--- On Mon, 8/31/09, J. Colaco < jc> <cola...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Possessing Portuguese Nationality has certainly helped Goan > doctors in > the UK. They have had a a better chance than > non-Portuguese-Goans with > similar skills - for jobs in the UK. RESPONSE: Sometimes I find it hard to follow JC's infallible logic. How has the Portuguese Nationality help Goan doctors in the UK? And how are they any different than non-Portuguese-Goans in the UK? The English don't care how you got to the UK, whether you flew in from the plains of East Africa or sauntered in with a Portuguese passport, some 40 years after liberation. They don't care that you call your self a Goan. To them, you are an Indian, broadly classified as an Asian, a darkie and a paki. Please get over the belief that being Goan matters to anyone other than Goans. JC wrote: > PS: All of us would do well to learn another language. > Goans would do > well to learn Portuguese, Spanish and French. In Goa, there > are > facilities to study Portuguese and French. Smart Goans > would surely > take advantage of these facilities. > > jc RESPONSE: The smart Goan will equip himself with stellar Hindi and English. He is most likely to head to Bombay, Bangalore or the Gulf countries, where he will be required to work with or supervise large number of Hindi-speaking colleagues or staff. He will be lost without Hindi. Alternatively he will head to Canada, UK or Australia, where he will be lost without impecable English. By the way the Portuguese are also learning English as so many of them head to the UK, to work in the bars, as bricklayers and other odd jobs or they head to San Diego to work as tuna fishermen. Infact in San Diego, they are sneeringly called Tuna. I won't be surprised if they too start learning Hindi next. By the way this Goan learnt French and is currently learning Portuguese. So who cares? It's something nice to do but it has no value in the world we live in. best, selma
