I'm just an average gypsy AMA

[GypsyAMA]

I've noticed a lot of hatred towards gypsies on here so I thought I'd answer any questions anyone may have that could help you to understand my culture more. You might still disagree with many aspects, but at least you'll be coming from facts and not stereotypes.

Where on earth have you heard that nonsense? 🤣

I know.. read my other post after this one. I thought that woman at my uni was very wise.

It’s not nonsense, it’s the truth. Laughing emoji or not. It’s a problem here, and teacher’s are educated to look out for it. So you can remove your laughing emoji, because it’s not even funny. And it is very difficult doing something about it as the culture is so strong.

but doesn't their upbringing railroad them into those decisions?

Indeed, you can’t be much else than committed to being a housewife if you have no GCSEs or access to formal education!

because it removes choice. Its a crab bucket.

As much as it sounds dreadful, you can tell a gypsy a mile off.

I don't know who you're talking about but that does not happen amongst the gypsies in the UK.

Maybe back in Charles Dickens time?

But the Op claims this isn't true, and yet complains about being stereotyped in advance. Both those positions can't be correct....

Hmm, tricky question. Times anf traditions are always changing and our life today is very different from even the one out grandparents had. But most of them are proud of what they are and enjoy our lifestyle, especially the social occasions which young people love.

Yup. I'm sure you have definitely been reading peer reviewed medical publications and have an excellent understanding of statistics, utilising your decades long research skills acquisition... what with all that further, academically rigourous education you have received after leaving school at 12...

Hi, OP. If a gypsy woman didn't want to marry for whatever reason, would it be likely she'd stay with her parents or would she likely move out and live on a single basis?

Well, quite, but OP seems to be ignoring all the posts that point that out!

I am enjoying your thread OP. I had a gypsy friend a long time ago and found her family traditions etc really interesting! I used to love going round to hers!

I think this is a difficult one because you say about gypsies leaving mess that people are only seeing the bad and you shouldn't be judged by that.....but you are saying also that no one favours boys over girls because you don't?

2024 actually. But your mind seem only be open to the good things about gypsys, so no point arguing with you.

because its all they know and all that they are allowed to know?

Two things can be true at once. We are mostly identifiable by the way we dress, so if a group of us go somewhere we can be spotted easily.

But if I'm out and about alone in my gym clothes I'm not instantly recognisable as a gypsy.

What do you wear that is so different that it identifies you?

What you have said here is not all that different from asking a random Muslim person to justify why they think the 911 attacks were OK.

You are extrapolating your single experience to an entire ethnicity.

Never heard of home education?

Not a stereotype around where I live sadly. Horses tethered with no water, raced up and down main roads and yearlings being broken in to drive.
Puppy farming is rife amongst the community. All of this is fact not stereotypes.

I think some of this is down to non enforcement of the law by the authorities. It does seem large numbers of travellers/gypsies cause these problems, but why are they not severely dealt with? It seems, as with a lot of lawless behaviour, that the police just don't want to get involved. Its then up to individual people to do things like ask for payment for meals upfront or protect their property. The police should not be scared of confronting people, no matter their ethnicity if they engage in criminal behaviour. Its sad for OP that she has to pay upfront in restaurants, but restaurants have to do this. When you see stories of large families eating and drinking and running up massive bills then running off, you can almost guarantee they are travellers. I'm not sure if Roma get tarred with the same brush because of it but for restaurant and pub owners, if its a choice between tarring everyone with the same brush or losing hundreds of pounds of takings, then they have no choice.

Usually a bit overdressed for any occasion. The men in particular can be spotted easily by their dress sense

This is untrue. When travellers leave Great Yarmouth it costs the LA thousands of TAX PAYERS money to clear up the mess!