Joe responds: Firstly, there seems to be a confusion.. '..you must be a bastard..' these are the exact words taken from the song by Alfred Rose. It was further explained (in the song) 'bastard' means a person without mother and father. The word is commonly used now a days even in the Indian movies (perhaps, in Goan Tiatr too). And at this side of the world, it is like a greeting word as in Hi, Hello etc. It seems, even Indians in India now are broad minded than Indians in western countries who are narrow minded?
Reply from GL: By Gosh Joe! You are an embarrassment to Goans and perhaps to Alfred Rose. If you live in England, (as your e-mail address suggest) you should know that an individual who does not have a father and a mother is an orphan and not a B______ . You claim you are quoting Alfred Rose. But he did not say/ write this on the GoaNet web in 2003. So please be man enough to assume responsibility for your writings. You state that Indians are more broad minded than in western countries. So is it all right if I call you a moron? It is not a compliment or a greeting. If you do not know basic manners, you can stick your Konkani language skills in a place 'where the sun don't shine!' >From a true and blue-blooded Goan and proud to say so. GL ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
