How Gypsies Work

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2014

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Gypsies were called that because they were long ago mistaken as Egyptians. Even their more appropriate name, Roma, is a misnomer since they're not from Romania. Find out about the mysterious history of this nomadic and genuinely misunderstood ethnic group

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0:31.2	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from HouseofWorks.com.
0:41.1	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
0:42.5	I'm Josh Clark with Charles W. Chuck Bryant, Jerry Rowland.
0:47.4	Just a couple of nomads on the road.
0:50.2	Yeah, with our trinkets and our accordion.
0:53.2	You know, gypsies, tramps and thieves.
0:59.0	You like my share?
1:00.3	Yeah.
1:01.0	I learned it from Jack.
1:03.8	Well, I'm great.
1:05.9	Oh yeah, was that his share?
1:07.4	Well, there was this one really classic scene where he meets share in a restaurant but he
1:12.2	thinks it's like a shared drag queen impersonator.
1:15.0	Oh, right.
1:16.0	So he calls her like Mr. Sister and starts giving her pointers on how to do a good share.
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