Let's say something nice about Travellers

Romantic Rose

Romantic Rose wrote: »

I meant more from a personality point of view.

I know but I'm just adding to that.

donegaLroad

Romantic Rose wrote: »

I meant more from a personality point of view.

I just burst out laughing at the misinterpretation

donegaLroad

I was at school with some traveller lads. When my granny died, one of them made a sympathy card for my younger brother who was in his class. They were about 13 years old at the time, this was a card he made himself. I dont wat to sound patronising btw, but it was the only card he got from anyone.

TresGats

Used to be a traveller guy living in my village, years ago you'd see him coming out of the shops with a load of cans.
A little while later, I saw him looking a whole lot better, and sober as a judge. The woman with him introduced herself to me, a new girlfriend , she had him off the drink, they were living in a nice little place together, and any time I met them shopping in Aldi their trolley was filled up with healthy food. Neither drank at all, the man was off the drink a good 6 years.
I would often meet them at the train station and get the train across to college with them because they were more interesting and less pretentious conversationalists than many of my student peers.
Last week I heard the woman had died suddenly. She had a couple of medical issues. She was in her late 30's, and I felt genuinely saddened for her, and also her partner who I know will find things tough. They were one of those couples you'd see together all the time, never apart, never arguing. never reinforcing the stereotypes a lot of people would have about travellers.
I'm not going to name her, but it's a sad story, she was an interesting and inspiring woman , may she Rest In Peace.

pauliebdub

I know a settled Traveller lad and he's sound, a bit rough around the edges but a very decent lad. He's mortified by the carry on of his people. Even though he has always worked he gets a lot of discrimination and bad attitudes from people.

end of the road

Day Lewin wrote: »

Yes, some of them cause a lot of trouble. And some are really great people with a very different culture than the bourgeoisie.

agreed. i have always maintained that if we judged all groups on the basis of some of their members, by the way a number judge the traveling community as a whole based on some of it's members, then we really wouldn't like anybody at all.

Speedwell

I'm an American expat who's been living in the west of Ireland almost 4 years now. I have no idea really how to tell any group of Irish people from any other group. I am pretty sure that I've spoken to enough people in Ireland that I have spoken to some Travellers, but not one single person has identified themselves as one. The only bad behaviour I know I've been on the receiving end of (and this has been rare) has been from people who are settled and influential in the community and know they can get away with it. I have very likely received kindness and courtesy from Travellers. I don't think this is merely because I'm a Yank.

Snotty

They always visit the vulnerable elderly people who live in rural areas, usually at night, but they don't phone ahead to say their coming.

Lorelli!

There were some traveller children attending my friend's school and they taught her how to play the game "Five Stones" and then she taught me

NinetyTwoTeam

About 5 years ago I was in a bookie shop on a busy Saturday and a young settled Traveller lad who would be, as they say, 'known to gardai', starts shouting over to an older fella across the shop, 'Sorry, excuse me, excuse me!'

The old fella realizes he's the one the lad is shouting to and looks back like, 'oh jaysus, what's this lad want?'

'You dropped your money there,' the lad says, and sure enough just behind the man on the floor is a thick wad of bills.
No one else in the shop had seen it, the lad could have easily walked over and stood on the wad of money and discreetly helped himself to it. When others realized he had done something so decent he rightly got a round of 'fair play to ya' from everyone in the shop.

Sue Pa Key Pa

They acknowledge that I truly am "The Boss"

The Jman

When I catch them robbing from the shop I work in they usually just drop the stuff and run without putting up a fight, that's fairly sound of them.

gnarbarian

Lets say You were doing some work in your house and you were taking out an old bathtub from the bathroom, all you need to do is leave it in your front yard.... They will come and take that away for you, No Charge!

Tenigate

gnarbarian wrote: »

They will come and take that away for you, No Charge!

They did that with an old copper boiler tank for me. Despite being told earlier in the day it wasn't for them. I suppose they just loved recycling so much. Such environmental awareness. They truly are a national treasure.

the beer revolu

I've been punched in the face three times in my life by Irish, white settled males. All Irish men are scumbags.

I have never been punched in the face by a traveller. All travellers are sound.

Am I missing something?

The house next-door to my Mother's is rented. About 8 years ago we found out a young traveller couple were moving in. The neighbourhood watch (or whatever they're called) tried to setup a meeting with the Gardai so they could not move in!

Anyway they moved in and they were the best neighbours my Mother ever had. Kept the house spotless and same with the back and front garden. They had a small baby and just kept to themselves. They even apologised a few times that their baby was crying all night and were sorry if we could hear her through the walls. They were there about 2 years and we were devastated when they moved out as the next tenants were a pain in the arse.

The Backwards Man

Any travellers I've ever heard had dealings with paid what they owed.

More than I can say for a lot of dickheads living in fancy houses.

Specialun

They love being drove into

MadYaker

There aren't that many of them

eezipc

the beer revolu wrote: »

I've been punched in the face three times in my life by Irish, white settled males. All Irish men are scumbags.

I have never been punched in the face by a traveller. All travellers are sound.

Am I missing something?

Yup, you need to stop getting into fights.

eviltwin

I work with two travellers, young ones in their early twenties. I can't say a bad word about them, they are hard working and really nice people. But because they are travellers they are automatically classed as scum. I get that there are sections of the community that are living up to the stereotype but it's unfair when all members are affected.

RasTa

Much to my surprise I met a family of them in Whistler. The dad was good on ski's

the beer revolu

eezipc wrote: »

Yup, you need to stop getting into fights.

Being punched in the face isn't the same as fighting.
Actually, 4 times. I thought of another settled scumbag who thought to punch me.

Settled people really are scum.

Specialun

I love how my parents have to bribe our local traveller family not to rob our house.ie we have to give them any gear we dont want and whiskey at xmas

I also love how they burnt their house to the ground so the council had to build a bigger one and factor in the young fatherless children of their 19 yr old..then when the council did this they then refused to let them take the mobile home they gave them to live in during construction

I also love how there wild dogs like to try to attack mine, then will i tell them i will get the rspca if they dont stop they tell me “ ah here boss, rspca no come on my land, he doesnt want to hurt him boi”

markc1184

My fathers grave has 2 traveller graves close by. 1 in front and the other beside it. Although their graves are a little OTT the area is always kept immaculate with the grass and weeds being cut and kept in check. I've even arrived one day to find them cleaning around my dad's headstone because they had splashed water on it when cleaning the marble on their own families graves.

corner of hells

markc1184 wrote: »

My fathers grave has 2 traveller graves close by. 1 in front and the other beside it. Although their graves are a little OTT the area is always kept immaculate with the grass and weeds being cut and kept in check. I've even arrived one day to find them cleaning around my dad's headstone because they had splashed water on it when cleaning the marble on their own families graves.

My dad's grave has traveller graves around it too , lots seem to be children and young adults.

Owryan

None live too near me

SnakePlissken

Omackeral wrote: »

Here on AH, there's always a new thread

This is thanks to every thread pertaining to them being derailed.

They're persons who we're simply not allowed speak off in a mature manner without imbeciles from the extremes of both side painting them all as either saints or sinners.

Boooourns

Great at raising money for charities by doing door to door fundraising, always without a permit too.

r93kaey5p2izun

I've never personally had any bad experiences with travellers. My next door neighbours on both sides growing up were travellers and another 3 families on my road. They were good neighbours and nice people.