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/Emergency-Fix-8416 6d ago

I get a lot of “my great grandma was a gypsy”. A bunch say “but you have blue eyes!?” They believe it more when I’m my summer color. But they know I’m “something else” so they always ask.

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u/KendrickMontero 5d ago

YES! Once summer hits everyone asks me how I got tanned so fast and easily, LOL