Going to Barcelona soon. Any problems with Gypsies there?

[Mordid]

Perhaps you were born Gypsy in the wrong body.

Yeah, I'm Gypsy.

[Gaztelu]

So I am leaving to go to Barcelona in a few days and since it seems from what I've read that Barcelona has a lot of gypsies and that quite a few people on the internet are complaining about gypsy crime.

Gypsies are not only ones you should worry about.

[El Palleter]

Gypsies as an ethnic group are pariah people. If you look into the definition of the word pariah you will understand why criminal activity is associated with them

Alternatively to the theory that the Gypsies might have been a pariah caste that left India, there are others that argue that they might have been a warrior caste like the nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples of the age of the invasions, and that that might explain their aggressiveness.

[antonio]

Alternatively to the theory that the Gypsies might have been a pariah caste that left India, there are others that argue that they might have been a warrior caste like the nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples of the age of the invasions, and that that might explain their aggressiveness.

Ive always stand for first theory, because second one raises an evident objection: I guess nomadic status is not compatible at long-term with being warriors who would fight for the better land they could get and to then settle down. Moreover, the agressiveness at gipsies seems to be correlated with the national character (the same way their music is heavily conditioned by also) of the host country: peaking if countries, like Spain, with natural arrogant fearless and pride natives.

[Comte Arnau]

Gypsies entered the Crown of Aragon via the Pyrenees in the 15th century, and they were given a safe-conduct by the king, as they were entitled Counts of Minor Egypt (hence Egyptians > Gypsies, or Egiptanos > Gitanos). I don't know to what point a pariah caste would have been treated that way...

Notice that Minor Egypt has nothing to do with Egypt, but with the region they so called in parts of Greece where they settled before spreading all over Europe.

[Raikaswinþs]

I didn't said that they were a pariah caste when they entered Spain. But they became a pariah caste in Spain (and elsewhere too)

[Gallop]

So I am leaving to go to Barcelona in a few days and since it seems from what I've read that Barcelona has a lot of gypsies and that quite a few people on the internet are complaining about gypsy crime.

I've been to Spain before (mostly to Valencia and the Canary Islands), but never to Barcelona. Are there problems with gypsies in Barcelona?

How was your trip to Barcelona?

[Cristiano viejo]

How was your trip to Barcelona?

He left to participate in the forum... So it is possible that some paki, North African or gypsy killed him in Barcelona

[tekken999]

Yo estuve en Barcelona una vez y no es una gran cosa, es demasiado internacional y llena de extranjeros, por no mencionar muy extendida, hay que aquilar un coche para recorrer por la ciudad para ver todas las partes buenas, historicas y demas , realmente no vale la pena vistar a menos que no se quiera experimentar la auténtica España, mejor que uno viste marid lo cual es mas compacto a diferencia de barcelona o quizas otro sitio que estara muy cerca de la capital, tales como el escorial, segovia, toledo etcetera

[Duffmannn]

Barcelona has degradated so much these last ten years.