Paiteris, who heads a gypsy rights group, is revolted by suggestions that gypsies are by choice nomadic, convention-free people living on the fringes of modern society. Nobody wants their family to shit in the streets, do without water, electricity and school. The picture of gypsy children begging at street lights should be an embarrassment for Greece. With the eclipsing of traditional gypsy crafts, such as blacksmiths and dancing bear musicians, gypsies have turned to street peddling and farming jobs, where they face intense competition from immigrants from Eastern Europe, EKKE said. Since the mid-80s the state has made some efforts to provide education but with families moving around the country in constant search of work, children are rarely schooled long enough to learn how to read and write, the study added.
Education is the most important thing.
Asked if they were disappointed that the show's architect Romeo did not marry his dark-haired Juliet, they nodded and sighed. It is untrue but has passed into deeply entrenched fact in Greek gypsy mythology. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of each individual author. The views and opinions do not represent those held by the Dom Research Center .