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Tourists From Hell Visit New Zealand And The Whole Country Unites Against Them
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A British family went to New Zealand for a holiday and they grabbed the attention of the whole country so fast, all of the local garage bands probably envy their brakethrough. But only before they hear the full story. The family turned out to be so toxic, the entire country started trying to figure out a way of how to get rid of them.
The family who traveled on British passports were reported for shoplifting, littering, threatening residents and causing chaos, an immigration official said. Peter Devoy, assistant general manager for Immigration New Zealand (INZ), told Reuters that five individuals from the group had already been served with Deportation Liability Notices, which is the first step in the deportation process.
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One woman even shared a video of confronting the family
Now, they can appeal against the deportation orders and can only be deported if they agree to waive their appeal rights or if the appeal rights expire.
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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff made headlines as well. He called the group “a bunch of a***holes” earlier this week and said that he understands the people who told them to go back where they came from. “Telling visitors to NZ to go home is pretty unusual behaviour by Kiwis but in the case of tourists from Liverpool who have been creating mayhem around Auckland it’s totally justified,” he said.
People had a lot to say about the whole situation
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Steve 5 years ago
I'd like to apologize to everyone in NZ for their behaviour. I also want to apologize a second time, as we don't want them back.
Aperture Laboratories 5 years ago
It's fine! Seriously, when someone disrespects our home, everyone unites to make their lives a living hell haha
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Jessica Colvin 5 years ago
When someone disrespects america, its half burning the flag and half who would never do that. I wish it was like NZ here.
PipsqueakTheCatBlob 5 years ago
Yep!! Seen this before (not on this scale tho). Once when we were camping, we had these idiots next to us. When they were asleep we snuck some fish scraps into their tent. In my defence, they had run over a kiwi, and they were absolute a**holes.
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
Seriously though, I'm sure they didn't do anything that many a kiwi hasn't all ready done here. Plenty of dumped rubbish on our roadsides, shoplifters and scam artists. The difference is, they are a big group and were too stupid to stop once caught on tape and made infamous for it. They've been here since the end of November, but managed to stay unnoticed by most until the video came out near mid-January. Apparently they were leaving today. There's a flight you wouldn't want to be on. Latest news is that on Sunday they booked a motel for 3, then put the whole family in there. Left a mess when caught, then returned the next day, sending in a different family member to try (unsuccessfully this time) to get a room. How do people live like this?!
Captain Marvel 5 years ago
It's okay, not your fault. Our home is a beautiful place and it doesn't deserve to be disrespected by rude tourists, but it's also no one's fault but their own. If anyone needs to apologize it's definitely them. Somehow I doubt that will happen though 😅
Tony Hunter 5 years ago
Irish Travellers don't apologise unless there is a financial benefit for them in doing it.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
No one would blame you, whatever city those trash people came from would not be welcomed back !!!
Jonathon Smith 5 years ago
On behalf of the UK, I sincerely apologise. Normally we send people like this to Spain.
Marcos Alonso 5 years ago
And we will happily deport them. if they did not kill themselves jumping from a balcony or infuriating the locals.
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Karin Love 5 years ago
WHOA! Hold on there, Mister!. Apologizing to entire countries for the douchbaggery of one country's citizens is our job. We thank you for your understanding in this matter. Sincerely, The United States of America
Isog Sargent 5 years ago
Yes, but in the last two years it's been getting far too frequent to keep up. Glad someone is out there taking the attention off us for a few days.
Tania Dubodiel 5 years ago
Yeah, and on behalf of Spain, how about you stop sending us your trash.
Darryl Kerrigan 5 years ago
I can't wait for Brexit when all those arses get deported from Spain and her various islands...
Tania Dubodiel 5 years ago
Yeah, Tony, what will we do without those youngsters who drink until they puke everywhere, f**k on the street in front of everyone, trash everything and make the locals miserable. HOW WILL WE SURVIVE.
Tony Hunter 5 years ago
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Your economy would collapse (even further) without British tourism.
Katerina Stavridi 5 years ago
Or Greece.....this kind of British tourists have messed up the islands 🤦🏻♀️
Kary Walker 5 years ago
Yes, we know. The good part us they usually fall out We know, but we don’t have safety bars on high rise hotel windows, and get rid of of hundreds of drunks a year in Benidorm by their falling out of the windows. You're welcome.
Marquis Herring 5 years ago
You're not wrong!! I just spent a Christmas holiday in Lanzarote with people of the same level of "class" if you want to call it that.
Katinka Min 5 years ago
LOL! We also send our asshats to Spain. So very sorry, Spain!!! Yours, Germany.
LSR 5 years ago
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I see you are one of the loudmouth useless asswipes that likes to behave like a monkey. Unfortunately any POS can get a passport...even you.
Just another bot 5 years ago
Can you please take a step back and read your comment again? It is the most abusive on this list. Chill out! Besides, maybe reboot your sense of humour, that was a joke
Sandy 5 years ago (edited)
From that video, I reckon they're what is known in the uk as "Travellers" and generally speaking...we hate them. they cause nothing but chaos. I live in a Seaside town, and they come in droves every summer (They live in Caravans/motorhomes) they know the laws, so park up on council owned property (playing fields etc) court papers are issued immediately to have them moved along and they know how long they can stay before the baliffs come, so tax payers money is spent fighting to have them moved along, only for them to leave last minute and pitch up a few miles away and it starts again. every year. they leave human waste (S**t/s****y paper) copious amounts of rubbish, cause mayhem, they steal from local residents & businesses. just google "travellers pitch up (uk)" NZ i feel your pain! although, they normally travel in massive groups and not sure how they would get passports anyhow. maybe they're just a******s...
Ana 5 years ago
Now maybe you understand Romanian's anger when they're confused with Gypsies from Romania, a 3% minority, but very visible everywhere they go because of a similar behaviour. Also, when we distance ourselves from them because they lived in our country for hundreds of years but still refuse to integrate in a civilised life style, we're acused of racism, and apparently this is what you're acused of too for your comment. Well people, like it or not, that's the truth : they stay out like a sore thumb. It's almost impossible to integrate them or live along them. There are, unfortunately, very few exceptions.
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Celina A Secas 5 years ago (edited)
Oh. I love this. "it seems"...Martha, let me tell you a secret: the large majority of the Rom, or Romaní that live in Romania do not even want to integrate.Starting with the basic point that the name Rom/Romaní is requested by each one of them. "I am Rom, not Romanian". That is and will be their answer as long as they are in Romanian territory. There's between three or four types of gypsies/travellers, each one of them focusing on different things, and identifiable through their clothing. All of them look down at each other and even lower down to the non-rom. Registering kids with the council is something more from the last decade or two. Even with waiving the registration fees for the Rom it didn't work. "we are travellers, free spirits, this is only to control us". Heck, by their own mentality/habits, girls going to school for more than a couple of years (reading / writing /basic maths) was unheard of until recent. How can you integrate someone that works actively against your efforts? Fines won't work, benefits won't either, what's left?
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@Martha, I'm Bulgarian and we face the same problems as Romanians. I'm sure they've done plenty to integrate them, but it to limited results. They get money from various social programs (and back in communist times there was an attempt in one of our cities to get them out of the filthy illegal and unstable houses they live in by bulding apartment buildings and giving them the apartments for free; they just thrashed them), local and european, and the results are barely existan. Instead it's the opposite - they've learned they don't have to do honest work to get money.
CrazyCatLady 5 years ago (edited)
Maybe on an upbeat note; half of my family come from the traveller and Roma/Sinti community (The Netherlands). And I'm just like any other Dutch person, so integration is possible (or maybe this is just a fluke). Some live in a house, some don't. And yes they have a job, even the women, and everyone goes to highschool. And no, I'm not going into stuff like discrimination, freeloaders and 'what else'. And as a non traveller or Roma/Sinti woman I'm fiercely proud of them, and yes they're not saints (but neither am I). But on a different note, they visit church a whole lot more then I do ;) And they would never tolerate behaviour like this, it's just so rude.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
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Doesn't your country also actively discriminate them? They are hard to integrate anywhere, it seems, but Romania isn't even trying. On the contrary.
Wreathy 5 years ago
Apparently they insist they're not travellers. In fact, according to old mate in the classy red shorts his grandfather is the tenth richest man in britain (who is actually 27 years old). They were all horribly offended to be considered travellers. Also, they're apparently hiding in the hills afraid we're all going to attack them. With pitchforks probably.
Lynn Golde 5 years ago
He's only 27? Rough!!! Can't imagine him at 40. That child...where is he going to end up?
Timothy Pickering 5 years ago
That is a massive generalisation. I have a good many friends who are travellers who would not tolerate this kind of behaviour, let alone exhibit it. There are bad elements in all factions of society, but to judge the majority on the actions of a minority is abhorrent.
Derry Jones 5 years ago
“A massive generalization” are you joking. Travelers are filthy. They nearly always leave dirt and filth everywhere the go. They flaunt the law and cause havoc everywhere. Yes, a few, are ok, but they are very few and far between. In general travelers are a nuisance to society and they are getting more aggressive and violent because people are afraid of them. That young kid is going to grow up to be a lovely person isn’t he.
Karin Love 5 years ago
She was literally doing the opposite of generalizing by speaking about the travellers in her area who act the same way.
Just another bot 5 years ago
I completely agree that you need to treat everyone as an individual and do your best not to just slap a label on people, the stereotype is embedded in our culture and hugely difficult to shift as a society. Great principle, but every individual can be judged on the basis of their actions. It is no one else's fault when someone is aggressive, rude and vandalised everywhere they go. Their ethnic group cannot excuse their actions is that case, although they will try to use discrimination as an excuse. And before anyone asks, I am referring to a few individuals I met myself. I also know a couple of 'settled travellers' who lead law-abiding, honest lives, for whom I have the greatest respect. Treat them as individuals.
Georgina Baker 5 years ago
Yes I agree a massive generalization however are you denying that these people aren’t the average British citizen and dint come from the travelling community because I would certainly class them as such.
Jess Smith 5 years ago
Derry Jones, the word travellers is a term used to describe the type of people in the videos. She's not talking about actual travellers. Lol...
Chrisopher Stone 5 years ago
I concurr at every single occasion I've had the displeasure of interacting with this community its been related to aggression out right violence lots and lots of theft and we are talking every thing from something you slip into a bag or packet to entire pallets of materials worth 10 of 1000s of £'s heavey plant and machinery. we could see them on cctv with flat bed truck. this all happened when they pitched up next to the business. Unfortunately they aren't stupid and knew where the cctv was. My boss ended up sleeping on the office with his shotgun and his dogs and the cop are useless....and any place they do pitch up legally or otherwise there is always mountains of fly tipped rubbish abandoned wrecks of cars. They usually show a general total disregard for anyone else. This isn't prejudice this is what I have personalising seen and had to deal with.
Nicole Antoku 5 years ago
Not just UK, I think they’re pretty infamous all over Europe.. i’m born and raised in Sweden and although they weren’t as common there (not sure about now), but you knew about them. Every year you hear about them scamming people.. My mother is Hungarian and she said that they’re even worse there..
Meowton Mewsk 5 years ago
Are you talking about Gypsies / Romani? Or is “travelers” something else?
Kristy Brandon 5 years ago
they are similar to each other, but Travelers are a different group not related to Romani.
Alan Rodgers 5 years ago
Dunno about travellers, they just look and are behaving like a couple of chavs you'd see in any British town or city.
Perryn Stert 5 years ago (edited)
They're called moryon in Cornish... means ants (because they're annoying and crawl everywhere)
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
The deeply rooted racism against Roma, Gypsies, and Travellers in GB and Europe is nothing short of terrible. Here are some facts: independent.co.uk/voices/comment/5-big-fat-myths-about-gypsies-travellers-and-roma
Crochet lady 5 years ago
Gosh, now I've made a mess, my stereotyping comment was actually defending Bob. Lol.
Crochet lady 5 years ago
My stereotyping comment was addressed to Bob but it seems to be popping up elsewhere.
Christine Carey 5 years ago
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Otherwise known as "Gypsies"
Kristy Brandon 5 years ago
No, Travelers. Romani, the group commonly known as gypsies are a different ethnic group than Travelers.
bob 5 years ago
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Knew a girl at Uni whose parents were "travellers". The s**t she had to take because of casual hate like in your post... People treated her like a thief because she was born in the wrong group. Now I'm just waiting for the usual "you don't know what you're talking about, because you don't live this every day". Bah!
Sandy 5 years ago
It's not casual hate, and this IS speaking from personal experience. Roll your eyes and bah all you like, i'm sorry your friend had to suffer that, but they are generally a nuisance. imagine the above story, but with a group of 20, now multiply that group a couple more times within the same town. and then endure that every damn year.
Patricia Joy 5 years ago
Diane, ask a farmer about how they use their 'empty' fields. It may be mepty now, but in the spring farm animals may graze on it, or it may be ploughed for planting crops. Just because a field is empty now, does not mean it's empty all year round.
Karin Love 5 years ago
bob and Bumble; Nobody said ALL the travellers EVERYWHERE were horrible. People are speaking specifically about their own experiences and YOU two are making the assuption that they mean every traveller in the world. It would be the equivalent of me assuming that because you've known some travellers that were lovely people, you think ALL travellers are lovely people. See how that works?
Blacksheep 5 years ago
diane : who cares if a field is empty or not. It's a private property and should ba respected and not invaded by filthy people leaving a giant trash site behind them. Your front yard is no-use to anyone either yet you wouldn't appreciate these trash people coming to live on it.
Karin Morris 5 years ago (edited)
I've met what they call travellers over there. They are actually gypsys but I don't think they are a specific nationality or race, it's more a social thing. So she's not being racists it's just a bunch of very rowdy people that have absolutely no respect for anyone. Seriously I've had them at the casino in Reno where i bartended. They trashed the rooms, BBQ'd INSIDE of a hotel room, had live chickens in there and tried to steal my tips off the bar.
Meowton Mewsk 5 years ago
I agree, Bob. But you do that regularly here. Even in this very comment section lol.
CrazyCatLady 5 years ago (edited)
As the person with family from the traveller- and Roma/Sinti community, I've heard so much c**p. The 'most beautiful' was; they've gassed them in WWII, they've forgotten you and your family. I was about ten years old then and an adult said that to me, and the Dutch are tolerant... hmmm. And yes, there bad eggs (or was it apples?) as well, I've had the 'privilege' to meet them too... and no I didn't like them at all. Ohhh shoot, now I did talk about discrimination and intolerance (I probably just couldn't help myself). What I mean to say is; no community consist out of 100% good people or 100% bad people, that's just impossible.
Bumble 5 years ago (edited)
Bob, I've got your back- even though I know that people will vote me down. I get how some traveller folk cause a lot of bad press but saying they are all like that is as bad as casual racism. It really surprises me that liberal leftist people think that trashing travellers is ok. Think of that poor young traveller kid who committed suicide because of the hate that he had to endure because of his culture. Shame!
diane a 5 years ago
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Travelling communities should have the right to stay on land for a temporary period - so long as they agree to keep the site clean, no human waste, no nuisance to local residents and dispose of their rubbish. An empty field is no use to any-one
Lola DM 5 years ago
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I don't know enough about your "travellers" (which is a nice disguise for racist content against gypsies) to defend them, but I was surprised when I moved to the UK to see all that trash on the streets, in gardens, at subway stations. I doubt the people who trash the stations at Bank or Monument with old financial and business newspapers are "travellers".
Sandy 5 years ago
They refer to themselves as being part of the "Travelling Community". They are officially known here as Travellers. Don't be ignorant when accusing someone of being racist. i'm far from. They are such a nuisance an entire town has a high court injunction barring them from being there full stop: https://www.harlow.gov.uk/illegal-encampments
diane a 5 years ago (edited)
It isn't racist - they ARE travellers as they have a travelling lifestyle. Ok in the past they would have had horse drawn caravans - now they have big motorhomes and luxury caravans. There was a group of about 10 vehicles in the car park behind my house for a few hours one day and there was some serious money on display. I do wonder how they get mail etc.
Lola DM 5 years ago
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@Notsoswift distanciating yourself from another category of people to criticize their behaviour without looking at yours is an example of utter discrimination
Steve 5 years ago
I'd like to apologize to everyone in NZ for their behaviour. I also want to apologize a second time, as we don't want them back.
Aperture Laboratories 5 years ago
It's fine! Seriously, when someone disrespects our home, everyone unites to make their lives a living hell haha
Load More Replies... Jessica Colvin 5 years ago
When someone disrespects america, its half burning the flag and half who would never do that. I wish it was like NZ here.
PipsqueakTheCatBlob 5 years ago
Yep!! Seen this before (not on this scale tho). Once when we were camping, we had these idiots next to us. When they were asleep we snuck some fish scraps into their tent. In my defence, they had run over a kiwi, and they were absolute a**holes.
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
Seriously though, I'm sure they didn't do anything that many a kiwi hasn't all ready done here. Plenty of dumped rubbish on our roadsides, shoplifters and scam artists. The difference is, they are a big group and were too stupid to stop once caught on tape and made infamous for it. They've been here since the end of November, but managed to stay unnoticed by most until the video came out near mid-January. Apparently they were leaving today. There's a flight you wouldn't want to be on. Latest news is that on Sunday they booked a motel for 3, then put the whole family in there. Left a mess when caught, then returned the next day, sending in a different family member to try (unsuccessfully this time) to get a room. How do people live like this?!
Captain Marvel 5 years ago
It's okay, not your fault. Our home is a beautiful place and it doesn't deserve to be disrespected by rude tourists, but it's also no one's fault but their own. If anyone needs to apologize it's definitely them. Somehow I doubt that will happen though 😅
Tony Hunter 5 years ago
Irish Travellers don't apologise unless there is a financial benefit for them in doing it.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
No one would blame you, whatever city those trash people came from would not be welcomed back !!!
Jonathon Smith 5 years ago
On behalf of the UK, I sincerely apologise. Normally we send people like this to Spain.
Marcos Alonso 5 years ago
And we will happily deport them. if they did not kill themselves jumping from a balcony or infuriating the locals.
Load More Replies... Karin Love 5 years ago
WHOA! Hold on there, Mister!. Apologizing to entire countries for the douchbaggery of one country's citizens is our job. We thank you for your understanding in this matter. Sincerely, The United States of America
Isog Sargent 5 years ago
Yes, but in the last two years it's been getting far too frequent to keep up. Glad someone is out there taking the attention off us for a few days.
Tania Dubodiel 5 years ago
Yeah, and on behalf of Spain, how about you stop sending us your trash.
Darryl Kerrigan 5 years ago
I can't wait for Brexit when all those arses get deported from Spain and her various islands...
Tania Dubodiel 5 years ago
Yeah, Tony, what will we do without those youngsters who drink until they puke everywhere, f**k on the street in front of everyone, trash everything and make the locals miserable. HOW WILL WE SURVIVE.
Tony Hunter 5 years ago
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Your economy would collapse (even further) without British tourism.
Katerina Stavridi 5 years ago
Or Greece.....this kind of British tourists have messed up the islands 🤦🏻♀️
Kary Walker 5 years ago
Yes, we know. The good part us they usually fall out We know, but we don’t have safety bars on high rise hotel windows, and get rid of of hundreds of drunks a year in Benidorm by their falling out of the windows. You're welcome.
Marquis Herring 5 years ago
You're not wrong!! I just spent a Christmas holiday in Lanzarote with people of the same level of "class" if you want to call it that.
Katinka Min 5 years ago
LOL! We also send our asshats to Spain. So very sorry, Spain!!! Yours, Germany.
LSR 5 years ago
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I see you are one of the loudmouth useless asswipes that likes to behave like a monkey. Unfortunately any POS can get a passport...even you.
Just another bot 5 years ago
Can you please take a step back and read your comment again? It is the most abusive on this list. Chill out! Besides, maybe reboot your sense of humour, that was a joke
Sandy 5 years ago (edited)
From that video, I reckon they're what is known in the uk as "Travellers" and generally speaking...we hate them. they cause nothing but chaos. I live in a Seaside town, and they come in droves every summer (They live in Caravans/motorhomes) they know the laws, so park up on council owned property (playing fields etc) court papers are issued immediately to have them moved along and they know how long they can stay before the baliffs come, so tax payers money is spent fighting to have them moved along, only for them to leave last minute and pitch up a few miles away and it starts again. every year. they leave human waste (S**t/s****y paper) copious amounts of rubbish, cause mayhem, they steal from local residents & businesses. just google "travellers pitch up (uk)" NZ i feel your pain! although, they normally travel in massive groups and not sure how they would get passports anyhow. maybe they're just a******s...
Ana 5 years ago
Now maybe you understand Romanian's anger when they're confused with Gypsies from Romania, a 3% minority, but very visible everywhere they go because of a similar behaviour. Also, when we distance ourselves from them because they lived in our country for hundreds of years but still refuse to integrate in a civilised life style, we're acused of racism, and apparently this is what you're acused of too for your comment. Well people, like it or not, that's the truth : they stay out like a sore thumb. It's almost impossible to integrate them or live along them. There are, unfortunately, very few exceptions.
Load More Replies... Celina A Secas 5 years ago (edited)
Oh. I love this. "it seems"...Martha, let me tell you a secret: the large majority of the Rom, or Romaní that live in Romania do not even want to integrate.Starting with the basic point that the name Rom/Romaní is requested by each one of them. "I am Rom, not Romanian". That is and will be their answer as long as they are in Romanian territory. There's between three or four types of gypsies/travellers, each one of them focusing on different things, and identifiable through their clothing. All of them look down at each other and even lower down to the non-rom. Registering kids with the council is something more from the last decade or two. Even with waiving the registration fees for the Rom it didn't work. "we are travellers, free spirits, this is only to control us". Heck, by their own mentality/habits, girls going to school for more than a couple of years (reading / writing /basic maths) was unheard of until recent. How can you integrate someone that works actively against your efforts? Fines won't work, benefits won't either, what's left?
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@Martha, I'm Bulgarian and we face the same problems as Romanians. I'm sure they've done plenty to integrate them, but it to limited results. They get money from various social programs (and back in communist times there was an attempt in one of our cities to get them out of the filthy illegal and unstable houses they live in by bulding apartment buildings and giving them the apartments for free; they just thrashed them), local and european, and the results are barely existan. Instead it's the opposite - they've learned they don't have to do honest work to get money.
CrazyCatLady 5 years ago (edited)
Maybe on an upbeat note; half of my family come from the traveller and Roma/Sinti community (The Netherlands). And I'm just like any other Dutch person, so integration is possible (or maybe this is just a fluke). Some live in a house, some don't. And yes they have a job, even the women, and everyone goes to highschool. And no, I'm not going into stuff like discrimination, freeloaders and 'what else'. And as a non traveller or Roma/Sinti woman I'm fiercely proud of them, and yes they're not saints (but neither am I). But on a different note, they visit church a whole lot more then I do ;) And they would never tolerate behaviour like this, it's just so rude.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
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Doesn't your country also actively discriminate them? They are hard to integrate anywhere, it seems, but Romania isn't even trying. On the contrary.
Wreathy 5 years ago
Apparently they insist they're not travellers. In fact, according to old mate in the classy red shorts his grandfather is the tenth richest man in britain (who is actually 27 years old). They were all horribly offended to be considered travellers. Also, they're apparently hiding in the hills afraid we're all going to attack them. With pitchforks probably.
Lynn Golde 5 years ago
He's only 27? Rough!!! Can't imagine him at 40. That child...where is he going to end up?
Timothy Pickering 5 years ago
That is a massive generalisation. I have a good many friends who are travellers who would not tolerate this kind of behaviour, let alone exhibit it. There are bad elements in all factions of society, but to judge the majority on the actions of a minority is abhorrent.
Derry Jones 5 years ago
“A massive generalization” are you joking. Travelers are filthy. They nearly always leave dirt and filth everywhere the go. They flaunt the law and cause havoc everywhere. Yes, a few, are ok, but they are very few and far between. In general travelers are a nuisance to society and they are getting more aggressive and violent because people are afraid of them. That young kid is going to grow up to be a lovely person isn’t he.
Karin Love 5 years ago
She was literally doing the opposite of generalizing by speaking about the travellers in her area who act the same way.
Just another bot 5 years ago
I completely agree that you need to treat everyone as an individual and do your best not to just slap a label on people, the stereotype is embedded in our culture and hugely difficult to shift as a society. Great principle, but every individual can be judged on the basis of their actions. It is no one else's fault when someone is aggressive, rude and vandalised everywhere they go. Their ethnic group cannot excuse their actions is that case, although they will try to use discrimination as an excuse. And before anyone asks, I am referring to a few individuals I met myself. I also know a couple of 'settled travellers' who lead law-abiding, honest lives, for whom I have the greatest respect. Treat them as individuals.
Georgina Baker 5 years ago
Yes I agree a massive generalization however are you denying that these people aren’t the average British citizen and dint come from the travelling community because I would certainly class them as such.
Jess Smith 5 years ago
Derry Jones, the word travellers is a term used to describe the type of people in the videos. She's not talking about actual travellers. Lol...
Chrisopher Stone 5 years ago
I concurr at every single occasion I've had the displeasure of interacting with this community its been related to aggression out right violence lots and lots of theft and we are talking every thing from something you slip into a bag or packet to entire pallets of materials worth 10 of 1000s of £'s heavey plant and machinery. we could see them on cctv with flat bed truck. this all happened when they pitched up next to the business. Unfortunately they aren't stupid and knew where the cctv was. My boss ended up sleeping on the office with his shotgun and his dogs and the cop are useless....and any place they do pitch up legally or otherwise there is always mountains of fly tipped rubbish abandoned wrecks of cars. They usually show a general total disregard for anyone else. This isn't prejudice this is what I have personalising seen and had to deal with.
Nicole Antoku 5 years ago
Not just UK, I think they’re pretty infamous all over Europe.. i’m born and raised in Sweden and although they weren’t as common there (not sure about now), but you knew about them. Every year you hear about them scamming people.. My mother is Hungarian and she said that they’re even worse there..
Meowton Mewsk 5 years ago
Are you talking about Gypsies / Romani? Or is “travelers” something else?
Kristy Brandon 5 years ago
they are similar to each other, but Travelers are a different group not related to Romani.
Alan Rodgers 5 years ago
Dunno about travellers, they just look and are behaving like a couple of chavs you'd see in any British town or city.
Perryn Stert 5 years ago (edited)
They're called moryon in Cornish... means ants (because they're annoying and crawl everywhere)
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
The deeply rooted racism against Roma, Gypsies, and Travellers in GB and Europe is nothing short of terrible. Here are some facts: independent.co.uk/voices/comment/5-big-fat-myths-about-gypsies-travellers-and-roma
Crochet lady 5 years ago
Gosh, now I've made a mess, my stereotyping comment was actually defending Bob. Lol.
Crochet lady 5 years ago
My stereotyping comment was addressed to Bob but it seems to be popping up elsewhere.
Christine Carey 5 years ago
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Otherwise known as "Gypsies"
Kristy Brandon 5 years ago
No, Travelers. Romani, the group commonly known as gypsies are a different ethnic group than Travelers.
bob 5 years ago
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Knew a girl at Uni whose parents were "travellers". The s**t she had to take because of casual hate like in your post... People treated her like a thief because she was born in the wrong group. Now I'm just waiting for the usual "you don't know what you're talking about, because you don't live this every day". Bah!
Sandy 5 years ago
It's not casual hate, and this IS speaking from personal experience. Roll your eyes and bah all you like, i'm sorry your friend had to suffer that, but they are generally a nuisance. imagine the above story, but with a group of 20, now multiply that group a couple more times within the same town. and then endure that every damn year.
Patricia Joy 5 years ago
Diane, ask a farmer about how they use their 'empty' fields. It may be mepty now, but in the spring farm animals may graze on it, or it may be ploughed for planting crops. Just because a field is empty now, does not mean it's empty all year round.
Karin Love 5 years ago
bob and Bumble; Nobody said ALL the travellers EVERYWHERE were horrible. People are speaking specifically about their own experiences and YOU two are making the assuption that they mean every traveller in the world. It would be the equivalent of me assuming that because you've known some travellers that were lovely people, you think ALL travellers are lovely people. See how that works?
Blacksheep 5 years ago
diane : who cares if a field is empty or not. It's a private property and should ba respected and not invaded by filthy people leaving a giant trash site behind them. Your front yard is no-use to anyone either yet you wouldn't appreciate these trash people coming to live on it.
Karin Morris 5 years ago (edited)
I've met what they call travellers over there. They are actually gypsys but I don't think they are a specific nationality or race, it's more a social thing. So she's not being racists it's just a bunch of very rowdy people that have absolutely no respect for anyone. Seriously I've had them at the casino in Reno where i bartended. They trashed the rooms, BBQ'd INSIDE of a hotel room, had live chickens in there and tried to steal my tips off the bar.
Meowton Mewsk 5 years ago
I agree, Bob. But you do that regularly here. Even in this very comment section lol.
CrazyCatLady 5 years ago (edited)
As the person with family from the traveller- and Roma/Sinti community, I've heard so much c**p. The 'most beautiful' was; they've gassed them in WWII, they've forgotten you and your family. I was about ten years old then and an adult said that to me, and the Dutch are tolerant... hmmm. And yes, there bad eggs (or was it apples?) as well, I've had the 'privilege' to meet them too... and no I didn't like them at all. Ohhh shoot, now I did talk about discrimination and intolerance (I probably just couldn't help myself). What I mean to say is; no community consist out of 100% good people or 100% bad people, that's just impossible.
Bumble 5 years ago (edited)
Bob, I've got your back- even though I know that people will vote me down. I get how some traveller folk cause a lot of bad press but saying they are all like that is as bad as casual racism. It really surprises me that liberal leftist people think that trashing travellers is ok. Think of that poor young traveller kid who committed suicide because of the hate that he had to endure because of his culture. Shame!
diane a 5 years ago
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Travelling communities should have the right to stay on land for a temporary period - so long as they agree to keep the site clean, no human waste, no nuisance to local residents and dispose of their rubbish. An empty field is no use to any-one
Lola DM 5 years ago
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I don't know enough about your "travellers" (which is a nice disguise for racist content against gypsies) to defend them, but I was surprised when I moved to the UK to see all that trash on the streets, in gardens, at subway stations. I doubt the people who trash the stations at Bank or Monument with old financial and business newspapers are "travellers".
Sandy 5 years ago
They refer to themselves as being part of the "Travelling Community". They are officially known here as Travellers. Don't be ignorant when accusing someone of being racist. i'm far from. They are such a nuisance an entire town has a high court injunction barring them from being there full stop: https://www.harlow.gov.uk/illegal-encampments
diane a 5 years ago (edited)
It isn't racist - they ARE travellers as they have a travelling lifestyle. Ok in the past they would have had horse drawn caravans - now they have big motorhomes and luxury caravans. There was a group of about 10 vehicles in the car park behind my house for a few hours one day and there was some serious money on display. I do wonder how they get mail etc.
Lola DM 5 years ago
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@Notsoswift distanciating yourself from another category of people to criticize their behaviour without looking at yours is an example of utter discrimination
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