John Katrina

RE RELIGIOUS CLOSURE OF GOA - well, goa/ india seem to be very religious places. there are tiny little caves/statues that have offerings and incense burning everywhere along with the huge churches that seem very well attended. what i call organised religion here is failing miserably.

flash strikes, we are putting up with it all the time, the french fisherman blockade the ports illegally for days, then before any legal action can be organised, its over. thousands of travellers left stranded in the ports. along with operation stack (hundreds of lorrys up and down the M20) waiting for it to be over. often their is violence too along with them trying to snag escapees propellors which is dangerous.

when in rome etc. etc.

kat

a_f_d

I think you mean tehelka

AndyD 8-)#

Daff

In the Indian Times (via Goan Voice yesterday in case the link doesn't work) 'This doesn't look like Diwali'
http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes....ow/3625715.cms.
'...dealers for some of the leading electronic brands, admitted that sales have fallen by over 50%. “We have goods worth Rs 1 crore in the ... and no buyers.' and “Last year during the Dussehra-Diwali period we sold over 30 sets of furniture, this year we are finding it difficult to sell even five pieces.”
Furthermore “Nearly 10% of our buyers during this period last year were NRIs or foreigners. Many NRIs and foreigners own apartments in Goa and furnish them when holidaying in the state.” Wonder why sales have dropped this year? Could it be the credit crunch or has the bank of FN closed its doors? Any answers?
Daff

John Katrina

im not sure if you are in goa to live fulltime that you can know actually how bad it is here. through good planning we are fine thank the gods any/all (dont want to offend by not thanking all!)

they say we are a step away from recession but anyone with a shop or in the retail trade will tell you that they think we are already in it. our nearest very popular all year round tourist town has a shop a month closing. its bad and not looking good for the next few years.

i just hope that the two couples who were behind us last year in the airport line, who were bragging that they had 'done' a grand in two weeks and the others who said they had 'done' £1500 are now suffering.

thanks for the links i will keep in touch with what is going on a bit closer.

kat

hemingway

Good old Keith Vaz - he's on page 2 of the TOI today saying how immigration to the UK should be made easier for Indians & how Great Britain is India's best friend in Europe. . . . . . . . . . .

Well, if we are their best pals, they Goan government has got a bloody funny way of showing it!

Does no one in India get the 'you scratch our back, we scratch yours' way of doing things???? Obviously not, they prefer the you scratch our backs & then we'll shaft you. . . . . . . . with a smile on our faces. . . . . . :curse::curse:

Here's the link if you want to annoy yourselves:

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily...&login=default

Regards

Hemingway

johnny five

Well put!

Return of Santan

Well spotted and put Hemingway

2 particular points from the article below;

"The Labour MP of Goan origin, representing Leicestershire East says he is eager to strengthen Indo-British bilateral ties."


"It is quite easy to blend in without being questioned.”
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Must be nice to "dream the impossible dream"

K-C

berkshire1987

What else do you expect out the mouth of a Goan......He is a joker.....this new policy ensures only people get in to the UK who will benefit the economy. It will prevent people from being a drain on the UK.

He should look at India where self funded Brits and other FN's just get no end of hassle!

Why would he want it easier for Indian to move to the UK if India is to be the next world power......!

berkshire1987

Good old Keith Vaz - he's on page 2 of the TOI today saying how immigration to the UK should be made easier for Indians & how Great Britain is India's best friend in Europe. . . . . . . . . . .

Well, if we are their best pals, they Goan government has got a bloody funny way of showing it!

Does no one in India get the 'you scratch our back, we scratch yours' way of doing things???? Obviously not, they prefer the you scratch our backs & then we'll shaft you. . . . . . . . with a smile on our faces. . . . . .

Here's the link if you want to annoy yourselves:

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily...&login=default

Regards

Hemingway


Maybe India will also do the same for us

Return of Santan

Hi All,

More letters about us " DREGS " :curse: in the Herald letters section today !

At least one Goan looks in support of us

K-C

Return of Santan

Keith Vaz “Goa a bridge between Britain and India”

From todays (excellent) "Goan Voice UK"


?uestion is though.. Who actually owns the bridge ? :curse:

hemingway

As this is a letter to the newspaper I don't reckon there should be a copywright issue with it, but if there is the mods can delete it.

Goa tourism slumps
Bryan D’Sousa, Birmingham
As I sit here on a cold, rainy UK Sunday morning reading my newspapers, a very sad fact is evident from a perusal of the holiday supplements. Goa is no longer featured as a ‘good value winter holiday’ destination in these supplements.
It seems that all the bad press surrounding Goa has finally hit the UK tourist market. As the son of a proud UK Goan I am deeply saddened that my father’s homeland is no longer a safe or cheap place to visit.
To those people who have banged the drum about the British ‘dregs’, I hope you are proud of what you have achieved. When at the end of this new tourist season the final visitor numbers are counted up, I hope you are able to explain to the shack owners and shopkeepers why their takings are down and tourists are staying away from Goa.

The above sounds like common sense to me. . . . . . . . . . .

Regards

Hemingway

Goacrazy56

When I read this today I thought exactly the same as you Hemingway,this guy comes from my neck of the woods, a good old Brummie Goan,they get everywhere But he will never write anything more truthful.
Goa is in for a bl**dy shock this year. Im sorry to say it serves them right The flights going out to Goa this year are half empty.The same flight we are on have seats now at half the price we paid.What do they expect,If I wasn't tied into a property I wouldn't go with all the bad publicity,it isn't safe even for this British midlands riff raff lass!!!!!!

poppetjay

In The Herald "Letter of the Day" (sorry cant copy and paste) a guy is harping on about his people had to suffer boards with "dogs and no indians allowed outside bars/rests when the british ruled.
And some places in England are just as dirty as a dump in Mumbai.
goans owning property in the UK, if our country allows outsiders to buy we should ask the government to change the rules, as they have rules here and we the british have flouted them, thats why there is now public outcry blah!blah! Blah!!
And lastly the drug trade started due to the hippies and brits and has polluted goa's youth and society.
He does agree that many goans depend on tourism but not the brits that come here on holiday are not all of proper background and do not do much to help tourism, though maybe they help the drug trade and cigarette industry, he forget about AA.

1s.cowell

From the Mail yesterday, [email protected]

( Edited version)



India does not need our aid, we do ...


India has just sent a rocket to the moon, part of a billiondollar space programme.


Earlier this year, the Indian conglomerate Tata bought "2 well known car manufacturers" for £1.15billion.


Indian steel magnate ******* ****** is said to be worth $45billion and is one of London's most famous ' nondoms'. He is reported to be the fourth richest man in the world, just one of thousands of Indian multi-millionaires and billionaires.


So why did Gordon Brown commit £825million in foreign aid to India at a time when that country is buying up British firms and sending rockets into space?


With our economy going to hell in a handcart, we should be asking for our money back.

Charity begins at home.
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Perhaps Mr Littljohn has " Got Talent " or perhaps he MAY have "The X factor" if WE email him with our stories ?

Any thoughts or observations ?

Simon