This is an interesting question about the whereabouts of "mestisos". Perhaps they're closer than you think. Of the people of Goan ancestry within my generation with who I have either met or corresponded over the years, the majority of them always claim Portuguese ancestry.
It's almost always in some form of: "My great-great-grandfather was Portguese you know!" This has left the impression with many non-Goans (including other south-Asians) that almost *all* Goan Catholics are some varying degree of "mestiso". I'm no expert in population genetics but, if this apparently common claim of "one Portguese ancestor" is true, then as these Goans married each other and continued to produce offspring, there would be Goans out there with at least *two* or more Portuguese ancestors... right? Yet many seem stick to that claim of the one "great-great-grandfather" or whatever. I always found it a bit humorous. ;-) Happy 2010 everyone... Neal Pinto pintomu...@gmail.com http://www.pintomusic.com On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Samir Kelekar <samir_kele...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Jose writes: >>I believe the operative word is "Emigrating"! > > You are right; on the other hand, so long as > the audience gets it, "Babu Shabu pok difference!" > > regards, > Samir > > > >