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The Roma? They live in many nation states--They are believed to have originated in India. But they are mostly found in the Balkans.
Hellifiknow. They are just a rag-tag ethnic jumble of dirtbags that live a nomadic lifestyle and like to steal sh*t. I really don't care where they came from, all I know is that the little bastards are everywhere and they have beady eyes and quick fingers.
They are an actual ethnic group. They have been persecuted for centuries and in fact, it's created an idea that as a default, anyone associated with stealing is called a "Gypsy."
I knew some Roma families in Poland. They minded their own business and the surrounding people yelled at them, threw rocks at them and eventually their house "mysteriously" burned down. About a million Roma were murdered during the Holocaust as well. The issues with Roma remain a longstanding source of tension in Eastern Europe. They are almost wholly excluded from schools and political life, even when there have been attempts, like in Hungary, where Roma families have wanted to be educated or participate in the political process.
Edited, Dec 20th 2006 2:57pm by annabellaonalexander