Hold a second. Aside from the migrants, there are amchi Goichis who roam the markets looking for a bargain/something affordable; Mupca, Margao or Vasco and you see folks going around with a pooti, and their heads bent, a look of shame in not able to buy much.... There is a section of Goichis who are forgotten, and the world around them just got expensive. These are folks who likely had a little money in the bank but the money in the bank does not get them very far. One sees them all over.....they are the Goans who got left behind.
Or for that matter go on a weekday morning to Cafe Corner in the Mupca market.....vendors who come from the far corners of the North to the Mupca market can barely afford a cup of chaai. Some of them share a sip from one cup (you may say this is 'cause they have not sold their produce yet, maybe...but their faces tell a different story). One watches with great sadness. Goi has gotten out of reach for the locals. Minguel will likely have something to say on the price of produce sold by local Goichi vendors in the Mupca market....one cannot imagine they can afford the bus ride home. The market is now dominated by the up-country vendors. Changing times huh? You can now get listed style of foods in the Mupca market from Hydrabadi biryani (tastes like *****) to Poonjibi style rubbery chicken!! Ah, for the Goan-style fish curry, one has to go to a 5-star resturant!!! On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:20 PM, George Pinto <georgejpi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Frederick, the old "blame the expat Goan" trick, eh? Does it work every time? > George > > --- On Sun, 10/2/11, Frederick FN Noronha wrote: > >> >> George, I don't think this is fair! To face the implication >> from an expat sitting in the lap of luxury that nobody in India can >> discuss food till the last trace of poverty is wiped out from the face >> of this vast land. >> >> Agreed, we do have a huge poverty concern here, together >> with malnutrition that we all need to be concerned about. And many >> indeed are. But this attitude only strengthens my bias in seeing >> some of our expat achievers as people sadly out of touch with local >> realities on so many different levels. >