The ONLY thing I know about gypsies is that they’ll steal the shoes off your feet if you’re not careful.
I think you are right about that. years ago my father in law rented some apartments to a bunch of gypsies. I don’t know if they were Roma or Irish but when they left they took everything. They stole the curtains, ceiling fans, door knobs, plumbing fixtures, everything they could remove and carry out was gone.
I was at a train station in Ukraine with my Ukrainian wife when she grabs my hand and takes off in a mad sprint. I ask my wife what that was all about. Turns out there was a family of Gypsies sitting on the curb and my wife truly believes that if you make eye contact with them, they'll give you the "Evil Eye" to put you in a trance and steal all your money.