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Jewish Candy wrote:I hate to say this, but I would just love to punch you right now. :(
Why? Because I suggested that the parents of the Romanian beggars wounded them? It was merely an observation, and the most likely one I could think of.

There’s something very wrong about wishing violence upon someone just for noticing/thinking something.

The ‘Kool-Aid’. Drink of it.
Raylex wrote:I have no way to check out if it's true or not but it could be the same problems as the "Burqa".
I don’t know if it’s true or not either, but I do know that the practice of injuring children so they will grow up deformed and make more profitable beggars is something that certainly did happen many years ago, in the middle ages or something. I didn’t come up with it purely out of my own imagination, you know.
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I see.
In France we have so called allocations and even if you don't work you'll get money (It's a bit more complex in fact but I guess you understand how it works). The problem is it should be just for a short time when you're searching for a you job but lot of people are profiting on that system.
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That's why I wasn't happy to say it. I dunno about Ireland, but that's not the way of it. There's no injuring on purpose to get more money - perhaps in some families, but hell, as much as white or black people would do it, in all honesty. :( The Roma who come here do so because they don't want to get profitable by theiving and begging, which is the way it has to be done back in Romania. To suggest they maim their kids to get rich is... well, why single out Roma? What about other beggars, hmm? I guess that attitude just really, REALLY riles me up.

I personally hate Kool-Aid. :wink:
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Jewish Candy wrote:That's why I wasn't happy to say it. I dunno about Ireland, but that's not the way of it. There's no injuring on purpose to get more money - perhaps in some families, but hell, as much as white or black people would do it, in all honesty. :( The Roma who come here do so because they don't want to get profitable by theiving and begging, which is the way it has to be done back in Romania. To suggest they maim their kids to get rich is... well, why single out Roma? What about other beggars, hmm? I guess that attitude just really, REALLY riles me up.
The number of deformed Romanian beggars I’ve seen is much higher than the number of deformed non-Romanian beggars.
Jewish Candy wrote:I personally hate Kool-Aid. :wink:
I was talking about metaphorical Kool-Aid, not the real stuff.
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spiraldoor wrote: The number of deformed Romanian beggars I’ve seen is much higher than the number of deformed non-Romanian beggars.
How can you tell?
spiraldoor wrote:
Jewish Candy wrote:I personally hate Kool-Aid. :wink:
I was talking about metaphorical Kool-Aid, not the real stuff.
I realised that. Hence the smiley. :mefiant:
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Jewish Candy wrote:That's why I wasn't happy to say it. I dunno about Ireland, but that's not the way of it. There's no injuring on purpose to get more money - perhaps in some families, but hell, as much as white or black people would do it, in all honesty. :( The Roma who come here do so because they don't want to get profitable by theiving and begging, which is the way it has to be done back in Romania. To suggest they maim their kids to get rich is... well, why single out Roma? What about other beggars, hmm? I guess that attitude just really, REALLY riles me up.

I personally hate Kool-Aid. :wink:
Spiraldoor took Roma as an (unfortunately) well-knows example but as you said, white or black people would also do it for money. I saw children abandoned by there parents because they don't wanted to pay foods fee or somethings (they actually CAN, though). It's just as disgusting as maiming kids.
Spiraldoor wrote about horrible things which ARE actually real (whatever the nationality is) but trust me, there are more horrible things on this planet.

What is Koo-Aid?
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Kool Aid is a disgusting drink.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to read one message. Understood!
spiraldoor wrote:
Raylex wrote:I have no way to check out if it's true or not but it could be the same problems as the "Burqa".
I don’t know if it’s true or not either, but I do know that the practice of injuring children so they will grow up deformed and make more profitable beggars is something that certainly did happen many years ago, in the middle ages or something. I didn’t come up with it purely out of my own imagination, you know.
I know, and one more time I have the some opinion.
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Jewish Candy wrote:
spiraldoor wrote:The number of deformed Romanian beggars I’ve seen is much higher than the number of deformed non-Romanian beggars.
How can you tell?
I can tell they’re Romanian because they look like one of these guys:
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Their deformations are usually in the form of underdeveloped or misdeveloped limbs. Many of them have arms or legs that look like those of small children, which I’ve always assumed was caused by some kind of severe and untreated damage to the limb early in life. I remember one guy who had one of his feet turned backwards, which was kind of weird...
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spiraldoor wrote: I can tell they’re Romanian because they look like one of these guys:
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Sorry, but that's hilarious. They could just as easily be Hungarian. :fou: And some 'British' white people look a bit like that too!
spiraldoor wrote:Their deformations are usually in the form of underdeveloped or misdeveloped limbs. Many of them have arms or legs that look like those of small children, which I’ve always assumed was caused by some kind of severe and untreated damage to the limb early in life. I remember one guy who had one of his feet turned backwards, which was kind of weird...
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Poor little kid... :( Though to be honest, those things sound like plain malnourishment, or simply disability. Of course it could be the result of abuse, but there are many other causes too.
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Perhaps they were Hungarian. That doesn’t change the fact that these deformed beggars are all of the same ethnicity. I have no vested interest in proving that it was the Romanians, though you seem quite keen on finding other explanations...
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Heh, I just didn't like you picking on 'em :wink: I like to find loads of reasons, and then pick the one I find closest to the truth.
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It remains me the beggars we have in France. Most of them are from Muslim sects and ask you money, explaining you they are deaf and/or dumb. Because or those jerks, I'm very suspicious and I do not give money to anyone (though I don't know if it's a sect or a real guy in need). Life is hard and unfair because of profiteers.
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I heard a radio programme a year or two ago, discussing reports that local Romanian beggars were part of an organised ring of some sort. Here’s an article I just found on the same subject, which has many parallels to what I heard:

http://news.scotsman.com/immigrationand ... 3301464.jp
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Raylex wrote:It remains me the beggars we have in France. Most of them are from Muslim sects and ask you money, explaining you they are deaf and/or dumb. Because or those jerks, I'm very suspicious and I do not give money to anyone (though I don't know if it's a sect or a real guy in need). Life is hard and unfair because of profiteers.
It's pretty much the same for me, you just can't trust those people.
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Speaking about that, what do you think of the recent Romany (French : Romanichel ?) expulsion politic?
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Dangit how come you guys know so much about this stuff yet I allways watch the news and stuff and I don't know jack?
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In my last message I was talking about French news. Don't think you'll be noticed about that in another country.
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Here I come, floating in again. Pirate-Community's still up and going strong. This old Block's horribly out of touch with the Rayman world, so just popping in to say hi and how's it going.

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Hey Block, nice to see you! I still remember you as the guy whose guide helped me find all the secret rooms in R3 six years ago.
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