Marlon,
Thank you for your explanations, and it could be the work of some person other
than Indian. Maybe I was prejudiced when I wrote that piece. Sometimes reading
past history does that to one. My apologies to anyone who got offended by my
insinuations.
No more from me on this topic.
Cheers,
Gabriel.
--- On Thu, 23/10/08, marlon menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: marlon menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] India has come to Melbourne ...
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Received: Thursday, 23 October, 2008, 6:08 PM
> Actually, a form of pan is quite popular in Taiwan and parts
> of China. It is made with the same betle nut seed. It is in
> fact a cultural icon there and is sold by hot looking women
> in specially designed stalls. I even have a coworker of mine
> in Taiwan who has his own beetle nut farm. It is also common
> in the Phillipines and in islands in the Pacific and I
> suspect in many other parts of the world. Just because you
> saw a blotch somewhere, you jumped into a conclusion that it
> was the handiwork of an Indian. Furthermore, let us not
> forget about a still popular western custom of chewing and
> spitting tobacco!
>
> If your attitude is not prejudiced, I dont know what is. I
> suggest you educate yourself a little bit more about the
> world and India in particular.
>
> Marlon
> ps. I had pan for the first time two weeks ago on a short
> trip to India. I loved it!
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