Subject Goan Maids, It is unfortunate that Anna Maria de Souza Goswami has had some bad experience with goan maids.But to discard them because they have not had a bath before coming to work in her house is rather sad, If we goans do not give our very own an opportunity then what will become of our less fortunate households. We need to educate our girls and get them to do what is needed for a high standard of hygiene and general personal cleanliness. By training them personally these young girls will be integrated into society and thus become productive members of society not to mention bringing up their own homes to a decent standard of living by the salary we pay these girls. I have had a goan maid when in Goa and I think she is simply fabulously honest, clean, courteous and very prayerful. God bless Goa and her young less fortunate girls. Godfrey Rasquinha - UAE
----- Original Message ---- From: Ana Maria de souza-Goswami <anamari...@dataone.in> To: goa...@lists.goane a bath before coming to work is rather t.org Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2009 1:59:44 AM Subject: [Goanet] Migrant Labourers and Outsiders s Thanks Vivian for taking up for me. I cannot just understand why Goans are against migrant labourers. My maid is a Muslim from Karnataka. Honest to the core. Very clean, unlike some Goan maids who don't have a bath before coming to work. this is the usual complain of friends of mine who employed goan maids. Aren't we Goans to be blamed for migrant labourers. Are the so called Catholic builders employ all migrant labourers. Why don't they employ goan labourers. I asked the Bengalie carpenter why did he leave Calcutta for Goa, and he said he gets double the salary over here. Why do our electricians, etc. go to the gulf, to get tripple the salary. Aren't they migrant labourers in the gulf. Why do Goans migrate to england, australia, etc. Maybe they are not educated enough to get a job in India or the competition does not favour them. With lesser education its easier to get a job abroad then India. In Portugual my cousins lament that most of the people working in the winery are from Ukraine. At least 'outsiders' are polite, unlike goans who are not. Get into a bus, 'ladies only'. If there is a goan sitting he will not get up for a lady. If he is an 'outsider' he will get up. I'v e had first hand experience. School children will never get up for an elderly person. This does not happen in Calcutta. a man cannot sit in 'ladies only' section, be in a bus or metro. We are all Indians, and secular. There is no difference between Catholics, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Budhists, etc. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami -------------- next part -------------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2152 - Release Date: 06/03/09 05:53:00
