Hm Forces Gypsy

[Qbgrey 3,991]

Hedge mumpers,hahaa haven't heard that for years

[CushtyJook 1,097]

 

 

It funny, and I would be interested to see if Marshman thinks the same, but when I grew up Traveller people (not Irish) were never really thought of as much different to anyone else.

We were just the same as everyone else, especially where I came from, everyone ducked and dived for a living traveller and non traveller.

Certainly your family had their own funny ways and words they sometimes used but that's all......what family dosnt?

It's only since the "Big Gypsy wedding" programmes and all the Irish BGW wannabe types came to the fore that it seems travellers are regarded as markedly different ?

You mean the Irish ones are scum.

I never said that, there are some stand up chaps amongst them too.....my people never really mixed with them and would have nothing to do with tinkers or hedge mumpers at all.

I play football with a lad here now, a Ward and he is as nice a young man as you would wish to meet.

It's all changing now a days anyhow wilf mixing and marrying in left right and centre

 

Going to a family members wedding in Ireland in months apart from that never myself mixed with Irish ever

[Qbgrey 3,991]

Thier causing a lot of grief around here.hated in fact by local travellers.

[CushtyJook 1,097]

Thier causing a lot of grief around here.hated in fact by local travellers.

In what way

[shepp 2,285]

 

Sprivying, I take it that's painting barns with tar.

Reminds me of a traveler I used to drink with, he had family that emigrated to Australia. They made a living traveling around the country spraying barns with silver paint.

Carrying on with a line of familar work and traveling a vast country, must be heaven for them.

a lot of the barn sprayers have moved abroad to Australia Canada the states so on not a bad life

Right it's not uncommon then, most would probably gone during the 'ten pound pom' period, I guess.

[Qbgrey 3,991]

 

Thier causing a lot of grief around here.hated in fact by local travellers.

In what way

Usual shit,smashing up pubs,stealing everything,ripping off old people,not paying for girls haircuts ,the list is endless.

[marshman 7,756]

It funny, and I would be interested to see if Marshman thinks the same, but when I grew up Traveller people (not Irish) were never really thought of as much different to anyone else.

If anything saying someone was a traveller boy was a mark of assurance, as in "he's a nice man, a traveller boy" meant that he was a stand up bloke.

We were just the same as everyone else, especially where I came from, everyone ducked and dived for a living traveller and non traveller.

Certainly your family had their own funny ways and words they sometimes used but that's all......what family dosnt?

 

It's only since the "Big Gypsy wedding" programmes and all the Irish BGW wannabe types came to the fore that it seems travellers are regarded as markedly different ?

spot on nail on head ! We had chickens and dogs all chord and I'll speak the truth all by lot Irish lot . Years ago mind and it caused blood murders ! Edited May 20, 2016 by marshman

[Qbgrey 3,991]

They got loads of Bulgarian gypsys living with them too workers and camp security,they even take them to sainsburys with them