Posted on 04/11/2024 3:28:01 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
There is a reason for all that. Irish travelers have the same reputation and they are centered in the Carolinas but they cover the map in their peregrinations and scams. The Travelers are a more cohesive group and they are in the British Isles, too.
St Petersburg FL has a recurring infestation of Irish Travelers, most of whom are named Williamson. Every two or three years the news paper has a headline warning the citizenry that “The Terrible Williamsons are coming.” In the ̃sixties In Jacksonville, at least (I’ve not been back there since then), there would follow many blacktopping your parking lot, or reconditioning your roof scams and many others. The roofs and lots were then spread with used motor oil and for a few minutes they looked good. In Jacksonville Gypsies would come to your door begging or just making conversation while one or two would quietly force open your back door and steal stuff. My MIL encountered just that and lost the sterling table set. Mostly they are casually pagan and their moral system reflects that.
Definitely not both. Gypsies profess whatever religion they feel they need to give them cover and gain trust while they are mostly actual pagans. I call them casual pagans because they don’t tote idols around with them but they acknowledge other gods and spirits.
My gypsy's first move was to shove his "gold" ring into my hand for me to keep until he paid me back for the money I was supposed to give him. It was collateral. Clever move, but I had enough presence of mind to immediately put the ring on his car's dashboard.
You forget that pre-WWII there was no Jewish homeland. Many were literally “wandering Jews”.
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