Dear Frederick, You are being a contrarian for the sake of it. This brings to mind a Konkani saying loosely translated to mean, "you can't change the tail of a dog not even if you shoot it through a cannon." I have run out of steam to debate any further. The attitude of Goans in any case can best be described by another famous Konkani saying, loosely translated as "whose father, what goes." So I end with bon noite from W. Drayton. Best, Selma
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