depends

there are two types of gypsies in the UK - completely different and separate. Romanies, and Irish travellers

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Romanies clearly are an ethnic group - Irish travellers harder to define (how long does a close-knit community have to stay separate before you define them as that?)

More to the point though, defining either group as a 'human sub-species' - and the stuff that goes with that - is unsavoury stuff.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on September 22nd 2010 at 21:09:55

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Are we allowd to sat "did" and "pikey"? I seem to remeber getting a wrath bollocking (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 20:48:04
- Pikeys / dids, it doesnt matter (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 20:56:41
  - there you go (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 20:59:00
    - surely they aren't really a 'race' are they? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:04:46
      - depends (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 21:09:55
        
        Ive always found romanies to be decent people living in traditional ways whilst the Irish (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 21:13:06
        
        there are loads of Romanies here (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:16:17
        
        I had a fight with one in Primary school (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 22, 21:37:16
        
        haha, we had one come to our school (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:43:27
        
        yeah I would have lost I think (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 22, 21:47:23
        
        that would've been embarassing (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:57:13
        
        I think there are quite a lot of English ones that do that too. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:14:24
        
        English what? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 21:15:01
        
        Travellers. I have been following and am merely making the point that (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:17:29
        
        Thats right isnt it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 21:20:29
        
        Not sure there is a right or a wrong but it's my perception. (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:25:53
        
        Romany and Irish travellers are both English (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 21:19:46
        
        Well the one that hit me with his lorry when the old bill were clearing them (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:23:44
      - I always accosiated it with a term for general n'er-do-wells and (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:09:20
    - or how much of a tree hugging pussy liberal you are :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 21:01:28
      - I don't recall ever having hugged a tree. I do talk to the one out back of my garden. (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:03:50
        
        talking to them is good for plants (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:05:43
        
        This one is a big old Oak tree. It's rather splendid (mind you, (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:07:29
        
        you'd better get some nets up to catch them (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:18:25
        
        No it's quite small but I back onto a country park and the trees are in that (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:24:35
        
        You can hammer copper nails into them to open up the view into the park (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:28:01
        
        It's a favourite perch at night for a Tawny Owl. He's pretty cool. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:29:40
        
        really? fuck I miss my parents' garden (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 22, 21:45:45
      - what did you think when you read the untermensch definition? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 21:03:13
        
        answered below. I have nothing against genuine gypsies, in fact i like them (n/m) (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 21:07:01
        
        It brought Pol Pot to mind. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:05:08
    - ............ (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 21:00:31
      - That was for eastern european gypsies. Genuine gypsies are great. (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 21:05:56
  - I thought that was Glaswegians (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 20:58:20
    - lol, there are striking simularities (n/m) (General Chat) - Sprouty from Lynn, Sep 22, 20:59:52
- depends how racist you are, I guess. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 20:51:28
  - Aha, well I don't like lots of English c**ts. Does that make me racist? (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 21:02:17
- each to his own my friend! (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Sep 22, 20:48:53
  - So (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 20:50:45
    - Spose so. Good to meet you on Sat Sellers, if only briefly. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 20:51:25
      - u too-buy u a pint next time! (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Sep 22, 20:52:26
        
        Good one. That'll be Derby or Cov prob. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 22, 20:54:10
        
        i may go to those games so yeah (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Sep 22, 20:55:38
        
        You never buy me a bleedin' pint! (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 22, 20:59:21
        
        i gave you a fiver once lol (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Sep 22, 21:25:21

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