>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cornel DaCosta >Sent: 03 January 2007 12:30 >To: CARMO DCRUZ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! >Cc: jose colaco >Subject: Re: [Goanet] I am a Proud Goan from Goa,India-I am not from Portugal's Lo Estado da India > >Regarding your observations about Portugal, when I also said about four years ago, in a substantial > article titled "In >The Portuguese Vortex," that Portugal was then among the economically poorest >countries in the European Union of 15 member
I can see that nothing changes around here. There we go again. The same childish statements from the same childish members. Well, if you cannot win, you might as well join them in being childish. So let me be childish too (it is easy enough and I still remember how to do it) and add my two cents to Carmo and Cornel: Yes, it is true: Spain, Portugal and Greece (in that order) are the poorest countries of the first 12 European Union countries (mind you, there are 27 now with the new additions from Eastern Europe and all new additions are in an even worse economical/development situation than Spain, Portugal or Greece). But, even these poorest countries of Western Europe (like Portugal) are far much more developed than the Republic of India, by any standards, development or economical index that you can think of. If not, please challenge me and prove me wrong. (Carmo, please do not bring your zero concept again... It is worth zero! :-) ) And about Carmo's statement refering to his surname being a Goan catholic surname, ahahahaha!!! It made my day too! But do not worry. You're not alone. There are many Goans here in London that think that Fernandes is a Goan surname. So why not Cruz? Seriously, are all IITs like these or only the childish ones that cannot stop bragging about their IIT achievements?? I have the highest regard for IIT but really, some of these IITs are a liability to the IIT name rather than a benefit. Best regards Paulo Colaco Dias. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.5/616 - Release Date: 04/01/2007 13:34
