FN, I have not read "The Slap". A Westerrnised name enabled job applicants to be hired by their British bosses. Not just Goans but Madrasis and Mangaloreans anglicised their surnames for this reason. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/world/asia/15india.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=world&src=me
Regards, Ruby(Goes)
