Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
-- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | -- Who is benefitting from this story? What are the valid contributions of these people coming to stay in Goa? They are there for 6 months lounging away from their cold winters. In places like Tenerife these people have been asked to get out of the land. B. Colaço > > Look at some facts. There are at least 10,000 > semi-permanent British > expatriates in Goa, spread out thickly on the > tourism belts. There's a > successful British butcher selling pork pies and > smoked bacon from his > house in Arpora, a proper English pub complete with > bangers and mash > in distant Palolem. The UK media covers aspects of > Goa as though it > was Benidorm, and in some ways it really is. > > The Israelis are also here in force, with a > long-term community in > Anjuna that swells to several thousand at year's > end. There are many > places, right here in Goa, where you can be in an > all-Sabra, > all-Hebrew-speaking, environment. The Israeli > trance-music-oriented > tribe is so attached to Goa that they hold giant > recreations of their > nights in Anjuna back in the steamy Middle East, > where thousands of > youth who call themselves "Goans" replay the music > that originated at > early rave parties on our coastline. > > The Russians are coming, in considerable force. Each > year, over the > past five years, we've seen something like a > doubling in number of > visitors from that country, and now something > similar to what happened > in Anjuna may be under way in Morjim. All the signs > are there steady > real estate purchases, the emergence of a > long-staying expatriate > population, growth in charter numbers, attention to > Goan land prices > from the Russian media. > > And then you have the Germans, the Italians, the > Scandinavians, the > curious semi-cult of Taiwanese who live in Calangute > and sell tofu and > cheap chappals, and the nostalgic Portuguese, and > the lanky Croatians. > And India's Page 3 people, who have become > accustomed to treating Goa > as a private playground, ___ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com --- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * --- Spread the Christmas cheer - even when you're not here! Send Christmas Greetings to your loved ones in Goa. 2005 Christmas Package - Flowers, Bubbles and Layers of Love. http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ ---
Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
-- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | -- --- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who is benefitting from this story? What are the valid > contributions of these people coming to stay in Goa? > They are there for 6 months lounging away from their > cold winters. In places like Tenerife these people > have been asked to get out of the land. > Mario observes: > Bernado, Don't you think the local tourist economy in Goa is benefitting from the influx of these foreigners? So what if they are lounging away from their cold winters? Isn't it better that they come to Goa than take their money elsewhere? Who in Tenerife is asking them to get out? Certainly not those who make their living from tourism. Do I detect a little xenophobia here? From someone who lives abroad? Pretty ironic I'd say. --- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * --- Spread the Christmas cheer - even when you're not here! Send Christmas Greetings to your loved ones in Goa. 2005 Christmas Package - Flowers, Bubbles and Layers of Love. http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ ---
Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
-- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | -- Nein no xeno here. But how much is their contribution to Goa? Clearly a few have done immensly, such as David Futers with his computer project, some in NGO stuff. But many spend times on the hammock. As for the local tourist economy (benefits) your dear bharat pinches the cherries. Nuttin fur the Goan I am afraid. B. Colaço > > > Bernado, > Don't you think the local tourist economy in Goa is > benefitting from the influx of these foreigners? So > what if they are lounging away from their cold > winters? Isn't it better that they come to Goa than > take their money elsewhere? Who in Tenerife is > asking > them to get out? Certainly not those who make their > living from tourism. Do I detect a little > xenophobia > here? From someone who lives abroad? Pretty ironic > I'd say. > > --- > * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * > F * I * E * D * S * > --- > Spread the Christmas cheer - even when you're not > here! > Send Christmas Greetings to your loved ones in Goa. > 2005 Christmas Package - Flowers, Bubbles and Layers > of Love. > http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ > --- > ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com --- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * --- Spread the Christmas cheer - even when you're not here! Send Christmas Greetings to your loved ones in Goa. 2005 Christmas Package - Flowers, Bubbles and Layers of Love. http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ ---
Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
--- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nein no xeno here. But how much is their contribution to Goa? > Clearly a few have done immensly, such as David Futers with > his computer project, some in NGO stuff. But many spend times > on the hammock. As for the local tourist economy (benefits) > your dear bharat pinches the cherries. Nuttin fur the Goan I > am afraid. > Mario responds: > Bernado, I cannot disagree more. Anyone who comes to Goa for business or pleasure is a boon to the Goan economy and a living, walking advertisement for Goa. I believe India and Goa's growing popularity among foreign tourists represents an economic windfall to the Goan economy. I have some relatives in the hotel business and their opinion is quite the opposite of yours. > The only Goans who are not benefitting are those who lie in their hammocks and complain and leave the benefits to non-Goan Indians who are flocking to Goa. > I would like someone like Fred, a freelance journalist, to interview several people who make their living from tourism and see what THEY have to say. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
> The only Goans who are not benefitting are those who > lie in their hammocks and complain and leave the > benefits to non-Goan Indians who are flocking to > Goa. > > > > I would like someone like Fred, a freelance > journalist, to interview several people who make > their > living from tourism and see what THEY have to say. > Do you expect people to be paid pea nuts or bingtams? That's why the bingtam kars are flocking to Goa. It is a haven for them. B. Colaço ___ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Confessions of an Ex-Expatriate
--- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you expect people to be paid pea nuts or bingtams? That's > why the bingtam kars are flocking to Goa. It is a haven for > them. > Mario responds: > Bernado, I expect people to be paid whatever they are willing to freely accept from the buyer of their services, whether it is pea nuts or bingtams or anything else of value. The transaction is between the buyer and the seller and is no one else's business. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
