I suppose like a loss of the time these politicians were generalising about Romanians and using one small group, as you say, the gypsy or Roma community. So since we're talking about cliches, certainly this sort of mix up is disturbing and unpleasant. But it's something that can be, I think can be fought on a day to day basis. Because there are reasons to fear problems but then you get reactions which what happened here in France recently where one of these people was kind of beaten up into a coma. Really? Yeah. A young gypsy guy who was probably had done some stealing and he was done. Who was done? It's not some theft. That
Here's part 2 of my conversation with "The Son of the Dragon Tamer" in which we talk about these things: - The difference “pleasshure” and “pleasure”, “bio” and “B.O.” - The importance of ‘passion’ in France - Jamie Oliver’s (fake?) cockney accent - British & American English - Corneliu’s experiences in America, his acting and his accent - Corneliu’s learning experiences with a great teacher when he was a child - The interesting course-book which Corneliu used in his English lessons - The myth of ‘the English gentleman’ - Depictions of Englishness in films - Stereotypes of Romania - Romania & Bulgaria’s entry into the EU and the media panic related to migrant workers - Vampires, Dracula and Romania Click here for more information
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