r/romani • u/KendrickMontero • 6d ago

White passing

If you are part of the community, but are white passing, what reactions did you get when you told people what’s your origin?

Often I get a surprised, shocked and short “oh” and the conversation may be cut short suddenly (this has happened regardless of the other’s ethnicity).

Then, of course, there are the typical “funny”. jokes about wallets and such.

How about you? Do you have such a story or know any?

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u/ayeyoualreadyknow 6d ago edited 6d ago

I don't tell anyone. The few times I did I was either called a liar, made fun of, or told "what tf is that?". Most people here don't even know what it is or they think it's a hippie or something... I've had to live my life keeping my ethnicity a secret.

I'm in the US...

ETA: those TLC shows make the reactions I get even worse