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Problems in paradise: a plea to save Goa
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Jan 11th, 2007, 12:55
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I referred to this in the buying property in Goa thread.
What is happening in India is this; that investment in property, with rising prices, has moved into tourist areas across the country. People buying for investment are looking at one thing only; capital appreciation. Ecological and aesthetic factors be damned. We have destroyed our cities. Now we are taking moving on. |
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Jan 11th, 2007, 14:49
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Goa seems to have a 500 year history of outsiders arriving there, in hopes of some kind of personal fulfullment, "ruining" it, and moving on . . .plus del la change, plus de la meme chose!
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Jan 12th, 2007, 00:11
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Jan 12th, 2007, 00:13
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It seems the whole world is full of peaople with huge disposable incomes intent on colonising every nice part of the world!!
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Jan 12th, 2007, 00:31
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I really wish that the protest in Goa is successfull. It is such a shame how greedy people destroy the future of others...
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Jan 12th, 2007, 00:31
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Been going in for a long time
 
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Jan 12th, 2007, 00:39
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same thing happens here in my area....developers wanting to destroy bald eagles' nesting habitat for some luxury condos -- fortunately it was stopped!
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Jan 12th, 2007, 01:04
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What happened?
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Nobody here could give a shit. All they want is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
 
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Jan 12th, 2007, 07:56
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Another factor is that housing finance is easy for anybody with a halfway decent salary And, as long as prices are rising, it becomes a no brainer. When prices fall, however, the stuff hits the fan. |
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Jan 12th, 2007, 10:36
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Development included, I think a bigger threat to the encironment is mining. Goa and adjacent areas Karnataka are heavily under the influence of miners, and with iron ore prices at high levels, greed is playing a big role. Unfortunately it is the bio-diversity hot-spot - the western ghats which is very rich in iron ore.
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Jan 12th, 2007, 12:28
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Thats funny I just learned one of my student's parents have 2 homes there..
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Jan 15th, 2007, 21:05
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Unfortunately Goa is changing - not for the better, i'm seriously thinking it will be my last year - I've seen the best years I think. Lots of out of staters and greed is paramount on every one's mind, its a shame. Still, the world is a big place, I'll be looking for the Goa that was about 8 years ago.
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Jan 15th, 2007, 21:20
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It would be interesting to hear if other peoples views have changed about goa recently. Goa was the first part of India I visted, I used to love the place, you cant beat the first impressions right, but I havnt been there since 2005, I know its not that long to have not visited but I know its long enough for a place like goa to dramatically change, the landscape, and peoples attitude alike.
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The locals "got greedy" is a phrase I hear a lot about Goa would anyone care to tell me about how they define that exactly???
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