IMMIGRATION thread

[Husar]

Well, along with the many specialists that left Romania for western countries (medics, scientists so on), also a lot of organized crime moved there for the bigger plunder. Romania thus became a much safer place, at the expense of our western neighbors.

But if I'm to believe this thread, the Syrians are here for the same reason, so how would the trade help the mayor?
And in the spirit of the thread, why are the Romanians obviously inherently culturally inferior to the Syrians?

[Viking]

Here's the solution: send them to Brazil

"When I found out that the Brazilian Embassy in Beirut was offering 'laissez-passer' (right of passage) to refugees of the war in Syria, it was the best option for me. Why pay $3,000 or $4,000 (£1,955-£2,607) to get smuggled across the sea and risk drowning, when for half of that price I can fly to Brazil?"

[wooly_mammoth]

And in the spirit of the thread, why are the Romanians obviously inherently culturally inferior to the Syrians?

I think that flak is actually directed at the gypsy minority, which overall is indeed quite primitive. These people however never claim to be gypsies in western countries, but rather "romanians" so I guess that's how that went by.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I think that flak is actually directed at the gypsy minority, which overall is indeed quite primitive. These people however never claim to be gypsies in western countries, but rather "romanians" so I guess that's how that went by.

Ah, actually they describe themselves as "Romani" which used to be spelled "Romany" but has now been Latinised and is therefor indistinguishable from the Latin Romani which of course means "of the Romans" and which people now assume must refer to modern Romanians.

Cunning, eh?

[wooly_mammoth]

That too but I remember seeing them in the news stating quite clearly that they are "români” which means ”romanians”. At least those that are still in Romania do not like to be called ”rromi”, which means ”romani” (though it is the politically correct term) but still prefer ”țigani”, which is ”gypsies”.