Mortimer
Gold Member

That Gypsies are pure indians, or balkan gypsies. They are not, they are a mix of indian, middle eastern and greek/anatolian/balkan. That pure Gypsies are pure Indians. I learned that first in school, no one said Gypsies are mixed they just said Gypsies are Indo-Aryan caste of people. Looking at my relatives I thought they are hundred percent indian, i did a genetic test, and was surprised that im not 60% indian but 15-20% indian. Now looking at roma pictures, and where there are groups of them, i do see other influences then indian, maybe some individuals do not show other influences but when i look at large groups on roma prom, roma parties, where i wouldnt know all of them are roma when i met on the streets, or would not be sure, i see other influences. From my hometown, I guess maybe a few guests are not roma, but the roma show other influences then indian, if i had to guess maybe iranian/anatolian influences eventhough they are very dark and do not pass as full iranian