dytkos 17,783 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 When I first got into lurchers about 30+ years back, there were a few sites around my area but all settled people with the odd visitors now and then. Some had chalets, some proper trailers with all the bling, some just tourers. We never saw a Vardo lol They were all referred to with a certain amount of deference as the travelling lads even though some were born there 30 years ago New Age Travellers? Well they were just "Crustys" lol Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) A couple of my dad's best mates were settled travellers (both now deceased). I think coming from Yorkshire to the southeast in the 60's & being an outsider, he naturally gravitated towards travellers through running dogs & horses...... The way my dad lived his life & the fact that he then went on to take us (his family) on to Africa & Asia meant we learnt from a young age there's was more to life than just 'us & them' Edited July 22, 2015 by Accip74 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,267 Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 It's really fascinating to read this stuff from an educated man who knows what he's talking about, rather than the chest-puffing "I'll fight you" pish you hear from the travelling wannabes. Certainly refreshing i know that much ....Marshman seems just about the classiest Gypsy ive ever come across.......oh no thats right im not cool enough to know a real gypsy ! Nothing like being uncool before it was cool to be uncool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 It's really fascinating to read this stuff from an educated man who knows what he's talking about, rather than the chest-puffing "I'll fight you" pish you hear from the travelling wannabes. Certainly refreshing i know that much ....Marshman seems just about the classiest Gypsy ive ever come across.......oh no thats right im not cool enough to know a real gypsy ! Nothing like being uncool before it was cool to be uncoolYou dug up an 18 month old thread for that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert hasselhoff 137 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Interesting thread and some good posts and pictures of marshman.Thanks for sharing your family history Atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,267 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 It's really fascinating to read this stuff from an educated man who knows what he's talking about, rather than the chest-puffing "I'll fight you" pish you hear from the travelling wannabes. Certainly refreshing i know that much ....Marshman seems just about the classiest Gypsy ive ever come across.......oh no thats right im not cool enough to know a real gypsy ! Nothing like being uncool before it was cool to be uncoolYou dug up an 18 month old thread for that? Take your pick and your shovel and the bold dynamite for to shift a few tons of this earthly delight 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Haiddheliwr 1,911 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Well done marshman for your input to a very interesting thread! Sharing your family history along with photographic material was superb. Good on you mate! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Well done marshman for your input to a very interesting thread! Sharing your family history along with photographic material was superb. Good on you mate! Yeah. Marshman's o.k for "one of them." lol. Only kidding mm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,564 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 The Oxford English dictionary ( O.E.D.)is very clear and concise in its definitions of each individual group . Gypsies ...an ethnic sub culture of robbing b*****ds . travellers (Irish ) ....a group of robbing b*****ds ,who ironically don't travel and have an ancient culture of making utube vids advocating the practise of steeping hands in petrol and defacating in buckets ,they often end these videos with the words ,""ye Shiite ye " New age travellers ...a homeless gathering of drug addicts who are strongly opposed to the use of soap and water . Can't argue with the O.E.D .atb 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,529 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 The Oxford English dictionary ( O.E.D.)is very clear and concise in its definitions of each individual group . Gypsies ...an ethnic sub culture of robbing b*****ds . travellers (Irish ) ....a group of robbing b*****ds ,who ironically don't travel and have an ancient culture of making utube vids advocating the practise of steeping hands in petrol and defacating in buckets ,they often end these videos with the words ,""ye Shiite ye " New age travellers ...a homeless gathering of drug addicts who are strongly opposed to the use of soap and water . Can't argue with the O.E.D .atb Wonder if they ever accidentally put their fists in the shite bucket? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mroak 130 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I have dark skin an dark wavy hair cause my family is of gypsy backround only people that would know that I have gypsy blood are my family and freinds . I rember talking to 2 lads in town that must of just binge watched big fat gypsy wedding an desided they needed a new look . they had tank tops mullets the lot proble had a horse on order. they had bit of banter about me being dark skined an my mate said its cause his family are gypsys well they wanted to be best mates with me after that. They wernt gypsy or traveler but to the general public they would of been the ones people would of thourght are gypsy cause they were a walking steriotype. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,063 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 its strange how things change,my school traveller mates were tall,lanky,bent nosed ,fair haired, type gypsys,all of em and more all still work on the bins for the council.then you got the inbreds to a council estate type,short,stocky,dark hair.haha.my great grandfather came down from newcastle to kent,started the first coal merchants in the high street.my grandad kept canaries,small birds.am i a gypsy,...im more of a aristocrat.lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Well done marshman for your input to a very interesting thread! Sharing your family history along with photographic material was superb. Good on you mate! Yeah. Marshman's o.k for "one of them." lol. Only kidding mm. lol ? ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Just a couple of old photos I like 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 When you lived outside and you never had a wagon a tent was a must 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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