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elleng

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Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:27 PM Apr 2013

Kings of the Roma

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'To reach a surprising place, follow Route 6 south of Bucharest as it unwinds across the Romanian countryside, past fields of wildflowers and flocks of sheep. Turn west before the Danube River and head toward a grid of neatly laid streets, set down among farms.

This is Buzescu, where a small, prosperous group of Roma live among mansions and Mercedeses.

Like most visitors to Europe, Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky had never heard of Buzescu or met any wealthy Roma. They thought most Roma — often pejoratively called Gypsies — were poor and lived in slums on the fringes of big European cities. On a trip to Europe from their home in Ecuador in 2010, they learned about the Roma of Buzescu and set out to see the town.

“We wanted to break the image of Gypsies in the street, begging where the cars stop, stealing whatever they can and living in total poverty,” said Mr. Kashinsky, who lived with his wife, Ms. Gachet, in Buzescu for six weeks to document daily life in the thriving community. “Here, the Roma were not the maids of Romanians, but the Romanians were the maids of the Roma. It was an amazing switch.”'

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/kings-of-the-roma/?hp

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Kings of the Roma (Original Post) elleng Apr 2013 OP
This really appeals to me. cbayer Apr 2013 #1

cbayer

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1. This really appeals to me.
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:41 PM
Apr 2013

The Roma are a fascinating culture, imo. Greatly misunderstood.

I was told here on DU about "gyp" being a slur. I had never realized that before.

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