Hi Angela, Welcome to Goanet for I haven't seen your postings before. Your little skit seemed to have amused some of the readers - we need that occasional bit of jest or we would get buried in our polemics. I read it several times and to my utter embarrassment I couldnt even force a chuckle out of myself. It was highly annoying but after some self analysis I realized that I couldnt get it probably because I speak the same pidgin English (is that what it is?) that Perpetua, Mariquinha and Estrelina speak for I too was educated in a small village school in Verna and my best friends Xaveriana and Philomena spoke just so. Of course when things got tough we just switched to Konkani. Oh well unlike many others I do not seem to have the grace to laugh at myself so that may be the reason why I did not enjoy your hilarious skit. Never mind - with your help maybe I can cultivate my funny bone. Before I digress any further the reason for this posting is not to lament on my lack of humour but to request not only more of these jocular postings about Perpetua, Mariquinha, Estrelina, Chardos and Brahmins but also your insights (and an insightful person you appear to be) about English in Goa. As you might have read we are presently having a discussion about the English language in Goa with some discussion about our accents, the teaching of the language in school to kids whose parents speak English vis a vis those whose parents do not and even about Goan writers writing in English. So lets hear from you girl! Looking forward! --Helga ----- Original Message ----- From: "angela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 1:45 PM Subject: [Goanet]Joke - Goan English
> ENJOY!! > > First Goan Girl: What men! Not talking? Become big or what? > > Second Goan Girl: Why you told her that I told you about Perpet going to > movie with Pilot? > > First Goan Girl: Told foo men? Ah that Concessao? But I told her not to > tell annnnnnybody that you told me. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
