Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A new game

On my way from work to a bar to get wireless to catch up on emails, I saw people in the Deak Ferenc metro stopping and staring at a few people walking by. I was confused as to why these people were garnering attention. These women were just wearing flowy patterned skirts, colorful headscarves, and dragging lots of little kids behind them--nothing so unusual to me. Then I remembered that I am not in Israel, but rather Hungary, and these were not standard "dati-le'umi" women covering their hair with the standard mitpachot favored by Orthodox women and seminary girls, but rather Roma, or Gypsies, that are both the pride and scourge of certain Hungarians and pose interesting problems to society.

But now I get to play a new game, similar to "cold or frum?" played in theme parks in the winter: dati le'umi, or Roma?

1 comment:

  1. It is just so good to be reading your insights and observations... you know I'm your biggest fan (well, at least your oldest one).
    Love you... Grampa

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