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Ron T. wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> John Q Public wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> John Q Public wrote
>>>>> lorad <lorad474@cs.com> wrote
>>>>>> wis...@yahoo.com wrote
>>>>>>> David P. <imb...@mindspring.com> wrote

>>>>>>>> http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-22-popkostadinova-en.html

>>>>>>>> Nikoleta Popkostadinova
>>>>>>>> "No maths and no water in Stolipinovo"

>>>>>>>> "The jobs boom in Bulgaria has left the Roma behind"

>>>>>> Tourist towns in France are crawling with them..

>>>>>> The little bastards will crowd in on tourists, pushing against
>>>>>> them to pick pockets and reach into purses.
>>>>>> The ones I had to deal with were easy to spot though; they are
>>>>>> all little, about 5'8'' , and the same weird olive colored faces.

>>>>> Read up on the gypsies, they have an interesting history but are
>>>>> by nature due to their
>>>>> society mafia like and corrupt to their cores, beggar kings,
>>>>> prostitution, con games.... are all
>>>>> daily bread for gypsies.
>>>>> Once in a while the group does resemble the stereotypes

>>>>> Just like in Sicily and the mob where they have had periods where
>>>>> very few men were around for women to marry because of vendettas....

>>>> That never happened.

>>> Yes it did, there have been a number of periods where this occured

>> Easy to claim. Have fun actually substantiating that claim.

>> The murder rate was never that high.

> I am married to a Sicilian.

> We were married in Sicily with her family in attendance.

> I have heard *many* stories from the old timers.

The technical term for that is 'pathetically inadequate sample'

The old farts were just revving up the blow in.

> I have sat in the park in Partinico with the "retired" old timers and listened.

The old farts were just revving up the sucker.

> I have been to dinners in Bagheria given by "honorable" men.

The old farts were just revving up the sucker.

> Yes.....the murder rate was that high at some periods in their
> history, and men would flee beacuse being an independant meant death, and being on the wrong side meant death.

Nothing like the original claim.

> Made Malta and Spain look very attractive.