An ethnic group of people that are severely misunderstood.
Although most ignorant people will claim that they are thieves and scoundrels, they are simply human being who are trying to live honest lives. Don't blame the entire Romany community for the mistakes of a couple of fools. Please and Thank you.

Don't listen to all these racist bullshit stereo types, I'm a Gypsy and I'm not a "bad" person at all, I don't steal or scam people.

There are two types of Gypsies out there, there are the ones who still live by their traditions (speak the Rom language, don't date outside their race, work as psychics, etc) and there are the ones like me who live just like everyday people work 9-5, go to church, school, etc.

A community of people (some travel, some don't) who live separately to mainstream society that share different traditions, morals and backgrounds. I am sat in the an office now where there are three Gypsy girls who I manage on a day to day basis, I have spoken to them in depth comparing our lifestyles, values etc. I can honestly say that sone of the comments that come under this definition are disgusting and just show how ignorant and oblivious people can be. I do not know any irish gypsies socannot speak for them but I'm sure their not as bad as everyone makes out either. So let's get the facts straight.

1) Not all gypsies steal, I know a few who have respectable companies and earn a living just like everyone else (Well excluding the vast amount of non-gypsy people around the country who sit on their arse claiming benefits being lazy.

2) I am assuming a large majority of the posters are so under educated and do not follow crime statistics as theft and violence related crimes are carried out by women and men of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

3) They are not dirty people, the ones I know are very clean, well mannered and spend their whole Sundays cleaning themselves. Also would like to add they own their properties and do not claim housing benefits as they are scared of working.

It is a form of racism and is unacceptable. In a society in this day and age you think people would be open minded but obviously not!!! Ignorance is the first sign of stupidity.

The pure scum of the earth, they are shameless and are all inbred retards who would slit your throat for a penny.

Though not all of them are that bad, most living in Ireland, the robbing retarded "travelling people", and those in Europe are abosolute trash.

Another term for using your GPS system.

filthy scum that steals babies and makes them perform for money on the side of the street. The men steal shit from civilized humans, then try to resell it. The woman steal babies then throw them at regular woman who drop their purses in order to catch the baby, the gypsy runs off with the purse. They roam the earth and wear gross, gypsy attire as they play their tambourines and dance around in a disgusting gypsy circle, Fucking Wankers.

As a genuine romni traveller living in the UK I would describe us as misunderstood people. The ones you see on TV they are not romni. They are New Age travellers and it is different. All my people want is to live at peace with everyone and be free to live our life the way we choose to without prejudice. We will not judge you, please do not judge us. We face so much judgement and I understand where it comes from. People do not trust that which they don't know so I understand completely. It's a case of the actions of a few let down the reputation of us all and so has been the case for years. We are people at one with nature, we love the earth, we live,off the land and I can say for myself, I only want peace. Gypsy we are called. We are Romany travellers. An ancient line of free spririted slanderers.cthw story goes that there was a curse hundreds of years ago that forbids us to settle and has sent us wandering all of our days.