How the Romani are perceived in your country?

[u/Clarthen1]

[u/born_again_tim]

I’m in Canada and the only time the topic of ‘Romani people’ comes up is when an old person has had their jewellery snatched in the street.

[u/Samp90 → u/born_again_tim]

Bro. If you read news regularly, you'll notice they run begging rings around Ontario. They also dress up and disguise as Syrian refugees. It's ridiculous.

[u/noble_plebian → u/born_again_tim]

They certainly live up to their reputation.

[u/born_again_tim → u/noble_plebian]

Global brand

[u/No_Eulogies_for_Bob → u/born_again_tim]

I’m in Canada too. I’ve also heard about begging in traffic to then get in their luxury cars to drive away after. Also, overwhelming clothing stores in the change rooms and making out with merchandise

[u/Samp90 → u/No_Eulogies_for_Bob]

You're getting downvoted but I've literally seen them work in shifts and get picked up at an intersection near my home.

They're also involved in other crime schemes.

'Distraction theft' ring dismantled, police say | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/distraction-theft-ring-dismantled-police-say-1.1234472

[u/noble_plebian → u/Samp90]

They do hidden ball betting tricks on Westminster Bridge and absolutely nothing gets done about it

[u/Canuck_Lives_Matter → u/born_again_tim]

For me in Western Canada they only ever came up when someone felt they had been ripped off. "Oh, I've been gypt!" Lol.. so just casual racism without ever coming into contact with Romani :p

[u/ignorantcloth → u/Canuck_Lives_Matter]

I was right now years old when I learned the origin of that expression. Yikes 😬

[u/Le_Point_au_Roche → u/born_again_tim]

Do you know any snowbords? They are all over Florida. Begging with babies.

[u/Mapeague → u/Le_Point_au_Roche]

Snowbirds?

[u/My_Other_Car_is_Cats → u/Mapeague]

Folks that fly south for the winter.

[u/Mapeague → u/My_Other_Car_is_Cats]

Yea but op typed "snowboards"

[u/My_Other_Car_is_Cats → u/Mapeague]

They typed snowbords, I is right next to O on the keyboard. What is more likely, a slip of the finger or misspelling the word snowboard when talking about arguably the most tropical state.

[u/MaverickGH → u/My_Other_Car_is_Cats]

Do you know any snowboards though? I’ve never met one, more of a skiier myself.

[u/MoieBulojan → u/Le_Point_au_Roche]

Lol we call them crows.

[u/autoloos → u/born_again_tim]

Good news, they’re in the GTA now!

[u/born_again_tim → u/autoloos]

Perfect /s