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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

What are your views on them. Personally I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad

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By *ibblepilotMan
over a year ago

Preston

Yeah the dozen or so caravans that have sent up on the playing fields next to the Ribble at lower Penwortham this week mesning 100 or so children didn't play football this morning - yeah they're belting, being really discriminated against! Next Tuesdays

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By *mf123Man
over a year ago

with one foot out the door

Hard as a coffin nail some of em but generally got on with most who iv known very family oriented and loyal as humans iv ever seen baring the odd bell end anyway but tell me a group of people that dont have the odd bell end and il call that person a lier

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton

Never known them not to leave a site as tidy as they found it, always dump rubbish everywhere. Destroy sports field & local thefts increase.

Not discrimination but actual experience over many years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs"

That's wonderful, I feel all warm & emotional now. Obviously we get the bad travellers down here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

That's wonderful, I feel all warm & emotional now. Obviously we get the bad travellers down here. "

Here's a tissue to dry your eyes...

Mrs

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

I like how they're all rather adept at reading tea leaves.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT


"I like how they're all rather adept at reading tea leaves."

I think they are all tea leafs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like how they're all rather adept at reading tea leaves.

I think they are all tea leafs. "

Well a fair few have an unusual way of sourcing building materials

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Building materials

Diesel

Propane

Water

Food

Booze

Clothes

It's a kinda cashless transaction with a difference

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By *ob357Man
over a year ago

Oswestry

Miss understood

Spent 10 years as travelling up to appleby horse fair every year with my horse and cart. I’m as far as you get from a traveller. Private school, uni, sales director

Best people in the world

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By *iss LovelyWoman
over a year ago

Here and There

My experience of living close to some Irish travellers is that they’re inconsiderate, terrible neighbours and generally unpleasant.

I also live near several travelling showmen families. They’re entirely different. No trouble, lovely and a world away from the others.

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By *oco_marsWoman
over a year ago

Stockport


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs"

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

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By *ob357Man
over a year ago

Oswestry


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people"

Exactly

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"My experience of living close to some Irish travellers is that they’re inconsiderate, terrible neighbours and generally unpleasant.

I also live near several travelling showmen families. They’re entirely different. No trouble, lovely and a world away from the others. "

Absolutely spot on.Never ever had a good experience of travellers.Showmen/fairground families different stories,as are the horse drawn gypsies,getting a rarity now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

Exactly "

A micro society of inc3stuous pederastic vicious ignorant lying theiving unhygienic.......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people"

This!!

Take people as you find them. I’ve met many travellers and they’re always friendly chatty and polite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm sure my dad and uncle only claimed to be Irish and were really pikey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What are your views on them. Personally I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad"

Are they a different race? Or simply a desire to live in a different way, go back far enough and we are all travelers, go back even further and most of us are a different colour, but that’s a thread for a different time there’s already too much shouting on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What are your views on them. Personally I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad

Are they a different race? Or simply a desire to live in a different way, go back far enough and we are all travelers, go back even further and most of us are a different colour, but that’s a thread for a different time there’s already too much shouting on here "

They do claim to be a ethnic group.

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By *ob357Man
over a year ago

Oswestry

Happy to take anyone to Appleby and introduce you to the real people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Happy to take anyone to Appleby and introduce you to the real people.

"

No ty I'd rather not

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

This!!

Take people as you find them. I’ve met many travellers and they’re always friendly chatty and polite "

To lure you into a false sense of security.makes it easier to take advantage of you.You are a "gorga",you live in a house have a normal life,not one of them,stealing from you is not a crime because you are a gorga.you exist to provide a living for them .How much council tax do they pay for the public services they receive?how much income tax do they pay on their driveway/gardening/tree surgery enterprises?how much does it cost the council to clear up their fly tipping?Set up a campsite,the council immediately set up portaloos and commercial wheelie bins.Yes they do,Matlock railway station car park,Ashbourne doctor's surgery car park.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

This!!

Take people as you find them. I’ve met many travellers and they’re always friendly chatty and polite "

Yup, never had any issues with the numerous travellers I've met over the years

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

This!!

Take people as you find them. I’ve met many travellers and they’re always friendly chatty and polite

To lure you into a false sense of security.makes it easier to take advantage of you.You are a "gorga",you live in a house have a normal life,not one of them,stealing from you is not a crime because you are a gorga.you exist to provide a living for them .How much council tax do they pay for the public services they receive?how much income tax do they pay on their driveway/gardening/tree surgery enterprises?how much does it cost the council to clear up their fly tipping?Set up a campsite,the council immediately set up portaloos and commercial wheelie bins.Yes they do,Matlock railway station car park,Ashbourne doctor's surgery car park."

Gorga Gouger. It's gouger and that's what they call people who don't pander to them.

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax


"What are your views on them. Personally I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad

Are they a different race? Or simply a desire to live in a different way, go back far enough and we are all travelers, go back even further and most of us are a different colour, but that’s a thread for a different time there’s already too much shouting on here

They do claim to be a ethnic group."

They are.

So let's just gas them, nobody would feel like complaining then and they could go back to worrying about house prices, immigrants, other poor people amd thevweather.

Job done.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

This!!

Take people as you find them. I’ve met many travellers and they’re always friendly chatty and polite

To lure you into a false sense of security.makes it easier to take advantage of you.You are a "gorga",you live in a house have a normal life,not one of them,stealing from you is not a crime because you are a gorga.you exist to provide a living for them .How much council tax do they pay for the public services they receive?how much income tax do they pay on their driveway/gardening/tree surgery enterprises?how much does it cost the council to clear up their fly tipping?Set up a campsite,the council immediately set up portaloos and commercial wheelie bins.Yes they do,Matlock railway station car park,Ashbourne doctor's surgery car park.

Gorga Gouger. It's gouger and that's what they call people who don't pander to them. "

I was told by a traveller it's gorga and it means someone who lives in a house/is settled

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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They do claim to be a ethnic group.

They are.

So let's just gas them, nobody would feel like complaining then and they could go back to worrying about house prices, immigrants, other poor people amd thevweather.

Job done.

"

Bit harsh but I guess you're just being in keeping with Stalin.

You know they say Marxist dictators body count if you add em all up, Lenin, Stalin, pol pot, mao, that north Korean dingbat, exceeds the 250 million mark?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I take people as I find them, regardless of who they are and where they are from...

Mrs

This! Any that have been near us have been great in my experience, especially in the pubs. Kids play with the other kids, the old fellas are funny and when they camped on my old jobs car park they were a good chat and kept to themselves.

I like anybody if they're polite to people

This!!

Take people as you find them. I’ve met many travellers and they’re always friendly chatty and polite

To lure you into a false sense of security.makes it easier to take advantage of you.You are a "gorga",you live in a house have a normal life,not one of them,stealing from you is not a crime because you are a gorga.you exist to provide a living for them .How much council tax do they pay for the public services they receive?how much income tax do they pay on their driveway/gardening/tree surgery enterprises?how much does it cost the council to clear up their fly tipping?Set up a campsite,the council immediately set up portaloos and commercial wheelie bins.Yes they do,Matlock railway station car park,Ashbourne doctor's surgery car park.

Gorga Gouger. It's gouger and that's what they call people who don't pander to them.

I was told by a traveller it's gorga and it means someone who lives in a house/is settled"

It's their accent, it's gouger like someone who doesn't fight fair.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"What are your views on them. Personally I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad

Are they a different race? Or simply a desire to live in a different way, go back far enough and we are all travelers, go back even further and most of us are a different colour, but that’s a thread for a different time there’s already too much shouting on here

They do claim to be a ethnic group.

They are.

So let's just gas them, nobody would feel like complaining then and they could go back to worrying about house prices, immigrants, other poor people amd thevweather.

Job done.

"

How silly.most people would settle for the law being applied equally.if they commit a crime,bust 'em.if they behave like the rest of us do,no problem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Unless they use both. But I've been called one loads.

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By *inkywife1981Couple
over a year ago

A town near you

Coming from and living in rural Ireland I have to be honest and say that my experience of travellers has been mostly negative. Obviously you try not to generalise or stereotype people but you can only go of your lived experiences

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Coming from and living in rural Ireland I have to be honest and say that my experience of travellers has been mostly negative. Obviously you try not to generalise or stereotype people but you can only go of your lived experiences "

Never thought I'd see meself agreeing with someone from the old emerald Isle.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"Coming from and living in rural Ireland I have to be honest and say that my experience of travellers has been mostly negative. Obviously you try not to generalise or stereotype people but you can only go of your lived experiences "

Sadly your real lived experience will be totally ignored in the rush to brand you as racist

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By *ob and DeeWoman
over a year ago

crook

Years ago some travellers were at a dogging spot that i used to go to.me and the guy i was with didnt know till we saw a car coming towards us and three men got out flashing a torch at us.telling us to get out of the car.they tried to stop us getting away,as this dogging area was down a lane with fields and we hadnt seen they parked there.the guy i was with managed to turn the car around while they gave chase.when we got back onto the main road they then went back down the lane.very scary.

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By *929Man
over a year ago

bedlington

There’s a site just down the road the older ones are generally decent a few of them have met are really good people younger generation are a nightmare always causing bother and stealing anything not fastened down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they're ok with me, then I'm ok with them.

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By *lipzer KnicksaffWoman
over a year ago

Up My Own Arse Apparently


"I like how they're all rather adept at reading tea leaves."

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By *lipzer KnicksaffWoman
over a year ago

Up My Own Arse Apparently


"Coming from and living in rural Ireland I have to be honest and say that my experience of travellers has been mostly negative. Obviously you try not to generalise or stereotype people but you can only go of your lived experiences "

I have a friend who is a teacher in a rural part of Ireland..a number of her students are travellers. Whilst having sympathy for the discrimination that the kids face, she also couldn't deny the fact that they caused a lot of trouble and were a fucking nightmare to deal with.

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax


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They do claim to be a ethnic group.

They are.

So let's just gas them, nobody would feel like complaining then and they could go back to worrying about house prices, immigrants, other poor people amd thevweather.

Job done.

Bit harsh but I guess you're just being in keeping with Stalin.

You know they say Marxist dictators body count if you add em all up, Lenin, Stalin, pol pot, mao, that north Korean dingbat, exceeds the 250 million mark? "

I was being satirical. Sorry I had to point it out

Oh. And Stalin wasn't a Marxist( he executed quite a few of them you know,and neither was Pol Pot.

The North Korean dingbat is just an authoritarian yob.its notbha4d to see he has no relation to Marxism.

Next you'll be telling me Jeremy Corbyn is a terrorist loving Marxist..

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By *londebiguyMan
over a year ago

Southport

Unfortunately, for me it's their attitude to gorjas that sickens me.

Just not respectful of people and think that they are entitled to whatever they want.

I've met some lovely ones but I do know the overall attitude in the community.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mobile crime wave, thefts go up when they turn up. Always leave a mess and hard work to get them to move off. They contribute nothing and cost loads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Travellers are not just the people being described in this thread.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Ones I've come across and I really don't like to generalise are not good imo and the police are mainly scared of getting involved tbh! X

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By *ooking pussy to lickMan
over a year ago

ballymena

Wear working at house near mine used r garden as a toilet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ones I've come across and I really don't like to generalise are not good imo and the police are mainly scared of getting involved tbh! X"

Travellers moved into a closed factory site next to where I worked they stole five bikes mine was couple of months old and cost me £700. We called the police and when they turned up they told me to claim on my insurance as they wouldn’t go onto the site to even look.

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton


"What are your views on them. Personally I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad

Are they a different race? Or simply a desire to live in a different way, go back far enough and we are all travelers, go back even further and most of us are a different colour, but that’s a thread for a different time there’s already too much shouting on here "

Too much shouting? Poor you.

People are mixing up 3 different things.

1. GYPSY'S, tinkers etc, people that roamed doing seasonal agricultural work & making stuff to sell at the road side.

2. SHOWMAN etc, hard working decent but shrewd fair ground people.

3. TRAVELLERS, these let the above down, violent, dishonest & arrogant. Will cohesrse, bl@ckmail & bully at will, break into land & leave an absolute mess after vandalism to steal any copper/lead etc.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

I spent many years moving them on through work. It costs councils a small fortune every year doing this. They know the system, how long they have in 1 place. The mess they leave behind is a disgrace. They often camp up on land next to my parents. They’ve used his fence as a washing line, their dogs have been vicious but he always takes them bin bags & asks them to use them. I’ve tried to be understanding & tolerant, sometimes you do come across some decent ones. But generally they wind me up.

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham

In my line of work I encounter them all the time and have to deal with the mess they leave, the trouble they cause, and the disregard for anyone but themselves.

So I have no positive view of them.

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton


"

They do claim to be a ethnic group.

They are.

So let's just gas them, nobody would feel like complaining then and they could go back to worrying about house prices, immigrants, other poor people amd thevweather.

Job done.

Bit harsh but I guess you're just being in keeping with Stalin.

You know they say Marxist dictators body count if you add em all up, Lenin, Stalin, pol pot, mao, that north Korean dingbat, exceeds the 250 million mark?

I was being satirical. Sorry I had to point it out

Oh. And Stalin wasn't a Marxist( he executed quite a few of them you know,and neither was Pol Pot.

The North Korean dingbat is just an authoritarian yob.its notbha4d to see he has no relation to Marxism.

Next you'll be telling me Jeremy Corbyn is a terrorist loving Marxist.."

Can someone translate please, he's off on one again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We take people as we find them, regardless of background and beliefs! Good and bad in every community and wrong to generalise on a complete society of people. Let's face if you went to an area in the county that had a high proportion indian or black people and was unlucky enough to get mugged, you wouldn't then say that all indians or blacks was bad people! Or would you...

Be nice to hear from some gypsy/travellers on the forum, if there's any on here...

And best wishes and happy fabbing to them if there is! X

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By *adCherriesCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire/Northwest


"In my line of work I encounter them all the time and have to deal with the mess they leave, the trouble they cause, and the disregard for anyone but themselves.

So I have no positive view of them."

Totally agree with this! Anyone whos all happy clappy about them have obviously never encountered them.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

We have a site that the council made a permanent site years back so I guess I can't use the term " travellers " but they are Irish travellers and nobody goes anywhere near there ..

Usually a nicked car or two down the lane ..

They once stole a car from a mate of mine whilst we were in the pub and we walked to the site and predictably there it was being joyrided round the " camp " ..

They also stole my Mums moped !!

So let's say I don't have a high opinion of the ones round here

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton


"We take people as we find them, regardless of background and beliefs! Good and bad in every community and wrong to generalise on a complete society of people. Let's face if you went to an area in the county that had a high proportion indian or black people and was unlucky enough to get mugged, you wouldn't then say that all indians or blacks was bad people! Or would you...

Be nice to hear from some gypsy/travellers on the forum, if there's any on here...

And best wishes and happy fabbing to them if there is! X"

The bleeding heart niavity is very apparent, in any other walk of life I,d say take as you find but not with travellers.

These people choose to live as they do, I really cannot see any correlation with skin colour or area predominantly Black or Asian.

Even the Police are weary of them & won't enter a site alone.

I honestly hope you don't experience them as so many do but they'll be so pleased to meet you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Let's face if you went to an area in the county that had a high proportion indian or black people and was unlucky enough to get mugged, you wouldn't then say that all indians or blacks was bad people! Or would you...

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First time here?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We take people as we find them, regardless of background and beliefs! Good and bad in every community and wrong to generalise on a complete society of people. Let's face if you went to an area in the county that had a high proportion indian or black people and was unlucky enough to get mugged, you wouldn't then say that all indians or blacks was bad people! Or would you...

Be nice to hear from some gypsy/travellers on the forum, if there's any on here...

And best wishes and happy fabbing to them if there is! X"

By the way I agree. I think generally they are possibly the the most demonised group in our society. It’s difficult because so many people share valid lived experiences but also having worked with and spoken to people from traveler communities it’s clear the way that stereotypes and generalisations have impacted them.

I think people with negative experiences are fair to be wary but not fair to apply their experiences to the entire group.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford


"Ones I've come across and I really don't like to generalise are not good imo and the police are mainly scared of getting involved tbh! X

Travellers moved into a closed factory site next to where I worked they stole five bikes mine was couple of months old and cost me £700. We called the police and when they turned up they told me to claim on my insurance as they wouldn’t go onto the site to even look. "

Sounds about right! X

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

Some are lovely community people, some disregard all aspects of society, same as all ethnic races tbf. I've been lucky enough to have only met the former so far

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By *orthernTruckerMan
over a year ago

Trucker - Live in Newcastle

Have done some haulage jobs for them in the past and has lead to me getting to know a fair few quite well, even to the point where, if I need to, they let me park the truck on site over night and even let me use their facilities like shower and toilet. Even feel that safe I can leave my cab unlocked and nothing will get touched.

Its like anything, there's always going to be some that spoil it for the masses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any other gypsies on here mf cuckold couple here

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

They are discriminated against. That's just fact.

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By *ackdaw52Man
over a year ago

Chesterfield

They are a scourge on decent people.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair


"They are a scourge on decent people."

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Some gypsies are decent people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tyson Fury seems alright

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Good and bad! No stereotyping from me x

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By *ananaman41Man
over a year ago

Dublin


"They are discriminated against. That's just fact."

Ever wonder why?

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By *ananaman41Man
over a year ago

Dublin

They are proportionately far more troublesome than any other cross section of society. There is no denying this.

As a result, they suffer from discrimination. This is also undeniable but also understandable and valid.

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By *lex.and.SexCouple
over a year ago

Bedale

Mixed feelings.

On the one hand there is no disputing that they are A: Substantially prone to criminality, B: Effectively beyond the law due to the difficulty in tracing them if they don't want to be found, and C: Besides the difficulties in B are treated with kid gloves by the authorities for... reasons.

However, all that having been said - We might be the only village on the regular Appleby route who gets them every single year, and never has any trouble from them whatsoever. At least if other people's reports of their passing through is to be believed.

Were it not for the fact they tend to cut down the long grass and s in the bits of verge they park on and then have a small bonfire to dispose of the waste we would barely even know they were there.

So I can't say too much negative about them from my personal experience

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By *lex.and.SexCouple
over a year ago

Bedale

We really need to get a better auto-filter.

The random S in my post is... the word for unwanted plants...

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By *tooveMan
over a year ago

belfast

When they've been in a group or campsite they've lived up to every stereotype. Dirty, thieving scum.

When a few came to the boxing club I had they were dead on.

They're another group that lefties tend to ignore the vile sexist, misogynistic behaviour though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When they've been in a group or campsite they've lived up to every stereotype. Dirty, thieving scum.

When a few came to the boxing club I had they were dead on.

They're another group that lefties tend to ignore the vile sexist, misogynistic behaviour though. "

Some showed up to a gym in Stoke, got offered the free trial session, tried nick a load of focus pads and gloves after.

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By *tooveMan
over a year ago

belfast


"When they've been in a group or campsite they've lived up to every stereotype. Dirty, thieving scum.

When a few came to the boxing club I had they were dead on.

They're another group that lefties tend to ignore the vile sexist, misogynistic behaviour though.

Some showed up to a gym in Stoke, got offered the free trial session, tried nick a load of focus pads and gloves after. "

That's what I thought would happen if I'm honest but it didn't. They seemed genuinely decent people and behaved and did as they were asked.

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

The UK has the biggest, most complex, layered class system in the world. Travellers are near the bottom. Like the OP says a lot of them are good people some are bad, just like all the different classes. I’m more concerned about the people who occupy the top of the pyramid

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"They are discriminated against. That's just fact."

Yes and they deserve to be because of the way they behave.

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"They are a scourge on decent people.

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Some gypsies are decent people. "

Have you met any I haven't

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The ones that turn up each year locally break into places to park up. They leave a mess behind which has to be cleared up. Good and bad in all. Shame as most are ok.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They are a scourge on decent people.

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Some gypsies are decent people.

Have you met any I haven't "

Could you be loving a very sheltered life ?

Some of the best people I know are English Roma gypsies

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By *hastityPleasureGiverMan
over a year ago

Rotherham


"What I think they do get discriminated against because of the reputation. But like all races their are good and bad"

The two sets of travellers that we had on our local playground/ junior football team pitch well and truly deserved the reputation. Driving cars on playing fields , feces and mountains of rubbish left on playground, several dog attacks etc. Increased burglaries in the area ( although can't prove this was them as no one was caught, the crime was constant and a marked increase whilst they were there, could just be local criminals taking advantage of the scapegoat)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come on FAB pull this down, but here we are again the most discriminated people on the planet!

This is out of order now after reading some of these comments

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford


"Come on FAB pull this down, but here we are again the most discriminated people on the planet!

This is out of order now after reading some of these comments "

Agreed totally uncalled for! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Come on FAB pull this down, but here we are again the most discriminated people on the planet!

This is out of order now after reading some of these comments

Agreed totally uncalled for! X"

Come on mods pull it please it’s offensive

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"Come on FAB pull this down, but here we are again the most discriminated people on the planet!

This is out of order now after reading some of these comments "

The problem that you have is there is not many who encounter you who have had a positive experience. You are set apart from the rest of society because that's what you choose to do.

My personal experience of you traveller's have been negative. Like I said my recent job and a previous one was clearing up the mess you leave behind you.

Frankly I cannot even conceive of you ever genuinely being in this lifestyle, unless it is sto gain access or information to ones property, and I would not trust a traveller further than I can spit.

Where I used to hack out one of the fields we used was camped on. When they left the mess was indescribable.

You are disliked fir a reason. Pay the price for the life you want to lead.

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By *thfloorCouple
over a year ago

Hove


"They are a scourge on decent people.

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Some gypsies are decent people.

Have you met any I haven't "

In your job you are dealing with literal criminals, have you considered this may have influenced your views? In my job the traveller clients we had, despite appearing rough, were in fact more respectful and less entitled than many of our middle class clientele.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They are a scourge on decent people.

•

Some gypsies are decent people.

Have you met any I haven't

In your job you are dealing with literal criminals, have you considered this may have influenced your views? In my job the traveller clients we had, despite appearing rough, were in fact more respectful and less entitled than many of our middle class clientele."

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"They are a scourge on decent people.

•

Some gypsies are decent people.

Have you met any I haven't

In your job you are dealing with literal criminals, have you considered this may have influenced your views? In my job the traveller clients we had, despite appearing rough, were in fact more respectful and less entitled than many of our middle class clientele."

Well if you mean burnt out caravans dragged on a road outside a travellers site set alight and rubbish flytipped and my passing by my local green seeing your campsites when you leave and mounds of rubbish and the crime wave that hits while you are there.

Like some on here I always gave you the benefit of the doubt. Ut seeing your behavior first hand at work and when I used to ride and just recently a traveller camp I can assure you that I have yer to see a single positive action. You operate outside the rest of us behave how you want and terrorise wherever you go.

The day I see you leave a campsite in good order, you behave n the area you live in. And treat outsiders with decency I will change my view. Until then my stance bases on my first hand observation remains unchanged.

I would also question any traveller who was into this lifestyle. I cannot conceive of you doing it without ulterior motive. Travellers do not ever mix outside their communities

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"They are a scourge on decent people.

•

Some gypsies are decent people.

Have you met any I haven't

In your job you are dealing with literal criminals, have you considered this may have influenced your views? In my job the traveller clients we had, despite appearing rough, were in fact more respectful and less entitled than many of our middle class clientele."

You also mention the words clients. If a traveller wants something to his her her ad advantage they will be as nice as pie. But that won't stop them stealing the oxygen around you of they cab sell it.

I call it as I see it

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford


"They are a scourge on decent people.

•

Some gypsies are decent people.

Have you met any I haven't

In your job you are dealing with literal criminals, have you considered this may have influenced your views? In my job the traveller clients we had, despite appearing rough, were in fact more respectful and less entitled than many of our middle class clientele.

You also mention the words clients. If a traveller wants something to his her her ad advantage they will be as nice as pie. But that won't stop them stealing the oxygen around you of they cab sell it.

I call it as I see it "

Wow!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve seen perfectly normal threads be removed for a few jokes that might be in bad taste but blatant discrimination like this is allowed. I’ll never understand the rules of the forums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I’ve seen perfectly normal threads be removed for a few jokes that might be in bad taste but blatant discrimination like this is allowed. I’ll never understand the rules of the forums "

Absolutely!

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"We take people as we find them, regardless of background and beliefs! Good and bad in every community and wrong to generalise on a complete society of people. Let's face if you went to an area in the county that had a high proportion indian or black people and was unlucky enough to get mugged, you wouldn't then say that all indians or blacks was bad people! Or would you...

Be nice to hear from some gypsy/travellers on the forum, if there's any on here...

And best wishes and happy fabbing to them if there is! X

By the way I agree. I think generally they are possibly the the most demonised group in our society. It’s difficult because so many people share valid lived experiences but also having worked with and spoken to people from traveler communities it’s clear the way that stereotypes and generalisations have impacted them.

I think people with negative experiences are fair to be wary but not fair to apply their experiences to the entire group. "

Then it's up to them to sort the bad behaviour in their community. Change the behaviour change the perception.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn’t realise they were a different race, maybe it’s my dumb liberal ass I thought they were predominantly Caucasian with no desire to have a fixed abode

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