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in reply to a message by Anneza
I felt exactly the same a few years ago when I worked with an Indian fellow called Brian (sic)!
Here's the scoop: Parts of southern India were colonized by the Portugese. The city of Goa -- whose official language was Portugese until 1961! -- has a huge Catholic population, and many of the ethnically Indian population sport western names. Moreover, about 7% of the population of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) are Christian, many of who carry western names. So dont be surprised the next time you meet a Fernando Pinto from India :)
Here's the scoop: Parts of southern India were colonized by the Portugese. The city of Goa -- whose official language was Portugese until 1961! -- has a huge Catholic population, and many of the ethnically Indian population sport western names. Moreover, about 7% of the population of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) are Christian, many of who carry western names. So dont be surprised the next time you meet a Fernando Pinto from India :)
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