>called "gypsies" >actually just Irish British people need to learn what words mean
>>222814125Yeah you do.
Irish Travellers. Commonly referred to as "gypsies" because they have a lot in common with Romani - vagrancy, criminality, poverty, and an insular culture and private language. But ethnically they are just Irish. They have a lot of issues. 50% of them die before their 39th birthday.
>>222814125All Europeans are basically gypsies.
>>222814125>called "gypsies"Much more likely to be referred to as "knackers", anon.
>>222814339In Snatch they are referred to as both “gypsies” and “pikeys”
>>222814125we do, guy ritchie's just too much of a limp-wristed poof to use the more popular expressions like "pikey scum"
>>2228143392. The Core Concept: "Knackers"The highlighted text says this group is "much more likely to be referred to as 'knackers'." What it means: "Knacker" is a very harsh, derogatory insult used primarily in Ireland. Historically, a "knacker" was a person whose job was to buy old, sick horses and slaughter them for dog food or glue. How it is used today: Over time, it became a nasty slang word. It is used specifically as a slur against Irish Travellers. It is also used more broadly to insult anyone who is seen as lower-class, loud, or anti-social (similar to calling someone "trashy" in the US or a "chav" in the UK). Example: An ignorant character in a movie might say, "Don't go to that pub, it's full of knackers," meaning they think the people there are rough, uneducated, or looking for a fight.
>>222814125Brits probably starting to look back fondly on those days when Irish "gypsies" were their greatest concern in terms of problematic minority groups. A few tools disappearing from sheds, litter left in parks, animal abuse investigations, etc must be the least of their worries now.
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>>222814125my boss at work used to call me a gypsie all the time as an insult and I thought it was hilarious because he had a thick arabic accent>"Yu werk seturdeh?">"Sorry, can't.">"Yuuuu'ra JIP-See..."
>>222814474ty
>>222814474He was actually referring to recent immigration and how they're much worse than travelers you fucking retard
>>222814125Since minority status became a path to preferential treatment and benefits. The Irish travellers have increasingly claimed to be their own distinct ethnicity. This is of course supported by far left liberal academics and politicians.
>>222814806And I'm confident he'll say yes if you ask whether you can go ass-to-ass on one of those virtue points, anon.
>>222814806uh oh conservitroon having a melty on page 2
>>222814806Yes, I think that anon understood perfectly well what he meant.
>>222814125Too white/european looking to be gypsies
>>222814125It's even worse in German. For a long time, "Zigeuner" was the only word we had for gypsies, as in Romani people,, but it's also just a generic term for vagabonds. It's practically impossible to get a comprehensive list of all the different groups that were lumped together under that term.
