Ali: The worst thing is that then I don’t know myself what I am. When Dan asks me if I’m Czech, I almost answer that I don’t know. That’s weird isn’t it?

Tim: Don’t freaked yourself out about it, you’re both, no? about it, ,You’re Czech, dark-skinned, you belong here, but your grandparents are in Zimbabwe. That’s okay, isn’t it?

Ali: It’s easy for you to say it’s okay. But what am I supposed to say to them?

Tim: When anybody asks me, I say I’m Czech and Dutch, and then I ask if they’ve got a problem with that. If someone’s weird about it, you’ve got to show them that they’re the ones who’re weird, not you.

Dan: Well, you can say that, but what am I?

Tim: Well you’re the same - you’re Czech and Roma and that’s okay. And if someone thinks it isn’t, then they’re a moron, and if they won’t leave you alone then you can call the police. My uncle Cees is always amazed when I tell him these stories of yours from the Czech Republic. He doesn’t understand it. If someone has a Czech passport then he’s Czech and nobody should question that. And if people do, then they’re just showing how narrow-minded they are.

Dan: I’ve got one friend who’s in foster care, he’s Roma too, he’s growing up in a white family, and sometimes he feels a bit confused. But he’d probably like your answer - he’s both, and that’s that.

Jami: To me, the worst thing is that you can have it all sorted out in your own head, but it still gets to you when somebody says something.. It’s like they’re saying to you, you don’t belong here, get out, or something like that. I never know how I should react to that kind of thing.

Tim: Hey, you know what my dad said to me? If someone asks me something like that, if I’m a foreigner or something, then I’m supposed to say …