The Glamorous Life of a Gypsy | Gypsy Kids | OMG Weddings

With unprecedented access to children within the Gypsy and Traveller community; this three part documentary series explores their world, through their eyes.
These children revel in the freedom of a gypsy childhood while facing prejudice and even eviction from an early age. Demonstrating maturity beyond their years, they offer an insight into one of the most marginalised yet resilient communities in the UK
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[@frankdux3947]

It’s a shame as a lot of these children won’t realise it’s the behaviour of the parents that harbours such resentment of the settlement community - illegally moving on public land, leaving trash everywhere, overpriced work for very low quality cash in hand work. And will grow up in a vicious cycle

[@pascalswager9100]

I'm Aussie and My Bro's marrying a pom (said with love hehe) love them to bits. It was a real insight to hear My Bro's in laws to be tell Me about travellers, they are definitely not well liked. The kids are cute to boot.

[@estherblackwood9048]

Why wont the parents explain to the children that it is because they take land from other people that is why they have to keep moving. The parents choose their lives. They call themselves "travelers" so they travel and refuse to get permanent locations. This is hard for the families.

[@SiennaArtsandCrafts]

So go do research, before Thatcher the milk snatcher outlawed travelling no e of this was a problem... Choose who you vote for after reading their ideas on how to move forward. You are sadly very wrong about all of this

[@SiennaArtsandCrafts]

​@@pascalswager9100England is a horrible racist place just now. My friends band #thebusstationloonies wrote a song welcome to preworldwar1930sgermnay about the state of racism in England today. This country was great in the 90s after we joined the EU but Tory people absolutely hate. It's all that they do. Spread hate. I'm saving to move as far away from England as I can. Not in 55 years has the hate of none white none English people been this absolutely horrific

[@jasoncutler418]

Their parents, as well, many generations of their families, have a reputation of lying, stealing, cheating, and fraud. That's why their by everyone.

[@commonsense5892]

I feel so heartbroken for the young man who cleared up the area with his dad I also feel sorry for all the kids it’s awful

[@thekingtroll2]

The SHAME is their parents fault. That guy said "we want a home" meaning land. Well, buy some like everyone else across the world. Buy 20 acres and set up a campsite. If you have 50k to buy a new trailer, you have money to buy land. Those poor children are raised up with hate thinking society hates them and that's not true. Society doesn't want their parents living for free, even on government land. It's absolute child neglect that those parents don't send their children to school.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

The children are educated at home 😊

[@micksan7052]

​@@patriciaoreilly8907Yet most can't read.

[@donnaknowles4107]

​@micksan7052 they also seem to get away with not educating their children even homeschooling. Others that homeschool have to prove their children are actually doing it or are fined. Funny if I kept my daughters out for a week holiday I'd recieve a fine so how's that allowed

[@Thomas-nt6fs]

@@donnaknowles4107 They do have to prove it, the homeschool work needs to be submitted to the travellers education board.

[@Thomas-nt6fs]

True and lots of travellers do this. The problem is getting the land passed for planning as most communities object to travellers sites.

[@BigQfrmdaO]

It’s a shame them children think they parents aren’t doing anything wrong, it’s call Lot rent you can’t just park your trailer on side of road an trash the surrounding areas

[@amyzissler]

Very small minded comment

[@felmiers]

Seriously though omg, I wish the importance of this was stressed more often because it makes it so hard to break harmful patterns. Children are easily influenced anyways, but ESPECIALLY in a cycle like traveller lifestyle where they are less likely to be educated from an outside source. If your family doesn't have good values, they're just gonna get passed down endlessly essentially

[@DixieFevola]

I think if the didn't trash everywhere they went they may be more excepted

[@8lexL]

No issues with them, actually some of them are really nice people. The only problem I have is when they throw rubbish everywhere and expect other people to clean up after them.

[@1234mattyman]

Yeah that's the only main thing about them is some of them don't clean up after themselves, but they are not all bad people

[@JuneMcarthur-l8r]

⁠I am a traveller and agree about the mess there is no need in this day and age all they have to do is go to Council and they would provide toilets and Skips

[@PlatinumIrishrose]

You just contradicted yourself 😂.

[@Onlythebesttracks]

Aye 99% of them make the 1% look bad.

[@nettyferguson4874]

Well said

[@leannemorris4750]

It infuriates me that the councils spend $18m a year evicting travellers when surely they can buy some land for cheaper than that and give them infrastructure to live their lives peacefully. I feel for them. They must constantly feel persecuted and stressed

[@Moonpie90]

They basically spend a house deposit on the weddings, parents/couples could find a level of security for themselves by using that money better rather taxes funding it

[@buzzzzzz69]

I was thinking exactly the same. Surely most councils have an area that could be designated caravan parking grounds for a small fee. I plead ignorance though bcz I'm an Aussie & we are spoilt when it comes to space.🌻

[@janettewebster2151]

​@@buzzzzzz69Perhaps you'd like them as tenants on your land? You'd soon change your tune. You do realise that as "travellers" they avoid paying any taxes? Perhaps you could pay their taxes too for them, so they could have "a better life" at your expense 😜

[@Jacob-le6nh]

or u know, they could work for a living and buy their own property instead? or stay somewhere that isnt private property

[@AA-hi8yx]

They don't want to settle down, they want to keep traveling. And they want to do it in school parking lots for some reason. They feel persecuted because they keep scamming people and throwing their trash everywhere, so people get angry at them and hold grudges.

[@cathycooper5606]

Why are the trailers immaculate but they leave rubbish outside and make a mess ??

[@libelle8124]

So us stupid house-dwellers tidy up the mess they leave behind.

[@JuneMcarthur-l8r]

⁠I am a Traveller and it did not matter where we went my Daddy made us clean up after ourself as he said would we like to stay in a midden so sometimes we would clean up after the one’s that were there before”us and hated it. But understood what he was saying

[@lamoskgr]

​@@JuneMcarthur-l8r Good for your dad. A stand-up man 👏🏾👏🏾

[@GavThomas]

They are trained to keep the home clean like slaves but have no manners or sense of right and wrong

[@shorty9022]

@@JuneMcarthur-l8rrespect to your father , my mother is Irish and you couldn’t leave mess . Bless 🙏

[@jujam2751]

I’m not surprised the locals complain! Look at all that crap lying around. Those poor kids - they know no different so the cycle will continue.

[@adair-y6h]

Definitely selfish humans beyond words

[@crystalanderson8091]

They are people just like everyone else and deserve a decent place to live!

[@Road_Runner2540]

It would probably help if they kept the outside area as clean as they do the inside.

[@dinkvjr]

Facts

[@kayewilson8391]

So sad the children don’t understand that their parent could give them a permanent home. Like the boy said it wouldn’t matter if you were in a permanent place you are a traveler in your blood.

[@lamoskgr]

21:30 They had a place to live where they were pay rent and were kicked out In desperation, they move to a place full of rubbish and they even clean it up. Yet the town wants to evict them. For what? They are choosing to settle! They should help them settle down.😢

[@cathycooper5606]

The dad who is painting seems a good man

[@liberty.d]

They all are good people

[@devax5227]

@@liberty.d no they aren't, some of them choose to buy 50,000 pound caravans

[@mio_isbqT]

How do you know that.. do you know them personally​@@liberty.d

[@MsJerkinbabe]

@@liberty.dare you blind?

[@lailaayan306]

They move every 2 years because theres a high possibility they scam landlords. Its takes around 2 years for the eviction process unless the landlord expedites the process to the high courts.

[@kaitlinmatt5187]

I love how every time she was saying I don't understand why they don't like us and want us to move the camera would show all the rubbish they're leaving around the 'site' 😂

[@sianchild]

It's quite difficult not to leave rubbish if you don't have bins. I agree it's not nice, but I think we don't always consider that our houses would be just as messy/dirty if we didn't have bin men coming to collect stuff from us regularly.

[@beklouise9952]

There's no excuse when they drive, they can go to the rubbish dump like we do or buy a skip

[@sianchild]

@@beklouise9952 OR the council could provide them with the same rubbish pick up that they provide you with. I doubt you go to the tip every week. My point is that they don't have the same convenience you do, so of course it's harder for them to keep things clean.

[@TurkishBenAirsoft]

It's the drugs that need refrigerating mate not the needles

[@sianchild]

@@TurkishBenAirsoft he's a child.

[@2ndGenBastArd]

Being a Traveler or a Gypsy isn't just about moving around. It's their culture. That's the way they have lived for hundreds of years. I'm glad that they're showing their way of life so that we can understand their culture. I'm a historian and I enjoy learning about other people's cultures.

[@jonathanwhite5640]

AND PAY TAX AND NI NOT CASH IN HAND AND B Y PROIPERTY IN THE SOUTH, AND MAKE POTCH,AND DO A COW AND HAVE A BBQ ON A 6 YRS SKIP ,THINK I JOKE!,THEY TOLOD ME,B UT I TELL YOU THIS THEY WERE GRAFTERES AND ONCE YOUR ACSEPTED ,THEY ARE OK ,ITS THE CULTUE, I CAME FROM DISTANT TRAVELLER FAMILY LONG AGO. FOR WHAT ITS WORTH ON BOTH SIDES OF FAMILY. DNA PROVED IT

[@AA-hi8yx]

There's a very dark side of their culture that goes hand in hand with moving around all the time

[@dinomite078]

They are teaching their children to not respect authorities and to see the authorities as the bad guy . The parents are the bad guys for not having a decent home for their kids . This kids will grow up as a problem to society.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

The Council should have more travelling sights its a nomadic lifestyle has been for centuries its their culture & we should be kind to all especially children.

[@blairariavanderkamp3405]

Exactly

[@maxxamiss5386]

@patriciaoreilly8907 Well said

[@Farmerdobby]

Your rong

[@Thatperson-kt3mu]

I agree but who pays for the sites that the council should provide for them? Do they pay council tax/land tax...im actually curious not being sarcastic. Also who pays to remove the rubbish off the sites etc ​@@patriciaoreilly8907

[@jessieslifexo]

I actually have a story about gypsys.There was around 100 caravans parked in the park ,which is like a ten second walk from my house,and they stayed there for a couple of nights but after they left our park was absolutely ruined there was rubbish everywhere.

[@holly8132]

Look at the state they leave behind! How can they be surprised people don’t want them around 🤦‍♀️

[@x-starlight-x]

'There has to be a reason why they don't like us' 🤔 bless her, such a naive little girl, I hope she grows up at least being able to experience some outside perspective. Perhaps if they didn't destroy every piece of land they stayed/broke into and left copious amount of rubbish, and perhaps if they didn't shoplift/steal whilst also destroying the shops and perhaps if they didn't eat at restaurants then walk out without paying while leaving a mess. Just then maybe we would be a little bit more tolerant, but as far as I can tell they always have the bad attitude and show disrespect first

[@jarilingomez5938]

Notice how the camera zoom out to the out side trash area when the kids ask why ppl don’t like them 🫢

[@sarahcox9284]

Why do they complain so much about having to leave and move? They are travellers,as they keep saying,and the clue is in the word Travel,people who travel,roam,nomad. If you are going to stay in one place in a dwelling, then you are not a traveller.

[@Hamburger_yes]

Because they r kids?

[@invgdgh764]

You do realize thats not how the travling lifestyle works right??. The OG travellers didn't stop at one place for the night then move again. They would unpack and stay at one place for a month or more then move again depending on the seasons

[@markmoore999]

Farm hands that travelled up and down the country to harvest were known as travellers, therefore this has been the term used for nomadic communities. The community that done this used to be called Gypsies, but that was seen as a derogatory term since many had no connection to the Romany community.

[@MichaelOleary-rx9hz]

Well jm a traveller myself , a gypsy why don't care if we're complaining u don't understand how to live the way we do no u don't we dont travel around the world we live in shalleys,trailers,caravans,mobiles I've been moved hundreds of tjme

[@markmoore999]

@@MichaelOleary-rx9hz it's not right all you travellers and gypsies had a bad name because of what social media says about you & gypsies & it's ALLWAYS not nice things over shown on TV it's wrong and annoys me I have gypsy & traveller friends who are like family people need to think their is good and bad in every Community no matter what it is or where it is just like others & gypsies and travellers can have a very hard life growing up & when they are adults a just wish all the hate would STOP

[@BrookeJones-z4l]

As a type one diabetic that boy has amazing knowledge and doing amazing helping his brother

[@bbj4613]

100% . Siblings love 😊

[@BrookeJones-z4l]

@@bbj4613 me and my sister both have the condition and I’m telling u me and her ain’t nothing like that boy and his brother but it’s different

[@myboyz9391]

Okay maybe I don't understand because I am an American.....but do these people actually believe that wherever they choose to live tney deserve to have access to utilities like free water....electricity and a safe environment? From what I understand most people understand that you need to pay for those utilities.

[@valerieslater-t1v]

These adorable children are breaking my heart. I am sitting here crying for them all, they don't ask to be born into this life, they just have to deal with their lot. Its such a shame that the parents have to keep moving them all the time and they can't go to school because of it. They are charming, well mannered, clean and intelligent, I think if someone spoke to them about some of the issues like litter etc, they would probably take it upon themselves to clean up the site regularly and do the right thing, because I think they just don't notice all the rubbish that they leave around the site. They just want what we all have, a permanent home, running water, toilets etc. If the council could make them see that they need to pay for their water and toilets maybe they could allow them some council land to live on. I just feel so bad for the lovely little character children, they deserve to go to school and live a good, happy life.

[@holliemolliekins3514]

Instead of paying millions to people to move them every 5 days, they should just build sites! poor community and children. Also the dad at 32:20 was super genuine and a great father, installing good values in his son.

[@beklouise9952]

They built a site especially for travelers where I live and within days all the copper etc had been stripped and the site was trashed

[@lamoskgr]

​@@beklouise9952 Wooooow

[@kxdiamond]

I completely agree with you!!! You’d think in 2024, the human race would use common sense and take care of each other!

[@patriciabowler2615]

Heartbreaking for the young boy who said I just want a home.thier parents need to be responsible for thier actions

[@beklouise9952]

Top of the range caravans and clothes etc so why can't they buy land, all travelers chip in and buy land to park on? I don't get it

[@teenajopataytay]

Because to buy a large piece of land, you need to prove your income sources.

[@jllbruce11]

They brag about being travelers but they do not take responsibility for the destruction that they cause.

[@liam-james]

You can’t just live on land you buy. Still need planning permission and the council say no

[@Queenofgreen515]

They can. They just don’t want to. They’d rather live for free and take the piss. Pay no taxes and wreck everywhere they stop. If they own the land they’re responsible for it and they don’t want responsibility.

[@TessaAvonlea]

​@@Queenofgreen515that's not entirely true. There are many cases where they have owned the land and still been evicted due to the lack of planning permission. Dale farm is the most obvious and high profile example.

[@EastWind785]

Its really lovely to hear the children explaining things. Im so glad to have stumbled across this film. I really hope they find some welcoming sites and especially that those children that havent had the chance to go to school do so. The 18 million should be spent on traveller sites instead. I'm sad to see the negativity of some of the comments here. Live and let live!

[@KcE-in4fc]

Poor kids dont understand the real reason or the word freeloader. Going to school and understanding why it's important for everyone to pay for where they live. If they had places, they could stop and stay and just pay each place for the bathrooms and clean up. Maybe these wouldn't be such a problem. These people are not teaching their kids the correct reasons all they know is what their parents are teaching which teaching them to hate police is just continuing this out of control people generation after generations

[@SorelaLanguageSchool]

May be no one should pay to live on this planet

[@tinawoolmore5328]

alot of us do not mind travellers it is just the rubbish that they leave

[@robertedward9456]

We are no better look at how much rubbish we leave at places like Glastonbury,go down the beach see how much crap holiday makes leave

[@Shut-up-Shelly]

Why can’t they drop their trash to a dumping site? Do they have dumps in Ireland? I’m from the us we have that here in the south. We take it to an area that it gets compacted and taken to the landfill or processing plant or something like that?

[@tanyacunningham3195]

​@@robertedward9456 l totally agree! 👏

[@TurkishBenAirsoft]

​@@robertedward9456I've never seen piles of concrete and roof tiles left on the beach or at Glastonbury

[@robertedward9456]

@@TurkishBenAirsoft no but seen the crap people that live in houses dump too as I said we are just as bad

[@BarbaraWiltshire-q8s]

They are not Gypsies they are Irish travellers, real Gypsies are Romanies.

[@marktaylor9678]

and thieves

[@emanuelamattioli6743]

​@@marktaylor9678Here in Italy there are many of them coming from Romania They spend all their lives stealing and 'living in jail' Many women are always pregnant and they cant be arrested.It's disgusting

[@jackhebdon8360]

@@marktaylor9678 could say the same thing about a normal class working man these days 🥱shut it

[@lamoskgr]

True

[@TianaThompson90s]

​@@jackhebdon8360😂😂😂

[@lailaayan306]

Margaret's naivety is sweet. Jamesey, has a good head on his shoulders. He's a good lad. I wish then both the best

[@nicolemitchell446]

Seems crazy that there’s council housing estates, paid for with the benefits tenants receive from the government yet they can’t put up a few trailer parks in unused areas for them. It would have to be cheaper in the long run. An ammenities block, a water spigot and rubbish bins is all it would take. I’m sure they would use the bins if they were available. If it’s anything like australia it’s actually hard to dispose of more than a grocery sized bag of rubbish. All public bins have very small openings or a stopper preventing you from opening it more than about 10 inches. Are there any old, run down caravan parks the councils could acquire? A few of those located throughout the country would be all it would take. I guess residents would all complain and not want them located near them though. Even in a park. Do travellers receive government benefits? If they do it would seem simple enough to withhold a small portion to cover the cost of accomodating them somewhere and withhold more if they are not located within one of these areas. I actually think it would be a great lifestyle if you could travel around to these different areas, stay for a few months or for the school year perhaps and then move on to the next one. This episode highlighted the negative aspects of the travellers lifestyle but there are positives. For one thing, the kids were a lot more active. I didn’t see an overweight one among them. They have a lot of practical skills most teens (and adults) these days don’t. Most don’t even know how to change a tyre. Anyway… just some of my thoughts on it. It’s a problem that isn’t just going to go away and the current method of evicting them is expensive and ineffective. They have to go somewhere. Even in public housing it would still be costing the government. That one guy painting and cleaning up the dump seemed like a decent, level headed guy. Why are councils not working with members of the traveller community like him to find solutions.

[@shanyce2646]

so much rubbish & pollution 😭 you’d think with the money they have for fancy events they could at least get rubbish bags to collect it all 💀

[@teresacollins7763]

Most of them drive cars that I, as a working adult with a good job, cannot afford. Why is that? How can they live in the tiny trailers, have no mortgage, drive awesome cars, pay for fabulous parties, and not be able to afford even simple housing?

[@hollyperkins7280]

They can afford it it’s not in their culture to live in houses/ or housing I understand some times they can leave a mess but so can people with houses, there are some that I will walk past or see on Rightmove etc… that are left the same so it’s just plain racism towards them if the council made sites for them to live on instead of wasting millions of pounds on evicting them then we wouldn’t have this cycle all the time

[@seasons1650]

​@@teresacollins7763That's how they're able to afford nice cars. They don't have a mortgage or rent.

[@jesseelisabeatty8205]

Provide pora potties, a big dumpster, council should let them buy a plot of land away from town where they can have horses, horse tracks, etc their own little community, where it's like their own little town, it would solve a lot of problems, but council would rather keep kicking them out, keep fighting with them, etc. the kids could go to school, ..like I said move it far enough from town, where they can live in their own community, have their life style, live the way they want. Mabe the could clean up the dump ground, in exchange to be able to live there? But I think ALOT of people would agree, if they mabe had a place to go, their own community, I think there would be a lot less issues

[@briannanicolex4]

American Gypsies live in homes and own trailers for the most part. They live very clean here regardless if its in a one bedroom or mansion.

[@Jennyjennyhp19]

I wonder how the socials don’t get involved. Surely , if my children don’t go to school they will come and knock on my door.

[@terrilongden275]

You don't legally have to go school. If your child is registered at a school, you have a legal requirement to make them go into that education and if not, you get done. You can deregister your child st any point. Or not register in the first place

[@angelmamma8635]

I'm not sure if it's that they have no fixed adress so they don't know were to find the parents or something just a thought 🤔

[@Jilly_mr]

It’s the children who are suffering. 💯 and that’s what’s the saddest bit about the whole situation. They’re not getting an education so they can have the choice to stay in lifestyle or get out. I would think they could have camping sites you pay to stay at and use the basic amenities? The States has plenty of them. But again, they are travelers… are they not used to traveling around?

[@ebellyfish4256]

Yeah, kids everywhere should have access to education.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

The Joy of the children 😊 having a new caravan was absolutely delightful 😊 i was s happy for the family.

[@jane2242]

All the kids are lovely, they may not all go to school but they are learning a lot of important things in life ❤️

[@TyanaAlexandra]

Like what?!.. To be respectful to the police 🤣

[@ThomasHowley-r4p]

What ?

[@JaniceNicholls-i9b]

Learning to swear at the police

[@JaniceNicholls-i9b]

If the traveler’s are so great, how come some many are prosecuted?

[@MonkeymagicsMum]

Yes, stealing.

[@bread2246]

Many fail to realize that most moves are forced, not chosen. People face constant threats to their homes, food, and clothes, and are frequently confronted by the police. It's not just a matter of choosing to move which can greatly affect why some of these children feel the way they do .

[@MrPaddy2010]

The plastic wrap on EVERYTHING 😂😂😂

[@chrisallen5877]

If they did not force barriers drive over the ruby pitch to get in and then dump their rubbish every where . get paid to clear peoples garden etc. but dump it on in the woods and use our woods as a toilet then maybe people would be more welcoming !!!

[@adair-y6h]

Well said

[@tinalyons3964]

All these children are adorable ,, God Bless them all !! x

[@lolabelle4959]

Why can't they just go a caravan site + pay site fees? Irish travellers seems to be the worst re behaviour etc, the poor kids grow up with a huge chip on their shoulders. Parents to blame 100%

[@angelagray1243]

A lot of the time they are full or refuse to rent to travelers.

[@lolabelle4959]

@@angelagray1243 I wonder why!!

[@elledavis1989]

There is no sights that accept gypsys or accept you to live in your caravan full time if your caravan is sighted there. It’s not as easy as you think. You have to literally prove you’re not a gypsy it’s awful how they go about it to even when they are nice people. There also is not a lot of long stay caravan sites and even in short stay ones there rly expensive and you have to prove your not gypsy. This might as well be saying what don’t homeless people just buy a house 😅

[@lolabelle4959]

@@elledavis1989 good point but there's got to be a reason why they don't accept gypsies that's all I'm saying x

[@bluelady2374]

​@@lolabelle4959yes .. Discrimination

[@Jacqueline-ts1wd]

We cant pick and choose where we live we have to play by the rules and pay rent, water rates, gas, electricity, council tax.

[@TessaAvonlea]

I do find it difficult to understand their mindset. One minute they say they couldn't live in a house and travelling is part of their culture. The next minute they say they hate having to keep travelling and moving on. They say they have done nothing wrong while surrounded by the destruction and rubbish they have created. They say they want a proper place to stay and yet they have that opportunity as much as anyone else does.

[@rakheemajithia1489]

Nothing wrong with travellers, if the council can pay that much to keep evicting them they should give them open spaces to live.

[@natalie9923]

The girl who had to move away from her friends and was scared to get close to anyone broke my heart.

[@karenbright3737]

Dan, I’ve watched your videos for a few years and I have always found you respectful and sincere. I enjoy watching the adventures you have with Josh, Andrew and Steve. We all have a past, it doesn’t define us. How we change does!

[@malcevans5762]

Amazing Heartbreaking Documentary through the Eyes of the Children .

[@PatrickFurey-r1t]

Margaret is great talker shel be gd spoke person to speak on behalf of travellers 🙏💕

[@micksan7052]

I understand that the nomadic life is part of their lives, traditions and culture but if they set camp someplace they need to respect the space, keep it clean and no one would have as big a problem with them.

[@kathryndalton9867]

Gypsies used to have a bad name but most of them are lovely people. Good and bad like us all different like us. They have to site up somewhere

[@lenicehusselmann5778]

The fact that they think they aren't in the wrong is mind-boggling 😅

[@Eye2Sky4U]

Why do they think they deserve a better life cheaper than the rest of the world? Blows my mind and makes me furious

[@asbisi]

One thing is for sure, the traveller kids are lovely. I wonder where they are now - hope the very best for all of them. ❤💖

[@missrose5261]

Selfish ppl.They make sure their caravans are clean but look how much filth they leave behind.Nasty.

[@williamfrancis922]

The comments on this post are just unacceptable racism..in this day.and .age..this totally unacceptable any.other..ethnic minority who were treated like this. There would be outrage..surely they must have some human rights to let the nomadic. People have some place in the tradition.and.cultural..

[@Queenofgreen515]

They do have human rights but the problem is they don’t generally respect the rights of others, especially non travelers. I would welcome them if they behaved better and didn’t thieve and dodge taxes. They don’t want anything to do with gorgers and they think we’re dirty, but they want to park up on our public land, fly tip and leave human shit everywhere. I’ve lived and worked next door to them and they’re truly vile. It’s not the people, the colour, the creed. It’s the behaviour!

[@Carly-de9oq]

The mum , whose children are Jimmy and Meena. I respect that even though they are living the traveller way, they still attend school to get their education.

[@Nantosuelta]

I don't get the traveller thing. I don't care if its a "tradition" or something, just settle down in a house! Its terrible for a kid to have to move almost every year and constantly have to make new friends, especially when they're that young. I guess they just dont care enough about their children's development.

[@BonnieLong-f6q]

Jimmy and Meena family seem a good family

[@JLowe304]

Can u imagine using your young children as a shield to not be towed fr property you dont owned. Thats wrong

[@charmaineburt3147]

How sad😢The children are suffering

[@royalheratik2726]

The council spend millions to evict children, why not spend some of that and buy land that they can rent and even buy if they can..just get them a place to live in peace..rules are obviously needed but still.

[@lailaayan306]

💯 agree. Lets help break the cycle of turmoil for the traveller children

[@kiln.or.be.kilned]

Oh yeah. The rest of us in the world toil day in day out to pay our bills and taxes, but totally. Let's get the government to buy them property. Super fair and reasonable. Strong armed communism sounds swell. Works out for everywhere that practices it. 👍

[@Lauralaey5]

Why they have to travel all the time on thus day and age, why not settle in one place, like normal people? The adults are the ones who are keeping the children from school.

[@KcE-in4fc]

@Lauralaey5 How do these parents not get these kids token from them. Over here in Canada and in the USA, all kids have to go to school. It's actually illegal. Is it not there in the UK?

[@marktaylor9678]

They have keep travelling so the can pinch things

[@robertedward9456]

What like normal people work 40hr and more a week pay taxes,pay rent or mortgage save up all year to have a holiday for two weeks maybe in a caravan,yes normal people just wait for all the illegals to get here

[@elledavis1989]

One. What is normal people and two if Islamic culture did this would you be saying the same thing then 😂.

[@angelmamma8635]

Normal people 😂

[@beltingtokra]

Personally i feel sorry for the kids. They didn't choose this and probably enjoy the stability of a school. I didn't have a problem with gypsies until one night we were driving home past a site and they shone laser pens at the car to get us to crash. Scary. They also nicked the copper from people's drain pipes and left a mess for the council to clean up. No smoke without fire, sadly 😢

[@BigQfrmdaO]

Not to mention they are alll on Benefits, it’s called growing up getting a job an a house so you don’t have these problems

[@elledavis1989]

It’s there tradition to live in a caravan do u not understand what gypsy culture is.??????

[@lolabelle4959]

@@elledavis1989 culture eh, it costs 8 million a yr to clear up after them. As a tax payer that pisses me off!

[@missrose5261]

​@lolabelle4959 This is one of the reason ppl dont like them.They leave dirt behind and they are not easy going with non travelers.

[@terrilongden275]

​@@lolabelle4959I get you, but that's just picking out what it costs to clean up after them. Many British residents fly tip, it's costs around 14 million a year to clear up fly tipping. It's easy to single out travellers because they're so much focus on them. If we choose to hate against people we are able to pick up om all the negatives quick enough. Do I agree they leave a mess...of course. It's well known. But probably just metres away is in every direction there will be fly tipping, or drug paraphernalia.

[@terrilongden275]

Also on average it costs up to around 2000 a person to evict them, there were roughly 9400 homes evicted last year. That's a staggering cost of nearly 19 million. That's people in houses not a caravan who do the same things as gypsies without the hate

[@anthoninageldenhuys8977]

I'm not a Traveller, I live in Cape Town, South Africa.. But I just love this.. Thank you for sharing this part of your lives ❤

[@agneskrzy803]

Just pay taxes if u are using local schools and public infrastructure.

[@cocofoster5505]

The 8 year girl riding her quad bike at high speed, no helmet...very dangerous. Sad to see the antisocial behaviour from young children towards police. Just mimicking their parents clearly.

[@lifeofsophiamari]

As someone that migrated in uk from Philippines because of my parents work I respect all race, culture and religions I’m sure that the travelling community is already big enough if they have 18m to spend on evicting them every year why won’t they acknowledge their traditions and build a designated place around the country for them even if it means charging them a small fee, I know it’s easy to say but this is their ways of life for yearsss.

[@carrieanthony5883]

Probably wouldn't be a problem if ppl didn't leave trash and junk left all over the place. Not to mention the stuff you leave behind when you move.

[@Queenofgreen515]

That and takeaway wrappers full of human faeces.

[@denisefox4437]

Not all gypsies are bad. I’ve met some lovely people. They like all humans need to be respected.

[@adair-y6h]

Well I've met thousands and not met one who was nice or decent all in own little bubble living by own laws

[@EdwinaHorse]

​@@adair-y6h maybe you should look in the mirror at yourself, if you have never met one decent nice traveller then it must be your attitude at fault 😢

[@joshlester9197]

I'm confused they say they want somewhere to stay but when they got a house they move lol

[@poppychaps6037]

Pick up ya litter and don’t trash the place you’re staying in, and maybe you will be more welcomed by the general public. And not parking up in places that are required by people, e.g schools, football fields cause you wreck the land where kids learn and play

[@MaryEgan-kz9hw]

I'm saddend by this everyone deserves a home and for the little children's sake I hope they get that whatever way possible 😢😢

[@mariebal4371]

Its absolutely appalling that the UK government has still not made provision for these UK citizens. Surely they can provide a place in each town to park their homes. The government is so concerned about making provision for outsiders, but not for their own people!!!

[@maidinulster]

If they cleaning soooooo much, then why do they leave the environment so filthy

[@aishasaleem3568]

There are good and bad in all communities. I've meet so lovely travellers and some bad. But there are more good than bad. The sad thing is the children have to grow up fast as they see this. If the council made sites wouldn't it cost less than eviction and clean ups. Let children be children. They love their children like none travellers love our children.

[@lamoskgr]

Exactly

[@katycooke3635]

Little Margaret is so adorable!

[@Np37470]

I dont know why ppl dont like us: piles of rubbish, bad attitude

[@teresacollins7763]

Those little girls were literally screaming and yelling at the police and calling them names. Nice upbringing kids! 😝

[@adair-y6h]

And the rest absolutely selfish beyond words

[@stevenvamplew7145]

i have thankfully travellers in my family through my departed fiencee,i couldnt wish for a better family if i tried. live and let live and dont judge from your armchair

[@charzz123]

Sad to see them all in school just being children then they got to move on .... Where i live we have a couple traveller sites where a small community has be built on land they own and no problems ... Nice fancy house and vans And all dress up I also think they things these children learn are way more useful than what the schools teach our kids

[@laurennicolepowell-empower1253]

This commment section is so disappointing

[@Bullock10]

Pleas don't judge the ones that cleaned up the garbage site they are cleaning and keeping it nice

[@JuneMcarthur-l8r]

One in a million

[@jaeleighxxx7829]

I think it's sad the children are brought up this way, not realising that people who don't move in houses pay council tax etc, income tax etc, things they seem to avoid. I'm sure with all the money they get cash in hand they could easily buy land up and down the country to call home and move happily between each site without causing inconvenience and huge cost to the actual tax payers. I do believe every way of life is viable but should never be at the expense of others.

[@angelagray1243]

They are not always on assistance. They lot of the men work in construction or day laborers. Some do paving jobs. They make good money. They just follow tradition.

[@lolabelle4959]

@@angelagray1243 50% of gypsy men have been in prison, most make their money on the rob!

[@nydutch1609]

Tradition of being anti social and not following ordinances. Creepy people.

[@susankeith326]

Do you have evidence for that statement? ​@@lolabelle4959

[@grahamwillcox1756]

I don't understand why they complain,why should they be able to live where they want and not pay rent or buy their own land,why should there be different rules for them,its their choice to live that way.they seem to love playing the victim

[@j.g.c.2494]

they may keep their homes tidy but it's what they do to outer surroundings which causes problems. absolutely filthy.! but the kids sure are cute!

[@leannehowarth6939]

I have no problem with travelers, i have no problem with any neighbours as long as people are decent to there neighbours. I dont have ridiculous standards just dont leave rubbish around and no crime. A bonus is keep your eye out for your neighbours, if you see anyone trying to break into your neighbours house/trailer call the police and check on elderly neighbours both of which I do and I dont care if that elderly neighbour is a traveler or not I always check in see if they need anything cause I'd hope my Nanas neighbours do the same.

[@LisaBeeman-u5u]

I understand keeping traditions alive but it’s really sad to me that those kids are forced to carry the brunt of responsibility. No school, house keeping, fetching water. Constantly on the move. 😒

[@susancooper4020]

So quick to move travellers on but let immigrants in and house them straight away unfair

[@ItIsWhatItIs8120]

Agreed. They have made a dump by the city a clean healthy home by gypsy's hard work and for them to now remove them just because they can is wrong and disgusting .

[@liam-james]

If crime and theft didn’t go through the roof when they moved in I don’t think as many people would mind

[@avril4421]

This has nothing to do with these poor kids. The adults are completely to blame for the children’s distress.. how dare they ? Poor little children. Terribly Terribly sad all round, hate it all,.

[@elishevarosenfeld6755]

YES THAT DAD WAS AMAZING

[@ryanmole9465]

They could always go back to Ireland where most of them have houses

[@ciaracawley3465]

You really need to educate yourself properly.

[@haleywhitten1947]

It’s too bad they can’t all around the areas purchase land specifically for travelling/caravans. One person moves to a different location when they’re ready and someone else has a spot etc

[@holly8132]

Mina and her brother are lovely kids

[@rockinginafreeworld3256]

That little girl who says we don’t thief will make a great comedian.