Re: [Goanet] Catholic Schools - Something for Nothing.

2007-07-17 Thread Roland Francis
Not to be concerned Eric. You have more than repaid your brother's debt and then some. I concur with what Eric and George say, having had the benefit myself of the same education system that was operated by those priests of Spain and Lower Germany with the occasional progeny of the Irish labor

Re: [Goanet] Catholic Schools - Something for Nothing.

2007-07-17 Thread Carvalho
--- George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it is fashionable in some quarters in Indian politics to bash missionaries and Christian institutions after those same politicians studied there or have they children enrolled. Of course, hypocrisy is not the exclusive preserve of Indian

[Goanet] Catholic Schools - Something for Nothing.

2007-07-16 Thread eric pinto
The kind i went to in Bombay, at a cost of ten rupees a month, four decades ago, would be called a Prep school here in the US, and tuition would run around ten thousand dollars a year : one pays around four thousand at a smaller parochial school. The tax on homes, an average five thousand a

Re: [Goanet] Catholic Schools - Something for Nothing.

2007-07-16 Thread George Pinto
--- eric pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The kind i went to in Bombay, at a cost of ten rupees a month, four decades ago, would be called a Prep school here in the US, and tuition would run around ten thousand dollars a year : one pays around four thousand at a smaller parochial school. The

Re: [Goanet] Catholic Schools - Something for Nothing

2007-07-16 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear Eric, Your quiet but heart-felt generosity to friends, strangers, and charitable causes more than makes up for your brother's attitude. Still, you have made a valid point, and I'm sure it will be noted by many. Enjoyed meeting you that Sunday, and our all-too-brief chat. Warm