express (London). Surgeon hit wife with coathanger In a message dated 06/29/2002 2:15:22 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << 1. BURTON, Richard F. Goa and the Blue Mountains. London, Bentley, 1851. Richard Burton, the Orientalist (Kama Sutra, Arabian Knights, etc.) went to Goa to recuperate after he was unwell, and stayed there for six months. He wrote a book on his experiences there. He did not like Goa at all. He lived in Panjim and asked his Goan manservant, Salvador, one day,: “Salvador, what is that terrible noise – are they slaughtering a pig?” “Nothing,” replied Salvador, “nothing whatever – some Christian beating his wife.” **************************************** 2. The Express (London). 29 June 2002. Headline: Surgeon hit wife with coathanger. By Sally Guyoncourt. A Surgeon hit his wife with a coathanger after he caught her dancing with a younger man at a party..... Mendonca, who is originally from Bombay, admitted punching his wife, slapping her across the buttocks and then hitting her so hard with a plastic coathanger it snapped. .... "I'm looking forward to a new life, which, hopefully, will be peaceful, without alcohol and without aggro," he said. >> Eddie -- I liked the way you juxtaposed the 1951 wife beating incident with that of the coathanger :-) BTW, what is "aggro," an abbreviation for aggravation? Reminded me of the good old days when ladies in England had to wait for dinner until after the men had eaten. That custom is still in vogue in some other places :( Times certainly are changing -- now many men find themselves in the other seat! Pat de Sousa =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-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 !!
