The G-Word (The Romanian version of the N-Word)

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In Romania, linguistic respect for those once called Gypsies | PRI's The World

In Romania, the official term for the country’s Gypsy minority has been amended, after nearly a century of lobbying.

The official Romanian dictionary now uses the term Roma, and now recognizes that the word Gypsy, or Tigan, has a pejorative connotation. Groups that promote Roma rights are celebrating, but many Romanians are against the change — as are some Roma themselves.

In an alley behind a busy farmer’s market in the capital, Bucharest, a Roma man named Aurika said his people call each other Tigan, not Roma.

“For me it’s not a negative word,” he said. “But, if you and I have an argument, and you call me a Tigan, we’re going to have a problem.”

Interesting...

 

[golfballs]

Wat up my gypsie

 

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G.w.a.

 

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My wife sometimes refers to "getting gyped" if she feels that she has been treated unfairly.

Gotta remember to reel that in if we ever travel to Romania.

 

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My wife sometimes refers to "getting gyped" if she feels that she has been treated unfairly.

Gotta remember to reel that in if we ever travel to Romania.

Never really thought about that term like that before.

Also, gypsies are sleezy people. There was a thread on reddit yesterday about gypsies and the stories of tourists and locals running into them.

 

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Never really thought about that term like that before.

Also, gypsies are sleezy people. There was a thread on reddit yesterday about gypsies and the stories of tourists and locals running into them.

:ermm:

Many Romanians don’t want to be confused with the Roma.

At a Bucharest bus stop, a woman who would said her name was Julia said Roma are dangerous and they give Romanians a bad name, especially overseas. She said her sister is an honest, hard working nurse in Italy.

“Every day, my sister’s coworkers show her articles in the paper saying, look at what you Romanians are doing,” she said. “But what they’re showing her are crimes that the Tigan have committed.”

 

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I'm thoroughly confused now.

 

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In Romania, linguistic respect for those once called Gypsies | PRI's The World




Interesting...

Sort of like Cajuns, you may hear them use the term '*******', don't use it yourself unless you are a Cajun and then only among close friends or you particularly enjoy a game of fisticuffs and every Cajun I've ever seen fight was a far above average pugilist.

You can use the G word to describe the Roma of Kosovo, G as in gone, long gone, once the moslems took over, along with all the Jews and most of the Serbian Christians from the heartland of Serbia.

There was one group of Roma who were in a UN refugee/(detention) camp that was located on a toxic waste dump and were dropping like flies, I suppose they are mostly all dead by now.

If there happen to be any suvivors, no doubt the statue of Slick Willy Clinton will be spat upon should one of them happen by.

My wife sometimes refers to "getting gyped" if she feels that she has been treated unfairly.

Gotta remember to reel that in if we ever travel to Romania.

Never really thought about that term like that before.

Also, gypsies are sleezy people. There was a thread on reddit yesterday about gypsies and the stories of tourists and locals running into them.

That's racist!

I'm thoroughly confused now.

You were born thouroughly confuse and the condition has only worsened in your short young life.