RE: [Goanet]Re: Outsiders make life miserable for Goans
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Re: Outsiders make life miserable for Goans Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:44:52 -0400 There is another source, for this label than, calling for Divine assistance: At least, in the Dhobitalao area, Goans asking in the Irani groceriess for 'PAO' got them the handle 'goa- goencho- PAO (undó) AT So you think such derogatory labels for Goans aren't justified, unlike the case of the slur terms you use when you refer to people like 'Ghantis'? FN On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Bernado Colaco wrote: > Maca pauh stems from the sentence deva maka pauh. It > so happended that Goans who arrived in Mumbai with > their gods on their shoulders and created the kudds, > could not stand the sights while crossing rail tracks. > It was a virtual mine field. The chappies ´working´ on > the tracks would often hear maka pauh, hence the > verbiage! _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.com/
Re: [Goanet]Re: Outsiders make life miserable for Goans
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Ours is an invaded land. Today it is a free for all. Take for example how you arrived in Goa via the parachute! Thinks will change when Goans have power over Goa, in the meantime lick it or lump it! Kind regards B. Colaço > > So you think such derogatory labels for Goans aren't > justified, unlike > the case of the slur terms you use when you refer to > people like > 'Ghantis'? FN > > On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Bernado Colaco wrote: > > > Maca pauh stems from the sentence deva maka pauh. > It > > so happended that Goans who arrived in Mumbai with > > their gods on their shoulders and created the > kudds, > > could not stand the sights while crossing rail > tracks. > > It was a virtual mine field. The chappies > ´working´ on > > the tracks would often hear maka pauh, hence the > > verbiage! > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Re: Outsiders make life miserable for Goans
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## So you think such derogatory labels for Goans aren't justified, unlike the case of the slur terms you use when you refer to people like 'Ghantis'? FN On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Bernado Colaco wrote: > Maca pauh stems from the sentence deva maka pauh. It > so happended that Goans who arrived in Mumbai with > their gods on their shoulders and created the kudds, > could not stand the sights while crossing rail tracks. > It was a virtual mine field. The chappies ´working´ on > the tracks would often hear maka pauh, hence the > verbiage!
