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Sian62
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| 11 Mar 2010 06:54 |
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| Hi all,
I'm writing a feature on the traveller culture, history and lifestyle and would love to hear your views. Why is it that you think society still stereotype and discriminate against the culture, and why they deem it somehow acceptable to do so? Do you believe this view will ever change? And what is it like to live this way on a daily basic, the pros, cons and why is it so fantastic to be a traveller?! All views welcomed, would love to hear back from you.
Thank you!
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Scott's Irish
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| 15 Mar 2010 09:21 |
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| People discriminate against others because they don't know them at all. Take the Romany gypsies. People discrinate because people think they are dirty and all that. But in fairness the romany gypsies are sound. I know a few families that are proper romany gypsies and they have never caused trouble. Brilliant at art. Makes me priveleged to meet such amazing people |
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victorv1
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| 30 Aug 2010 17:59 |
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| dear Sian62, I for my self as a Romano rom have nothing against this traveller culture, first, because my clan the Lovara, in Russia also travelled as they do till today in England, on the contrary I would like to experement this type of day to day living, my eldest told me about it, and always said that the life on the road was wonderful, but I am sorry to say that times have changed, and like it or not we must change with it, although it is a good life, but for the sake of our children we must stop to travel, so that they may go to school, and be some body tomorrow, but travellling with our children, this keeps them away from school and as I think to study is very importend, for the future of the child, just read about our ignorent Roma , how they suffer in the hands of some countries who till today practice Discrimination, but on the other hand, who am I to tell you not to travel, this is supposed to be a free world, so it is up to you all to make your choice. Victor |
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da roga
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| 03 Sep 2010 15:13 |
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Salut Victor, and the others there too.
Nice to hear about you, speaking about the theme of traveller and life on road. I would to tell that I have been travelling all my life, at first been out there at sea moving from place to place by ships and living in those copy holes for years I couldn't get rid of the lifestyle to move. so when retired I bought a motor-home and have spent moving life for six years, Now I have settled down and have elected an apartment to live in, but how I llong back to my motor home, I am just like a dog who have miss his mastter.
I have done my travelling alone, been visiting every corner of Europe, some time feeling cold and with little money in my pocket arguing of a parking places, Stiil I cannot hep but say, the freedom is worth of it. |
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becci042009
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| 14 Sep 2010 07:50 |
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| people do not no anything about us and what they do no they dont understand. i do not believe things will ever change for us. i love being a gypsy from the bottom of my heart and i would never want to be anything else even though i have a hard time just for being what i am. evrywhere i go i get discriminated against, when i walk into a shop i get followed by the security even though i not a thief. i think it not fair the way people can talk about us we the only minority that can be called names and all labelled as same. if u want to no anything bout my life then contact me |
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da roga
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| 14 Sep 2010 11:50 |
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Hi
well told, and very interesting. I certainly want to hear about you life.
with regard
da roga |
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jennymariex
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| 17 Sep 2010 06:27 |
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| becci042009 .. nciely sed its the same for me doll its hard but yeh i wudnt change my life xx i love who i am and have amazing freinds all over xxx just coz of who we are n what we belive should not mean we are discriminated against xxxxxxxxxxxx |
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da roga
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| 17 Sep 2010 11:18 |
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Hi.
Take these song and let me know what your thing about the sound in them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpSU482q_Y8&feature=related |
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becci042009
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| 19 Sep 2010 07:15 |
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| i was married by 16 which is normal to us but to gorgas they think this very young as you change alot. i have 4 children who along with my husband are my life. i am living in a house because we couldnt cope with the constant shifting when we were travelling. we could pull on a camp then police would come after 10 mins to shift us on. it got to much so we got a house but i really miss the travelling ways. where i am there is a long waiting list for sites. i will write some more another time |
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becci042009
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| 19 Sep 2010 07:20 |
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| it true but unfortunately everywhere i go i do get discrimination but i wouldnt want to be anything else i proud of what i am and always will be! i wave the gypsy flag with pride haha xx |
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victorv1
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| 21 Sep 2010 20:50 |
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mr.becci042009, I want you to know that I am proud of you, for saying that you are a Gypsy and would never change, because you love to be a Gypsy, that makes two of us, I also love to be a Gypsy you are very right that most of the people in this world, do not know what a real honest Gypsy is! I have seen many countries in my life time, and met many other Gypsy clans, and believe you me, our love for life is nothing compared to the other countries, our souls are always happy our hearts are all the same, full of fire, that makes other strangers envy us for what we are, I always pray to God to thank him that he made me a Gypsy.
your friend Victor. |
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jennymariex
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| 13 Apr 2011 09:19 |
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| becci yeh i know what ya mean we were moved on so much that my dad said that we were gonna live in a house... where we were ... every morining we would wake up to protests to get rid of us and move us on it was horrendus. i love my life and am happily married now. my husband johnjoe has a trailer and we do stay there alot but when things get too much we move back to the house which wer have on private land so they cannot say anything. it is difficult for me as i am only 17 and feel that it is nto my fault who i am as i am very pruod to be from such a fine back ground yet they dont see it that way. |
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victorv1
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| 29 Jul 2011 13:18 |
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My Dear Jennymariex, that is the way to do it, of course, like you said, you have both, a house and Vordon. use your house when you work, and go arround with your vordon on week ends, or on holidays this way you will kill two birds with one stone. and do not worry there is good laws about travelling is coming up, at least what my fellow ACTIVISTS say! let us all pray, so that this may come true!
your friend Victor Vishnevsky |
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ladylinda
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| 16 Sep 2011 20:19 |
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| I hope you're right about the good news, Victor.
Goodness knows it would be nice to hear some! |
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Sian62
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| 03/11/2010 6:54 AM |
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| Hi all,
I'm writing a feature on the traveller culture, history and lifestyle and would love to hear your views. Why is it that you think society still stereotype and discriminate against the culture, and why they deem it somehow acceptable to do so? Do you believe this view will ever change? And what is it like to live this way on a daily basic, the pros, cons and why is it so fantastic to be a traveller?! All views welcomed, would love to hear back from you.
Thank you!
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Scott's Irish
Posts:4
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| 03/15/2010 9:21 AM |
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| People discriminate against others because they don't know them at all. Take the Romany gypsies. People discrinate because people think they are dirty and all that. But in fairness the romany gypsies are sound. I know a few families that are proper romany gypsies and they have never caused trouble. Brilliant at art. Makes me priveleged to meet such amazing people |
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victorv1
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| 08/30/2010 5:59 PM |
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| dear Sian62, I for my self as a Romano rom have nothing against this traveller culture, first, because my clan the Lovara, in Russia also travelled as they do till today in England, on the contrary I would like to experement this type of day to day living, my eldest told me about it, and always said that the life on the road was wonderful, but I am sorry to say that times have changed, and like it or not we must change with it, although it is a good life, but for the sake of our children we must stop to travel, so that they may go to school, and be some body tomorrow, but travellling with our children, this keeps them away from school and as I think to study is very importend, for the future of the child, just read about our ignorent Roma , how they suffer in the hands of some countries who till today practice Discrimination, but on the other hand, who am I to tell you not to travel, this is supposed to be a free world, so it is up to you all to make your choice. Victor |
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da roga
Posts:40
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| 09/03/2010 3:13 PM |
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Salut Victor, and the others there too.
Nice to hear about you, speaking about the theme of traveller and life on road. I would to tell that I have been travelling all my life, at first been out there at sea moving from place to place by ships and living in those copy holes for years I couldn't get rid of the lifestyle to move. so when retired I bought a motor-home and have spent moving life for six years, Now I have settled down and have elected an apartment to live in, but how I llong back to my motor home, I am just like a dog who have miss his mastter.
I have done my travelling alone, been visiting every corner of Europe, some time feeling cold and with little money in my pocket arguing of a parking places, Stiil I cannot hep but say, the freedom is worth of it. |
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becci042009
Posts:7
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| 09/14/2010 7:50 AM |
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| people do not no anything about us and what they do no they dont understand. i do not believe things will ever change for us. i love being a gypsy from the bottom of my heart and i would never want to be anything else even though i have a hard time just for being what i am. evrywhere i go i get discriminated against, when i walk into a shop i get followed by the security even though i not a thief. i think it not fair the way people can talk about us we the only minority that can be called names and all labelled as same. if u want to no anything bout my life then contact me |
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da roga
Posts:40
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| 09/14/2010 11:50 AM |
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Hi
well told, and very interesting. I certainly want to hear about you life.
with regard
da roga |
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jennymariex
Posts:5
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| 09/17/2010 6:27 AM |
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| becci042009 .. nciely sed its the same for me doll its hard but yeh i wudnt change my life xx i love who i am and have amazing freinds all over xxx just coz of who we are n what we belive should not mean we are discriminated against xxxxxxxxxxxx |
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da roga
Posts:40
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| 09/17/2010 11:18 AM |
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Hi.
Take these song and let me know what your thing about the sound in them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpSU482q_Y8&feature=related |
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becci042009
Posts:7
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| 09/19/2010 7:15 AM |
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| i was married by 16 which is normal to us but to gorgas they think this very young as you change alot. i have 4 children who along with my husband are my life. i am living in a house because we couldnt cope with the constant shifting when we were travelling. we could pull on a camp then police would come after 10 mins to shift us on. it got to much so we got a house but i really miss the travelling ways. where i am there is a long waiting list for sites. i will write some more another time |
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becci042009
Posts:7
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| 09/19/2010 7:20 AM |
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| it true but unfortunately everywhere i go i do get discrimination but i wouldnt want to be anything else i proud of what i am and always will be! i wave the gypsy flag with pride haha xx |
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victorv1
Posts:114
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| 09/21/2010 8:50 PM |
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mr.becci042009, I want you to know that I am proud of you, for saying that you are a Gypsy and would never change, because you love to be a Gypsy, that makes two of us, I also love to be a Gypsy you are very right that most of the people in this world, do not know what a real honest Gypsy is! I have seen many countries in my life time, and met many other Gypsy clans, and believe you me, our love for life is nothing compared to the other countries, our souls are always happy our hearts are all the same, full of fire, that makes other strangers envy us for what we are, I always pray to God to thank him that he made me a Gypsy.
your friend Victor. |
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jennymariex
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| 04/13/2011 9:19 AM |
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| becci yeh i know what ya mean we were moved on so much that my dad said that we were gonna live in a house... where we were ... every morining we would wake up to protests to get rid of us and move us on it was horrendus. i love my life and am happily married now. my husband johnjoe has a trailer and we do stay there alot but when things get too much we move back to the house which wer have on private land so they cannot say anything. it is difficult for me as i am only 17 and feel that it is nto my fault who i am as i am very pruod to be from such a fine back ground yet they dont see it that way. |
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victorv1
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| 07/29/2011 1:18 PM |
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My Dear Jennymariex, that is the way to do it, of course, like you said, you have both, a house and Vordon. use your house when you work, and go arround with your vordon on week ends, or on holidays this way you will kill two birds with one stone. and do not worry there is good laws about travelling is coming up, at least what my fellow ACTIVISTS say! let us all pray, so that this may come true!
your friend Victor Vishnevsky |
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ladylinda
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| 09/16/2011 8:19 PM |
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| I hope you're right about the good news, Victor.
Goodness knows it would be nice to hear some! |
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mishto hom me dikava tuti |
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