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I know what people are trying to say about the Holocaust. Tom Send a noteboard - 27/06/2010 03:15:06 PM
My slightly mean-spirited reply reflects my personal experience in Russia in the 1990s and my willingness to fight communism with armed force. ;)
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Europeans - what is the deal with the gypsies? Tom - 26/06/2010 08:43:59 PM 1008 Views
I think you'd need to ask Central- and East-Europeans for more details, but... Legolas - 26/06/2010 08:55:04 PM 647 Views
Is there a sense that they live off subsidies etc.? Tom - 26/06/2010 09:35:12 PM 623 Views
Considering their poverty, one would assume that they do. Legolas - 26/06/2010 09:38:57 PM 630 Views
I have never noticed anything like that with gypsies here. jh - 26/06/2010 09:23:26 PM 516 Views
If it were a problem, I doubt you would have to look to notice it. Tom - 26/06/2010 09:34:05 PM 556 Views
They are here too.. @my - 27/06/2010 01:36:07 AM 540 Views
If you mean the guys who run the roofing and driveway paving scams, among others, they're... Vodalus - 27/06/2010 07:49:39 AM 607 Views
National Geographic put out an informative article on the Gypsies and the discrimination... Vodalus - 27/06/2010 07:49:08 AM 619 Views
Yes, and you have to pay to get the whole article. Tom - 27/06/2010 03:05:04 PM 576 Views
do they look any different than the rest of you folks? Aisha - 27/06/2010 08:08:31 AM 571 Views
Since they're of Indian origin, they actually look more like you. Vodalus - 27/06/2010 08:22:26 AM 582 Views
im not indian, i dont look indian, but i guess i get what youre saying, dark skin, dark hair.... Aisha - 27/06/2010 06:32:03 PM 978 Views
No offense meant. I realize you're Pakistani, not Indian. But since Pakistan was created to... Vodalus - 27/06/2010 07:06:28 PM 653 Views
Re: No offense meant. I realize you're Pakistani, not Indian. But since Pakistan was created to... Aisha - 27/06/2010 08:37:39 PM 646 Views
Yes. They tend to look like they came from India several centuries ago. Tom - 27/06/2010 03:13:08 PM 598 Views
It's nothing like what you describe in Russia. Tim - 27/06/2010 09:20:55 AM 614 Views
I know what people are trying to say about the Holocaust. Tom - 27/06/2010 03:15:06 PM 538 Views
I'm also curious about the Tramps and Thieves. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 27/06/2010 08:27:49 PM 213 Views
I think it is more extreme in Eastern Europe Camilla - 28/06/2010 02:11:01 PM 737 Views
That's awful!!! Tom - 28/06/2010 11:03:43 PM 518 Views
Re: That's awful!!! Camilla - 28/06/2010 11:31:43 PM 556 Views
Social services might need kids to help clear minefields in Bosnia... Tom - 28/06/2010 11:36:58 PM 588 Views
Argh. Elaine - 28/06/2010 02:17:50 PM 720 Views
Maybe Ireland needs to be more like Scotland. Rebekah - 28/06/2010 02:58:11 PM 470 Views
Jesus, imagine the rain if we combined the two... Elaine - 28/06/2010 03:10:38 PM 497 Views
How is it that they have freedom of movement if they get deported? Tom - 28/06/2010 11:38:11 PM 620 Views
Political posturing, as usual. Elaine - 29/06/2010 02:19:59 PM 667 Views
There is nothing that could justify an attack like this one. wahooka - 29/06/2010 02:09:54 PM 498 Views
Being from the UK, it is hard to say fairly. snoopcester - 01/07/2010 02:10:13 PM 763 Views
An old gypsy woman LITERALLY tried to curse me in a French train station The Count - 02/07/2010 02:59:36 AM 753 Views
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