I think you have not seen many gypsies stealing either.. But that is the belief you have and that is very common.. That belief is not a belief you acquired after you had some experience with gypsies. It is the result of common perception about them..

(I was talking to my mom on the phone the other day.. We talked about how Turkish politicians´ rhetorics are becoming like street language/quality dropping etc.. She added her comment in the end as ´ I know.. They are like gypsies´.

Flood/Nowshera/Pakistan pictures..

http://www.google.co.uk/..wshera%20flood

http://nowshera.com/news/flood-photos/

I lived in that area for 18 months..

Well, if you are reffering me, I can clearly say that I found DD´s posts -especially early posts- in this thread are quite racist. That was the reason why my post was  about gypsy-hating / respected racism etc.

I dont like ´prejudice and discrimination against any group of people without making any distinctions between that group when accusing´.

When you dont make that distinction, you are at the center of categorising, typecasting people .

Many examples all around: All pakistanis are sheria loving people; Turks are barbaric; Kurds are primitive; refugees are sucking the welfare system; Dutch are softy; Gypsies are thiefs; muslims are terrorists etc..

It was  a misunderstanding.. There is no swearing but I thought there was..

Apologies..

You mean 

You mean  "Tuantuan and Yuanyuan" who have to practise their reproductive ability twenty minutes per day, in this page? 

http://www.turkishclass.com/turkish/forum/forumTitle_27720_163

I am not sure if they are related, but according to the gossips  Tuantuan and Yuanyuan are seeing a marriage counselor now.. Nothing, including watching ´the Emmanuell´  worked apparently!!  

This is related to the news more than a month ago..20th July when we lost 6 soldiers die.

In the end, Turkish army released a statement..

http://www.hurriyetdailynews....ns-left-unanswered-questions-2010-08-22

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The daily Taraf has accused the military of doing nothing to prevent the July 20 PKK attack on a post in Çukurca in the eastern province of Hakkari. Its headline said, "Generals watched soldiers die." Citing video from a Heron, an unmanned surveillance aircraft, that showed the PKK methodically conducting its operation, the daily said the military failed to intervene even though the drone’s pictures were broadcast live to over 30 different military units, including the Chief of the General Staff. According to the statement, all 30 units do not receive the same broadcast. Which units were receiving the Hantepe recordings was not mentioned.

.....

The General Staff argued the leaked Heron video of Hantepe begins 46 minutes after the attack since the Heron captured the video was at a different location. Taraf denied this in its Sunday edition; stating they have recordings before the attack. Also in its Sunday edition, Taraf asked how the DhSK guns, a Russian made anti-aircraft weapon also known as dhocka that weighs 175 kilograms when mounted, were transferred to the location by PKK without being noticed.

The General Staff has also faced criticism over the late deployment of support ground troops who arrived on foot hours after ambulance services had already reached the area. The Saturday statement did not mention anything about the ground troops.

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Such a shame.. such a shame!!

Funi the giant panda eats her cake on fourth birthday

When someone goes to the trouble of making a birthday cake, the least the recipient can do is show some manners when it is presented to them.

Funi the panda showed no such restraint when she was given a tasty treat to mark her fourth birthday, immediately deciding to stick her head in it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/..s-birthday-zoo-cake.html

For the gypsy theme:

Illede roman olsun - Adnan Senses 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJIy2AfD-Y&p=0FE2C7C593CA9E22&playnext=1&index=36

Ah.. I have to mention that I dance very well with this roman song!!!  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnCwEL9jl0I&feature=related

Sezen aksu - onu alma beni al

I think only one thing can be said for people who has taken this thread seriously or posted something seriously or liked it or hated it :

Suffering from chronical sense of humour failure!!!