I like the use of hip hop lingo too, like the "Slavic shit" the Romanians are "on" and the "dope" way the Gaulish moustache-boys talk. Actually - and I don't k

I like the use of hip hop lingo too, like the "Slavic shit" the Romanians are "on" and the "dope" way the Gaulish moustache-boys talk. Actually - and I don't know whether this was intentional on the writer's part - there's a parallel there, between people being attracted to how the Gauls talked (i.e. away from the very uncool "official" language of Latin), and the widespread appeal and co-option of hip hop lingo. Hip hop subculture came from a segment of society that had every reason to distrust the "official" culture, and made every effort to differentiate itself. Maybe that's how it was in the waning days of the Roman Empire too, especially in the farther outposts like Gaul.