What is the Racial makeup of Bulgarian Gypsies? ?

Question

They do not have same skin tone or features of the local, fair skinned, Bulgarians, but instead have a mocha skin tone that seems more of a mix of African, Arabic, and Indian all in one.

Anyone know the descent of the Bulgarian Gypsies?

Answer 1

I never seen a Roma(Gypsy) that looked African.  They normally look like people from India with many looking kind of European.  They came from North India about a thousand years ago

Egyptians are not a race. I have met Egyptians who are as White as Europeans and Egyptians who look like Beduins. They have no unique look. As for that woman, maybe she is just a scam artists showing a fake photo

Answer 2

There's some disagreement as to the origins of gypsies.  At first, it was believed that they were Egyptian. More recently, they are believed to be of Indian descent.  Several years ago, I read a book on the subject titled "Bury Me Standing".  It's on Amazon if you're interested.  Here's some more info.......

http://www.geocities.com/~Patrin/standin...