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10-02-2011, 02:42 PM
Originally Posted by Insomnia 
For someone with no knowledge of the difference between Traveller and Romany...can someone who knows please explain?
I felt sorry this week for the girl who was working in a hotel and had to give that up to get married, she was clearly sad
Also, people have mentioned tax...so they don't pay their way at all? No wonder the man trying to barter a couch didn't want to discuss money. I don't think it's from pride or modesty in that case, it's not wanting to declare what they earn surely?
I'm all for people have a culture, but all cultures surely have to fit into the law? People from other countries who come here and get jobs have to pay tax right? Or do they not? I hate paying tax - don't we all - but I understand why I have to and don't try and avoid it. Grr on the people who are getting a free ride on my money
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10-02-2011, 04:55 PM
Originally Posted by greyhoundk
These people are not gypsies, the title is misleading and its insulting to Romanies. These people come from Ireland, don't pay taxes etc etc, they are travellers not gypsies. Romany gypsies actually originate from India and love animals are hardworking and very clean, my great granfather was a hawker and made his own wreaths etc and sold them, he had horses and dogs and treated them with respect, they would not expect handouts or any allowances to be made for them either.
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10-02-2011, 05:49 PM
Originally Posted by Jackbox
They call themselves Gypsies on the programee, so its not misleading at all, if they class them selves as "Irish Gypsies" who are we to say otherwise!
http://www.romanygenes,webeden.co.uk
Google the definition of traveller and romany gypsy they are two different things
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11-02-2011, 11:48 AM
Originally Posted by greyhoundk
These people are not gypsies, the title is misleading and its insulting to Romanies. These people come from Ireland, don't pay taxes etc etc, they are travellers not gypsies. Romany gypsies actually originate from India and love animals are hardworking and very clean, my great granfather was a hawker and made his own wreaths etc and sold them, he had horses and dogs and treated them with respect, they would not expect handouts or any allowances to be made for them either.
Thank you for clarifying that
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14-02-2011, 09:43 PM
How on Earth can you deduce that most of the girls had boob jobs?!! I thought it was great that the girls can dress and dance how they like and enjoy it - because the whole community lives by a rigid moral code, which puts 'reality' before 'appearance'.
You can't say that just because someone dresses in a provocative way (in your eyes) that they can't possibly be intent on keeping sex for within marriage. That makes no sense at all! I know plenty of 'sensibly dressed' women who are living with a man outside marriage; who have broken up marriages and who have married for money.
I don't go round saying 'Oh my God! She's wearing beige! Lock up your menfolk!' so I don't expect anyone to jump to conclusions about me or the way I look because I happen to be erm...curvy
and don't see anything wrong with dressing to flatter my figure.
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14-02-2011, 09:47 PM
But it appears in their culture that you are considered on the shelf if you are not married by the time you are 20 so they are dressing to attract men even at this young age. So wrong on so many levels.
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16-02-2011, 03:03 PM
Originally Posted by Murf
women can dress how they like ..
6 year old girls dressing like that is just wrong
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