Dear Mr Goveia You appear to be contradicting yourself - anyway let the matter rest. Try and use your valuable time in finding a more worthwhile topic to discuss!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@goanet.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Salaam ali kum!
> Whoever you are, > While I agree that any properly spoken and > well-intentioned greeting is "sweet", it is far from > sweet, in fact downright patronizing, demeaning and > insulting, when one tries to co-opt a greeting in > another language and then distorts its form and usage. > > > --- Gulf International Promotions > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is the most absurd discussion we have come > > across! A greeting is just as "SWEET" in any form! > so please > > drop IT! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Re: Salaam ali kum! > > > > > Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying > > to > > > co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a > > > mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim > > anywhere > > > who would use the word "ali" in this greeting. > > It's > > > just flat out wrong. > > > > > >