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Mr.Pinto, Lets us not talk of models to divert attention. Please visit Macau. Check it out if it is a Portuguese toilet? Colaco > **************************************** > For more information/links, see > http://goanet.netfirms.com > **************************************** > > > > > > For the record, India's GDP is approximately 14 > times bigger than Portugal (although I agree that it > still doesn't account for the population > difference). > > I never suggested that Portugal was worse off than > India. I simply asked IF Goa would have been > better off. I've never believed that Goa stood a > chance of being an entity completely independent of > both India and Portugal. > > I have been born and raised in Canada so the Indian > authorities never had a chance to "brainwash" me. > I've just observed countless Goans passionately > reject any connection to India (or its people) as if > they look in the mirror each morning and pray for > their skin to lighten. > > My perception could have been incorrect but I sensed > that there was a bit of pretentiousness in referring > to Goa now being part of "third-world sewage". > Portugal may be rich when compared to India on the > points of GDP vs. population but, in the context of > western-Europe, Portugal is one of the poorest > countries. > > As far as using the example of Macau as how a > Portuguese colony has remained successful, I can't > comment. How similar (or different) were the Goan > and Macanese economic models? What has the extent > of Portuguese influence been on Macau compared to > Goa and what were the differences in their > dependence on Portugal? Basically, can they be > compared directly? > > Neal Pinto > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.nealpinto.com > > > --- On Thu 03/13, Ivor < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > From: Ivor [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:31:02 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Look at Portugal???? > > **************************************** > For more information/links, see > http://goanet.netfirms.com > **************************************** > > > > > Well said - thank you guys. > > Ivor (Samora) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lily & Gabe Menezes > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Look at Portugal???? > > > >**************************************** > >For more information/links, see > http://goanet.netfirms.com > >**************************************** > > > > > > > > > >The U.K. is considered one of the richest countries > in the world. the > G.D.P. > >or London is greater than Sweden. > >Check your facts before you shoot! > > > >Cheers Gabe Menezes > > > > > >Mr. Pinto, you talk about looking at Portugal. > Well, indeed, why not? I > >invite you and all other brainwashed Goans to take > a good look at Portugal. > >Have you ever set foot in this country? I doubt > very much. You may be in > for > >the shock of your life. You are probably part of > that generation of Goans > >that was thoroughly brainwashed by the Indian > authorities (they are very > >good at that), and believe Portugal to be a poor > and backward country. In > >fact, some people in Goa think that Portugal is > poorer than....India! Such > >levels of ignorance are tragic. We are indeed poor, > compared to Norway or > >Switzerland, but then the UK also is! However, by > Indian standards, we > >should be very rich. I would like to inform you > that Portugal's GDP is > >around US $ 130 bn, for a population of 10 million. > India, with more than > >100 times that population, has a GDP only about 4 > times bigger!!!So who's > >poor? > >It would be interesting to know what "look" at > Portugal you had in mind. > >If you want to make comparisons, let's get down to > it. Some things that are > >said about Portugal on goanet make those who say > them look quite > ridiculous, > >in this Information Era! > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: "Neal Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [Goanet] All Goans are Indians? Date: > Sun, 9 Mar 2003 > >>15:28:27 -0500 (EST) > >> > >>**************************************** > >>For more information/links, see > http://goanet.netfirms.com > >>**************************************** > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Do these pro-indian Goans want > >> > Goa to be part of a third world > >> > sewage? > >> > >>Look at Portugal right now. Do you think Goa > would have been any better > >>had it remained under their administration? > >> > >> > >>Neal Pinto > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://www.nealpinto.com > >> > >> > >> > >> --- On Fri 03/07, > =?iso-8859-1?q?Bernado=20Colaco?= < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > wrote: > >>From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Bernado=20Colaco?= [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:23:52 +0000 (GMT) > >>Subject: Re: [Goanet] All Goans are Indians? > >> > >>**************************************** > >>For more information/links, see > http://goanet.netfirms.com > >>**************************************** > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > Without taking fixed and inflexible sides, we > >> > could continually ask which > >> > > post-1961 changes are benefitting Goa and > which > >> > are harming it. > >> > >>The benefits of post 1961 are the brainwashing > young > >>Goans by the bharati serkar, to accept that it is > OK > >>for Goa to be part of a third world country. > >> > >>Do these pro-indian Goans want Goa to be part of a > >>third world sewage? > >> > >>Goencho fudar fokot bharati sekarachea suteao > zaun! > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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