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For those of us who arent in the know, can you explain what the difference is between a pikey, a gypsy and a 'traveller'?
The 'Travellers' by me are CONSTANTLY robbing copper pipe/roofing/cables and are to blame for the majority of thefts....
This is my experience of them, hence why I see a caravan clan and automatically assume 'pikey'.... I am sure some of you lot are the same?
If you explain the diff, you can enlighten us and prevent further discrimination etc...
^^^Well put dude have some rep:thumb:
Getting a bit touchy around here!
pmsl! ANYWAY YOU GAYS!!! BACK TO TOPIC!! Fuking gutted mate i love your car! it could of been alot worse though. Ill still gve you £100 for it?? :P
A Gypsie is a type of people. They live by a creed of their own and have certain characteristics. They live in packs.
A pikey is a term referring to any kind of nomadic or homeless person. It only has taken on the Gypsie meaning lately.
A traveller is a British term, meaning salesperson.
Gypsie is ethnic,
pikey is slang,
traveller is colloquial. Hope that helps.
They ARE to separate things...
People get it mixed up.. Gypsies, Dont Thieve etc etc.. well not true ones..
Pikeys are people that call them self gypsies but are in fact the opposite
and if any1 wants to take the piss.. be a big man and come take the piss out f me in person..
so wat if ive got gypsies in my family..
your well cool :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin
So what were the ones in snatch?
I remember that they had dags, do all <not sure what to call the group?> have dags? and one last question is it pikeys and travellers that travel and gypsies say put now?
This subject is starting to confuse me now:confused:
Martin, go and cool you billy bollocks in some ice cold water and then come back.
'Kin hell man don't get so worked up about these things.
The fact is some travellers/gypsies whatever you want to call them are robbing thieving scum. Some however are not and are I am sure very nice people.
Fact is you always hear about travellers turning up, thefts going up and when they leave the site they were camped on is a **** tip because they don't get rid of any of their rubbish. Hence all mobile people now get tarred with the same brush 'pikeys'.
As you say true gypsies don't steal. Sadly how many of those are left.
Loads, you just dont hear about them coz they keep themselves to themselves..Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy_L