▁rate ▁among ▁Roma ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁is ▁particularly ▁high ▁( 7 8 % ), ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁( 2 2 %). ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁the ▁expect ations ▁of ▁many ▁foreign ers , ▁investig ations ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁Roma ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁is ▁typically ▁subt le ▁rather ▁than ▁over t , ▁and ▁Roma ▁typically ▁do ▁not ▁face ▁any ▁open ▁disc rim ination . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁relations ▁between ▁Roma ▁on ▁one ▁hand ▁and ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁majority ▁and ▁other ▁" g ad jo " ▁groups ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁often ▁quite ▁cord ial ▁in ▁the ▁rural , ▁traditional ▁and ▁" non - pro fit ▁life " ▁ ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁intellig ents ia ▁and ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁typically ▁have ▁positive ▁views ▁of ▁Roma , ▁who ▁rarely ▁if ▁ever ▁are ▁cast ▁as ▁an ▁" eth nic ▁enemy ". ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁" g ad jos " ▁may ▁be ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁accept ▁Roma ▁as ▁equals ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁and ▁" pro fit - making ▁life ". ▁However , ▁Roma ▁may ▁suffer ▁from ▁the ▁ref us al ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁distinct ness ▁of ▁their ▁identity ▁and ▁trad itions ▁ ▁while ▁Roma ▁comp lain ▁that ▁although ▁Alban ians ▁do ▁not ▁open ly ▁express ▁der ision , ▁they ▁may ▁view ▁Roma ▁as ▁poor , ▁dirty , ▁stupid , ▁no isy ▁and ▁involved ▁in ▁the ft , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁they ▁are ▁widely ▁but ▁t ac it ly