It's a real catch-22, people are relating the entire group of "gypsy"s with those who do those kinds of things, in the same way people mix up jews with israelis.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 14:23, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

The problem is
unlike other races/creeds they're a fairly homogenous group with only two major divisions. Thus culturally they're actually all quite similar and you can see behaviour-mirroring in the other encampments of gypsies in different countries (Ireland for example)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 14:29, Reply)

the article says something about how it has ruined their lifestyle
it is their lifestyle that i am curious about. the ones i deal with drive around in packs squatting on other people's land and nicking stuff. how can this be ruined, was my question.

i don't know anything about the others, as i didn't watch the show...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 14:31, Reply)

That was pretty much the show
bar the nicking stuff. What I found most repulsive was the way they whip girls out of school at twelve or thirteen so they can become unpaid slaves, until desperate to escape they marry at sixteen.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 14:33, Reply)

ohhh this is ringing drunken bells from the pub the other night now
don't the women have to give up everything to spend their lives cleaning the caravans? urrrrrrgh.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 14:35, Reply)

how fucking clean can a caravan get?

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 14:50, Reply)