Do they have "Travellers" in the United Kingdom?

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Do they have "Travellers" in the United Kingdom?

#1 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:20 pm

The £100,000 white wedding for the 16-year-old girl who lives in a caravan



That girl sounds like one of the Irish Gypsies, aka Tinkers, aka Travellers, that live in Fort Worth and go to St Patricks Cathedral in Fort Worth in the Winter, and travel Texas defrauding elderly people on home repairs the rest of the year.

Only 16, but they do mature early in the UK, apparently...

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They sort of dress like Tinkers...

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#2 Postby Cryomaniac » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:06 am

Yes we have them. Most are ok. Some of them are right assholes though.

Some of their children started fighting with some Lithuanian kids on a park in my town once.

A good example of the bad kind would be Brad Pitt's character in Snatch.
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#3 Postby bvigal » Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:51 pm

If that IS her dad in the picture, it gives me the creeps. He and the groom look like father and son - nearly identical!
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#4 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:38 pm

I posted this at another blog, and indeed, there are 'Irish Travellers' in the UK. They are considered an ethnic group by the EU, so they get generous state benefits, and they engage in scams and fraud similar to what their US Traveller cousins engage in.


They don't associate with 'country' people, and intermarriage out of the group is almost unheard of.

The largest Traveller settlement in the US is in Murphy Village, SC

It sounds like some serious imbreeding goes on.

According to Pete Caroll, “marriages are contracted by the parents when the children are mature. The young couple is consulted before the final decisions are reached, and the arrangements are ordinarily made two or three years before the wedding is to take place.” The parents inevitably choose spouses for their children from among the Travelers, using such unions to solidify familial friendships and business arrangements. “There are no captives out there,” Pete Caroll continued. “They are allowed to marry outside the Village if they choose.” They never so choose, of course, for, in addition to the pressure from relatives and peers, they know that the culture of the Travelers is far too inimicable to that of the dominant society for marriage with a non-Traveler to be successful. The extent of intracommunity marriage is emphasized by the fact that among the more than 1,500 Travelers in Murphy Village there are only eleven surnames.

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Re: Do they have "Travellers" in the United Kingdom?

#5 Postby vbhoutex » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:43 pm

Excuse me, but that is the "biggest" 16 year old I have ever seen with the exception of 2 people I have known. And what happened to a bridesmaid not "overshadowing" the bride, or is that her mother? :eek: :eek:
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#6 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:53 pm

vbhoutex wrote:Excuse me, but that is the "biggest" 16 year old I have ever seen with the exception of 2 people I have known. And what happened to a bridesmaid not "overshadowing" the bride, or is that her mother? :eek: :eek:


That is her 33 year old Mum...

Her mother Theresa, 33, who married Missy's father at 16, said: 'I was surprised they wanted to get married so young in this day and age. But we could see they were madly in love.'
The couple married six days after Missy turned 16 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Congleton-Cheshire. After the ceremony-guests in feathers and crystals enjoyed champagne and an all-day buffet at the reception. Girls as young as nine showed off bikini tops, high heels and make-up.
Guest Victoria Docherty, 23, who wore a £700 hotpants and bra outfit, said: 'This isn't unusual - it's just what we do at weddings. It's all very extravagant. Everything is paid for by the bride's daddy.'
Missy and Thomas honeymooned in Turkey before moving into their own £18,000 caravan - a wedding gift from her parents.




I think caravan is UK speak for a travel trailer.
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Re: Do they have "Travellers" in the United Kingdom?

#7 Postby lurkey » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:46 pm

So I guess I am the only one who ever watched the The Riches on FX?

It is available at HERE at http://www.hulu.com
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#8 Postby Regit » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:46 pm

There are a ton of Travellers in South Carolina. Sixteen is pretty old to be married in that clan. I think the girls are usually matched with their future husband between the ages of 9-12.

They travel around offering handyman services for people and requiring payment upfront, then they disappear. They make a fortune off of a hurricane.
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