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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I am continually amazed by the people here in the Midwest who don't realize that phrases like "jewing down the price" or "we got gypped" are ethnic slurs.
In 1994, when I lived in Spain, I was explaining to a friend about how I had to carry laundry for a considerable distance and that is why my shoulder ached and he said, "Debes comprar un negro." I was utterly floored.
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I have never heard thsi term "jewing down the price" Must be a patch a la Grammy Hall thing.
ANd I always thought it was "jipped" so no clue it was a slur as I have never seen it in writing. Is this to say that gypsies tend to get screwed? I am not familiar with the gypsy stereotypes, other than they are a nomadic people. Muchy like Lester.
