Originally Posted by Asa-James
i personally would like to know how many of the new age "gippo's" actually have a proper romany/gypsy bloodline. as i said before, i know i have romany in my blood, from my grandads side. i dont live like a gypsy, i earn my money and pay my taxes, just like my parents and their parents. and there are genuine ones about, theres a family who do actually travel and have settled for a few weeks nearby to me. they come and go every year, are freindly, never leave a mess when they go and travel by wooden caravan pulled by horses. whereas you travel three miles away to one of the towns and the "travellers" have set up 4 perma camps, taken over practically a of one street (now affectionatly known as "Gippo Row") and the place is a constant tip. and as for the fairground folk, most ae carnies and have nothing to do with romanies/gipsies these days.
**rant over**