Frankly I find those people who cling to prejudice and group liable, to be primative and more, pathetic relics of the worst of human history.
No, Romani's are not Rumanian. We were slaves there. We are decended from Rajaput, from the Punjab. Irish Travellers have a different origion, equally remarkable and filled with historic pride. In Scotland and England Romanichals are decended from the migration from India.
To those who look down on Romani and Travelling people, well, just give back our music and we'll go home.
Cheers
Larry