I've had plenty of dealings with gypsies. On the whole, I like them, as much as I like anyone else (though i did date a gypsy girl in hull for a while - that was a mistake!) They call a spade a spade, generally keep themselves to themselves & look after their own. I'd much rather deal with a rural gypsy who has some land, horses chickens etc than with some inner city scrotesack.
And if you've ever had any interest in lurchers (I know lot of us) then it's unavoidable you'll deal with them.