My calling, or rather my mission, gave me one great advantage. I didn't come to the Romani family to instruct, but to learn myself. I attribute the racist and anti-gypsy feelings of the public to the many years of defaming the Roma in the press. After the murder of Mr. Berki in May 1995, the mass media began to recover somewhat. The mass emigration of Roma also contributed to this attempt at turnaround.
Czech society is differentiated.
Those who approach the Roma with a multidimensional understanding and awareness are few. As such they are also willing to accept them. The Roma are criminalized and then Romani criminality is talked about. In Slovakia, for instance, there are 6,000 Romani university graduates. The willingness and ability to learn, understand and put yourself in the position of another are challenging.