▁any ▁significant ▁kind ▁between ▁them ▁( US ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁Report , ▁ 1 9 9 3 : 6 9 5 ). ▁On ▁the ▁one ▁hand , ▁Roma ▁strongly ▁den y ▁a ▁common ▁identity ▁with ▁the ▁Je v gs . ▁It ▁cons iders ▁the ▁Je v gs ▁as ▁being ▁rich ▁and ▁even ▁of ▁having ▁some ▁million aires ▁among ▁them ▁( ER RC ▁Report , ▁ 1 9 9 7 : 1 2 ). ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁million aires , ▁M aks ude ▁Kas emi , ▁was ▁of ▁Je v g ▁origin . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁py ram id ▁invest ment ▁schemes , ▁which ▁dram atically ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁had ▁drawn ▁the ▁whole ▁Alban ian ▁society ▁into ▁a ▁tur mo il . ▁Je v gs ▁are ▁iron ically ▁called ▁“ s ir ” ▁in ▁Roman i ▁sl ang , ▁meaning ▁“ gar lic ” ▁( C our th i ades , 1 9 9 0 s : 3 1 ). ▁They ▁are ▁even ▁considered ▁g ad jo ▁by ▁the ▁Roma , ▁since ▁they ▁inter mar ry ▁with ▁Alban ians ▁and ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁and ▁speak ▁Alban ian , ▁and ▁not ▁Roman i . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁Je v gs ▁distinguish ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁Roma , ▁too . ▁To ▁call ▁a ▁Je v g ▁a ▁“ T s igan ” ▁( G y ps y ) ▁is ▁the ▁worst ▁possible ▁ins ult ▁( C our th i ades ▁cit ing ▁Stuart ▁Mann