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To: Lorianne

Gypsies or Irish Travellers?


6 posted on 07/30/2009 2:43:27 PM PDT by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: SolidWood

Seems just to be camper-people. “Not Romanies” says one person quoted in the article.


14 posted on 07/30/2009 2:49:54 PM PDT by bvw
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To: SolidWood
Gypsies or Irish Travellers?

Decades ago the British government decided that the term 'gypsy' was derogatory and they substituted the word traveller.

Apparently they need to change the language again.
29 posted on 07/30/2009 4:37:15 PM PDT by redheadtoo
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