Gypsy Kins
If the papers were to be believed, the EU expansion is
partly responsible for letting a flood of gypsies into
Western Europe. Interestingly,
the papers often fail to distinguish between Rumanian,
Albanian and Bulgarian nationals — and gypsies. They
are all written about as if they belong to one
group.
The issue is about the impact
of the EU expansion on the old EU states and their socioe-conomical
landscapes, but the story ends up being about "gypsies
that fall off the back of lorries" (as the Sun puts it).
Points simplified or points over-simplified? Well, some
of the journalists actually went to university, supposedly.
Like them or hate them, the gypsies have inspired our literature,
music and even a way of life. Feeling Bohemian, anyone?
Yes, that's a gypsy thing, too.
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