On 30 September 2011 15:21, eric pinto <ericpin...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > >In a certain generation not too long ago, if you said Dhobitalao, you > meant Little Goa. > >>> > >>>In Toronto, Canada where I live, there is little Italy, little Greece, > little Portugal, little India and even, just outside of Toronto, an entire > suburb (officially called Brampton) known as Khalistan, where all the > Sardars live. > >>>Brampton used to be a farming area populated by whites, until the > Sardars moved in. Now it is a place which abounds in Punjabi samosas, > sarson-ka-saag and 'lawyers' who 'help' you with settling personal injury > car accident claims. But you will not find any little Goa. >
COMMENT: There is a little Portugal in London around Stockwell: Little Portugal in Great Britain *by Rita Guerreiro* http://www.europe.org.uk/index/-/id/296/ There is a little Goa in Swindon Town, England. Like the Portuguese, Goans are all over the World despite both having small populations. Increasingly there are many Goan cooks working in London. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.