Neal, thanks very much for your reply. I agree with you in the sense that someone that has been born here in London and has lived here all life is probably a native of London, but if he/she is of a foreign origin, he/she is probably not representative of the "Natives of London" group, and therefore, in order to avoid arguments and problems, that would not happen in London.
In London you will also probably find many of those born in London of foreign origin will not say they are natives of London but that's another story and has very much to do with the English culture and English way of life that makes foreigners feel always out of place, especially our Goans. But in all fairness, I think we are missing the point here. The challenge Eddie took (according to his own words) was to find a photograph with a foreigner and a label saying "NATIVE OF LONDON". He gave us a link but I could not find such label anywhere. I rest my case. Best regards, Paulo. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neal Pinto Sent: 09 December 2003 17:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Goanet] What insult to Goans ? Paulo, I suppose it depends on what you define as being "native" vs. "foreigner". According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary [http://www.m-w.com], the word "native" includes the following definitions: - belonging to a particular place by birth (eg: native to Wisconsin) - belonging to or associated with one by birth - grown, produced, or originating in a particular place or in the vicinity - living or growing naturally in a particular region So, does anybody know who this woman is? It is suspected that she is Lamani and it has been mentioned that some anthropologists define some Lamanis as being indigenous to what is now Goa. Even if that definition is false, with the knowledge that Lamanis have been in Goa for more than 40 years, could it be possible that she was born in Goa and lived there her whole life? Using the definitions I listed above, lets say that some published a picture of one of our London-born/raised Goans with a caption saying "Native of London" and there was an outrage from those of Anglo-Saxon descent saying that this Goan's image was an "insult to the British" that gives a "cheap image of London". Would that be justified? Neal Pinto ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################