Quote: (03-30-2016 02:33 AM)Debilko Wrote:
What you most likely saw in Eastern Slovakia, especially within the Poprad-Presov-Kosice corridor, were gypsy encampments/villages. I think they were the northern tip of the initial migration into Europe. They had a more harmonious past in Slovakia, where they first worked as hired farm labor (and then were forced to work under communism). Now it's the typical welfare class story - the vast majority are illiterate, uncivilized, unemployed, and live in their own insulated communities with horrible living conditions. It's the biggest social issue in the country.
It's a shame ... beautiful landscapes, warm-hearted people (once they get to know you), cheap and abundant booze, pretty and feminine girls ... and gypsy slums.
Gypsy slums are a social issue in many European countries outside of Slovakia too....