Does Goa attract you?

Dear Mindian,

Tell me how you are able to cope with Goa kamats. TERRIBLE and cutthroats. We avoid them. They know us too well and we alos know them well. In Panaji any veg. hotel which all invariably belongs to Kamat under different name taste same ,smell same. Waiting outside in queue is next to impossible. Specially during tourist season we locals get shabby treatment from all of them equally. During their lean season they try to woo us.
My family has stopped visiting Kamat/s. no efficency at all. Goa hardly faces coin shortage. Kamats have shortage forever. Idea is to give coupons which invariably compels you to visit them again.
I even asked whether they are permitted to run a parallel economy. Has RBI given the permission and it will be very kind of them if they can accompany me to the polce station which is just 5minutes distance. Tourism has killed Goan culture. kanaka

Dear Kanaka,

I have never been to Goa, but I have heard a lot about it.Even my friends went last month to Goa, and they always praise it.A Good writeup, and I am glad u love Goa.Small places are good, like Goa and Jaipur.

But I feel Goa has got a bad name, bcs of drugs and foreigners, otherwise it must be a very nice place, specially for people who love Fish, like me.

Hope to see Goa very soon.Regards.kamal

Who dont like Goa Kanaka Mam....!!

I Love Goa a lot... I have beautiful memories too. I love the cool beaches,the churches....and many other places.... Hope you are lucky to hang in beaches often !!

And next to Secundrabad I loved the water view from the road in Goa.....walking along with my beloved ones in the evening breeze....Wow !!! A always cherished one...

But only one thing I hate in Goa is its not clean....... I dont know how it appears now...But when I went few yearsback..it was not neat ..

Thanx for the post !!

Sure Goa attracts me, but I am not a Mumbaikar!! Perhaps your post was not addressed to people such as I. :(

Originally Posted by kanaka

Ask me. We Goenkars don,t seem to be busy like the Mumbaikars. Our transport facility is extremely horrible. Yet there is something which has been attracting people.

Perhaps may be the quality of life. Then iam sure many of you would say it is a state of mind. Nature has showered this place with enough beauty.

iam sure a trip to Konkan and Goa will make Mumbaikars envy us. I know Goa is a place for investment for many specially the Mumbaikars. Come Friday and Saturday one can't think of a trip to Mumbai. Believe me the train is full of Bombaywallas in search of green pastures in Goa or on their way to strike a deal. A Home away from Home- a paradise where thre is less uncertainity. In Bombay none of us are sure of our return journey to the small nestlings which we call home.

Iam sorry Mumbaikars. When we live in the midst of dirt either we turn a blind eye or doesn't seem to affect us. See the place from a distance it is not that beautiful as we all project. or imagine.kanaka




Unfortunately a mumbaikar refuses to move to another place. But there are other parts of the country seem to provide us better living . To be frank investors are scared of Mumbai.

Sorry I have slightly deviated from the main theme-Goa.

Dear Kanaka,

It seems from this that you love Goa and absolutely hate Mumbai. I have never visited Goa yet but would love to visit .

It is not that a Mumbaikar refuses to move out of Mumbai.Still it will always be a special place for an ex- Mumbaikar ,like me .One cannot hate the place where they are born and brought up.

meera

Dear Meera,
For a Mumbaikar it is heaven. That shouldn't blind us of its rotten smell people spitting all over the place. It is a city of contrast- On one side tthere exist a huge multi storeyed buildings. It is painful watching beneath those ivory towers people living in unhuman conditions. Quality of life is the measure. Not the public utilities like air conditioned buses or multiplexes. It is a city of extremes. kanaka

Originally Posted by kanaka

Dear Meera,
For a Mumbaikar it is heaven. That shouldn't blind us of its rotten smell people spitting all over the place. It is a city of contrast- On one side tthere exist a huge multi storeyed buildings. It is painful watching beneath those ivory towers people living in unhuman conditions. Quality of life is the measure. Not the public utilities like air conditioned buses or multiplexes. It is a city of extremes. kanaka

Dear Kanaka,

The dirt,slums and contrasts which you have mentioned are not just a part of Mumbai,they could be found in any other city. But Mumbai being commercial capital ,everyone notes the contrast only there.But there is a popular belief about Mumbai,those who are willing to stay in that city,it never lets them down.

regards

meera

My dear kanaka,
I had the good fortune to live in Goa for four long years.They were wonderful years.We lived in our colony in sprawling bungalow.Except that I had to make friends with snakes and smile at them politely or turn the other way round with out offending them.
Goans are fond of music and dance,no?For this reason alone I love them.I feel that here are people who know how to enjoy life.
Goans love their siesta.Even the shopkeepers won't do business between 2 and 4 in the afternoons.
The are a closeknit people.Very friendly.I enjoyed my stay in Goa,my dear.
I was attracted by the beauty of the place,the calm atmosphere which prevailed at that time(86-90)People who were peaceloving and cordial.
love
mithila kannan

Dear Mithila,

Gone are the days! We are busy building towers- Reliance salgaonkar Towers, Kamat Towers, Rizvi Towers. Every second person you meet is a contractor or a builder. Migrants have made this place dirty. All of us migrants. The whole world is a migrant. People migrate. geographical locations are migrating to different zones though in a slow pace.
Unfortunately the population goa has attracted is the menial category. Goa as such is in a transition. Much worried about its identity. We all have multiple identities. Born in one place educated somewhere, working somewhere and our final resting place is elsewhere.
Hope Goa doesn't lose its beauty. kanaka