[Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-04-09 Thread Araujo Jose
-- Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-04-02 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Bonefacio Lopes wrote: > ...on the contrary Mario, seems to be in a hurry > replying mails , he seems to miss the actual > context of the subject, when i read his mails > particularly on this subject, it appears he is not > ready to give any solution to the problem/s but he > want's to be

Re. [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-03-30 Thread Neil Rodrigues
Hi, Apropos Bonefacio's recent post I would like to earnestly second his request for help from other goanetters who are in a position to do so in this matter. We can quite understand Jose's predicament; notwithstanding his good intentions; since he was deluged by 200 odd requests for help. Howeve

[Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-03-29 Thread Bonefacio Lopes
Apart from Senhor Jose Colaco who has mentioned what one needs to do should the paper's at the Portuguese Consulate not moving, I would not go into the details of his mail but many must have read, I have not read any solution to the ongoing problem (apart from Senhor Colaco)on the contrary Mario

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports - final

2006-03-06 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Gabriel, surely you know that there are some Goans > > who > > are more Portuguese than the original Portuguese. > > Besides, as you have said, the coconut is a > > wonderful > > nut, which fills our fragrant curries with > > cholesterol. So,

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports - final

2006-03-05 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gabriel writes: > > > > BTW, I refer to your post of 26 Nov 2005 > (Portuguese > > passports) - you ask: Why this paranoia? I now > ask: > > why this "coconut" business all of a sudden? > > > Mario responds: > > > Gabriel, surely you know that there

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-03-04 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: > > I'd rather be a coconut - it makes for wonderful > curries. Unfortunately for you, you appear not to > have lived and experienced the friendship of the > Portuguese society, nor their ambience. You can be > any another other fruit or nut that wish. I have no

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports-2

2006-02-28 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At my > last visit to Portugal, I was indeed treated like > "one > of them" by the locals I hardly knew, as opposed to > visits to Malaysia and Singapore. > Please read the above paragraph as: At my last visit to Portugal, I was indeed tre

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-28 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Gabriel de Figueiredo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Check the number of Goans, Damanense and Diuense > > people settled in Portugal who apply for the "dual > > citizenship" - this will give you who is or not is > > "proud of their Indi

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Check the number of Goans, Damanense and Diuense > people settled in Portugal who apply for the "dual > citizenship" - this will give you who is or not is > "proud of their Indian nationality". > > Note that a number of Goans settled in Au

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-21 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Does this have to do with nationalism or with economics? I think, given a good quality of life, a lot of Goans would end up on Mars too! FN On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 11:14 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Check the number of Goans, Damanense and Diuen

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-21 Thread Bernado Colaco
Muito bonito Mr. Nunes. O Joecouk e portador de nacionalidade Portuguesa e andam cantar hinos patriotas bharatas. BC --- Ricardo Nunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is very interesting to notice how popular it is > the topic of "ethnic" > Indians eager to acquire and be proud of their > Portugu

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-21 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Ricardo Nunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is very interesting to notice how popular it is > the topic of "ethnic" Indians eager to acquire and be proud of > their Portuguese nationality. > > Is there any affirmative action program to help > minority "ethnic" Portuguese acquire and be p

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-21 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Ricardo Nunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is very interesting to notice how popular it is > the topic of "ethnic" > Indians eager to acquire and be proud of their > Portuguese nationality. Is > there any affirmative action program to help > minority "ethnic" Portuguese > acquire and be pr

[Goanet] Portuguese Passports

2006-02-20 Thread Ricardo Nunes
It is very interesting to notice how popular it is the topic of "ethnic" Indians eager to acquire and be proud of their Portuguese nationality. Is there any affirmative action program to help minority "ethnic" Portuguese acquire and be proud of their Indian nationality? Why not? Regards Ricardo N