I was sitting in the balcony of my house a year ago, when a Gujarati broker walks up to me and says "Are you selling your house. If so, just name your price." I just insulted him but If I was a man, I tell you, I would have kicked him This is sheer pimping, Man. Yes it is entirely our fault, we have let this happen and now the filth has hit the ceiling. It is not the foreigners who are ruining Goa, it is this flotsam and jetsam from the rest of India. Foreigners (except for the Russians) live in a disciplined environment and most of them who have bought or rented houses do everything to blend their homes in the local topography. Why are such tall structures allowed to mushroom everywhere without proper infrastructure like water, garbage clearance etc. Who is responsible for granting these permissions. Why cant all these Rajasthanis selling their cheap wares sell them in their own state. Why are there so many north Easterners in Goa. What business are they doing. Under the guise of Massage parlours, nefarious activities are going on. When I visited Kripa sometime back (Kripa is a huge NGO working among people afflicted with chemical dependence and HIV), I was shocked to see that the highest concentration of their centres in India is in the North east. I was told that alcoholism, drugs and HIV was rampant in these areas. And these people are running amuck in Goa. Why are there no strict rules against all these activities, penalties for indiscriminate garbage dumping, drugs, drinking and driving, smoking in public places. If there are strictures imposed all these riff raffs will run away. Mumbai might be filthy also, but there are strict rules against certain things Also Why are the newspapers (as you rightly mentioned Soter about the Herald), local estate agents advertising houses and flats and showing them to these people. Calangute Candolim Baga belt is already a tragedy . For Goans like me who played on these beaches as children with only the sand, the sea, the wind whipping at our faces and a few Tea and bhujjia shops for company, this mess is a veritable and painful eyesore. However, what is done is done,but we have to save this state from further peril. How is the burning question. Bernice --- On Mon, 8/11/10, soter <so...@bsnl.in> wrote: From: soter <so...@bsnl.in> Subject: Fw: RE:[Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1215 - Respect our Right to Identity To: bernicepere...@yahoo.com Date: Monday, 8 November, 2010, 10:45 PM ----- Original Message ----- From: soter To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 10:44 PM Subject: RE:[Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1215 - Respect our Right to Identity Bernice, The reason why the riff - raff of India just march into Goa is that they can continue their nuisance without any hindrance from the locals who have become easily purchasable commodities. In fact migrants will literally throw you a challenge that they can get anything done in Goa. I just feel amused that our markets are entirely controlled by guys who do not know a word of konkani. Besides Mumbai, I have not seen this phenomena anywhere else in the country. Recently a friend of mine, an the IAS retired, was asking my opinion on buying property in Goa. I just ignored her. She got the message. Forget our politicians, our goans are for sale. Wasn't the former GBA convenor classifying a Delhiite as a goan? -Soter _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
