While a person who is not Roma only needs to send two messages to a landlord or real estate agent before they can view a rental property in Hungary, a member of the Roma community has to send nine. This is true even if they work as a dental technician. Researchers from CEU and ELTE conducted a representative study on discrimination against the Roma in the Hungarian rental housing market.
  • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
    133·
    2 months ago

    I await the opinions of eastern europeans that actually live with them daily, that would be real information

    • Shayeta@feddit.orgEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      In elementary school I had two classmates who were Roma. One was a chill dude, the other was unhinged and dropped out.

      Aside from them I also saw dozens of Roma kids my age around town who would just play or cause mischief all day, never went to school, and almost never had any positive relations with non-Roma kids.

      From what I’ve seen, efforts to integrate Roma into broader society have been very lackluster, and on the opposite side, most Roma look down on and do not want to integrate into broader society.

      • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Exactly as described.

        The issue is on both sides… But if I were in power, I’d have no goddamn clue what to do with the Roma. Seems an impossible task.

    • Mpatch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      There literally was a post about Romani like a month ago full of Europeans. The had nothing good to say. And knowing a few things about a few things, the details wasn’t just something made up.

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
    92·
    2 months ago

    In the long run, is it possible to have conflicting cultures coexist or does Europe have to unite everybody with some form of pop culture?

    I think global warming and clima migration will lead to entire countries moving to Europe. Those people want to maintain their cultures which will be as different as Roma culture or more so. How can we give them space to maintain their identities?