It's definitely a 100% cultural thing. I know a "mixed" couple and they have chosen to raise the kids as "non-roma", much to the chagrin of a few elders on th

It's definitely a 100% cultural thing. I know a "mixed" couple and they have chosen to raise the kids as "non-roma", much to the chagrin of a few elders on the roma side of the family. It could have been the other way round. It also helps that the skin color is not different, and pretty much anybody around here can "pass" as roma or non-roma just by adopting a few mannerisms.