Sadly, very sadly, Freds' is a voice in the wilderness. It helps if one learns to laugh at one's self, i hear that frequently in the US, and they do follow that advise a great deal. eric. --- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rene Barreto wrote: > > > Mr. Nair , > > I believe You are TRYING to ridicule SOME our > > Goans , please stop doing that. Please stop being > too > > smart. > > I am not too sure if other Goans feel the same or > > are they too scared to say so. .... > > Ridicule? In what sense? > > There are racist Goans too, the kind who hate people > on the basis of > place-of-birth, origin or religious background. Our > skin colour may not > be white/pink, but that doesn't stop us from feeling > superior to others. > This holds true of almost every society, but it was > acutely felt in Goa > in the 'eighties onwards. I think RKN is pointing to > this reality. > > Unlike British society, which has its strong > component of > criticism-from-within, we in Goa (and the rest of > India, probably) are > very thin-skinned and averse to criticism. So, while > the best studies of > British imperialism come from the UK itself, we in > Goa, on the contrary, > are unwilling to look critically at our own society, > warts and all. > > While we need to improve our self-image to become > more positive about > ourselves, we also need to be more open to > criticism. Both goals are not > mutually exclusive. FN > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
