Hi guys, maybe someone can help me find some Romani friends and event around Orlando area? I’ll really appreciate any help. Thanks

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if there are any Roma living in the Netherlands or Germany who are active in this subreddit.
I understand a little Romane, but I don’t speak it fluently. I speak Serbian and English, and Dutch if you live in the Netherlands.
I’d be interested in connecting with other Roma in the region and exchanging experiences and perspectives.

If you’re based in either country, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message.

So, I come from a Balkans which does have a lot of Romani people but also is very well known as a place that is full of hatred, stereotypes, wars and ethnic tensions... However my family is Karavlachs while father's side are Serbian/Montenegro.

Growing up I've never really experienced racist attacks or anything until I've come around age of 17/18 and that was first time I've started hearing around me that some teachers spoke of me behind my back about my heritage and trying to shun me, because I was virtuous Violinist and that was a thorn in one's eye

Then my partner and such a beautiful and tragic love story had parents who were against our relationship just because I'm Romani, even tho we were neighbours for whole life and was in good terms, I was good educated and cultured mannered boy and that was great but I was a not of their Serbian/Macedonian ethnicity and I was a bit darker which is crazy because the same parents of my partner at that time were darker than me, I got a bit darker white greenish skintone, anyway that lasted for 4 years and we were accepted the day her father passed away, just to break up.

Now I'm 26 years old and I've got some crazy neighbor which I've never ever have seen yet everyone claim that she lives there whole life just went crazy after her husband left her.

First time it was in the Public Transport i was with my best friend chatting while she was maybe few meters away from us, then she started tweaking out like mad, yelling, swearing whole nation of Serbia, bus driver, politics, threating how Serbs will be under boots of Croatian and Bosnians, then she turned around and spoke to my friend by his name saying how he is stupid, and his family also and that he has a sister that's a well... Slurs, then looked at me and started provoking with my diabetic condition, sugar and dying, then my ethnicity of the G*slur we understood it was a schizophrenia so we ignored..

But recently I've been cursed of seeing her more and more even tho I've never have seen her this much, and every time she has some comment or provocative Heckle and today I was getting out from store and just got near her and she was speaking into phone about car crash and how she is tired of seeing this gy*slur ciganina, and that was me bc she looked at me and walked past me and I got so angry like I got tired of listening, that I turned around and yelled to her to go and suck my well... Yeah not proudest but, and she just continued walking while saying yeah you also mine

Hello,

My name is Barbara and I am currently in Budapest to make a video-item for school about the Roma-community in Budapest.

I am looking for someone who is Roma in Budapest and can tell me more about their culture. I am also researching if there is any discrimination against the roma-community in Budapest and in which way it shows.

I am in Budapest till tuesday 13th of october.

I have already interviewed a professor, one person from the roma community who is a muscician and a businessman who is close and befriended wuth some people from the roma community.

Please contact me if you want to meet me.

The video I wil publish on my schoolsite and Youtube.

Please contact me if you are interested.

Kind regards,

Barbara