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.

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Would you recommend it as a way of life. What would you say are the positives and of course the negatives.

How would you successfully provide a secondary school level of home education if you have had extremely limited education yourself?

Unfortunately, I can't give specifics.

However, I can say that ALL the people I work with are vulnerable.

The gypsy and travelling communities have always stood out to me because of their genuineness.

They have always been open and honest about their circumstances. They have always been accepting of the way we work.

ISchool leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

I don't understand why gypsy children would not be subject to the rules that everyone else is subject to regarding schooling.

In Kent, Lee is a very common gypsy surname. Also Scamp, but that one is less common. I agree there’s probably lots of decent gypsy people out there who no one ( from outside the community) would know are gypsies. In Canterbury where I grew up you used to see recognisably gypsy people ( way before the influx of Eastern European gypsies) . The boot fair, fruit picking were common trades. But the opportunities there have shrunk with the boot fair being closed and Eastern Europeans doing a lot of the agricultural work now. I think a lot of the men like outdoor type work that doesn’t require a whole lot of paperwork. I have a strong feeling several of the guys at the council recycling centre are gypsies.

Is there much spirituality left? I’m thinking Peaky Blinders-esque ‘talk to the gypsies’ to find out a prophecy. Probably romanticising a lot there

Yes why listen to those pesky doctors with their wealth of medical knowledge when you’ve got your 6/7 years of primary school education to base your opinions of vaccination on…..

I imagine like most home ed families do- with tutoring/ online school/ workbooks etc. I don’t know a single home ed family where the parents are (or think they are) equipped to provide the whole of a high school education without outside support from somewhere.

Even if you are a high school science teacher, and your husband s high school history and RE teacher, that doesn’t mean you can teach A-Level business studies without help!

The OP’s been asked that repeatedly, I don’t think she’s going to answer.

I completely agree . Certain things are standard, a child’s welfare should come before any religion , ethnicity or costume as you so well mention . Other things are not damaging , stealing , keeping sanitation to a standard etc means people can live in society . I do not feel gypsies have an unfair stereotype, they have somewhat very real one , even if some people don’t like to hear it . Obviously as the OP hasn’t replied to any of the obvious questions when it comes to these subjects , it’s fair to say she knows they are true

They are- they have to be ‘home educating’- but the checks on home education are really lax for everyone.

Can you tell Romany gypsies form their looks? For example, I think Romany gypsies are rumoured to have come from Northern India, so will have dark features. They wouldn't, I d have thought, have diluted that much due to the lack of mixing with non gypsies.

Because social workers are scared of them .

because anybody can withdraw any child from school at any age and say that they will homeschool their child. https://www.gov.uk/home-education

You only have to look at the world to realise how valuable education is. There are children and especially female children who are denied a good education. This is a dreadful thing to deny a child, yet you are happily denying your children a proper education. Education is the key to a better life. Being well educated is worth more than money.

When you say that people don’t necessarily get a job in their field, you are right but that totally misses the point of a higher education. A university education teaches you to think, it teaches you to question, it teaches you to analyse. The subject you study is just something to focus on, whilst you learn the aforementioned.

I guess I can’t see how someone who has only experienced education up to the level of a 12 year old can begin to even convey a basic level of support for GCSE to A level subject engagement or assessment- even if they aren’t expected to provide specialist knowledge. Surely home education isn’t just pointing children in the direction of a specialist text or online session and expecting them to get on with it?

Thank you for such an interesting thread, OP.

I've seen a few roma gypsy women claiming to be fortune tellers, often they seem to be ancestors of the same woman. How valid are these women or do they tend to be using the name of a famous gypsy woman to push their scams?

Do caravans of those who have died and all their belongings still get burnt?
Yes if they are the last one living in it, so after both members of the couple have died

Thank you for answering. That's so sweet!

I really don't get the fixation with education. You don't need an education to make loads of money in this day and age. It's so outdated and old fashioned.

Thanks for doing this post OP. So interesting and eye opening. My question is: Is plastic surgery acceptable? I follow a gypsy family in instagram and all the girls seem to have had boob jobs just before they got married and I was wondering if that was common? Also, I’ve heard that gypsies don’t breastfeed, is that true and if so, why? My baby is formula fed so no judgement, just curious!

"I imagine like most home ed families do- with tutoring/ online school/ workbooks etc. I don’t know a single home ed family where the parents are (or think they are) equipped to provide the whole of a high school education without outside support from somewhere."

Do you actually believe that gypsy children are being home educated?

OP so interesting thank you!

if I may, you mention you’d facilitate a high school education (home setting) if they wanted to, but it’s it a legal requirement, what do you actually do other wise, say if they didn’t want one (I for sure didn’t at 12) does all formal education stop? So no GCSEs, no nvq, a levels etc

following on re education, for those who do work, is it not almost impossible to find work given no formal qualifications? (Ignore if you do gain qualifications)

you also mentioned different restrictions and expectations of your (gypsy) children. Could you elaborate?

thank you lovely!

Asked this on a similar thread before but I used to live in big town with a lot of gypsies.
Are you big into dressing your girls very traditionally looking immaculate all the time? If so how do you cope? Keep them pristine all the time? All the woman ate immaculate

If a man or woman from your community wanted to marry a gorger, would they be fully accepted into your way of life? Or always be an outsider?