My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

[DEN53]

Just an observation - if all the girls leave school at 11,12 or 13 to do chores in the caravan and also look after younger children - what the bloody hell is the Mother doing ?

[milly143]

Selling lucky heather (or whatever it is) in town.

[mccfluff]

i was wondering where the parents where, they seem to have been missed out completely in this series and 'd like to see what life is like for them. Maybe they didn;t want to be filmed

[smurfchops]

That's just what I thought Den. Surely the mother doesn't work, the men do that. I felt so sorry for that little sister, what was she - 12? Taken out of school so she could scrupulously clean the caravan and do all the chores every day, I would have love to have heard from her mother. She even takes care of all the younger siblings. And the middle sister was married and still 16, and then the 18 (?) year old with the red curly hair married on last night's programme, neither of these older sisters seemed happy. Neither did the girl whose mother had arthritis (her husband was 17!). I think they get married just because they don't want to be on their own in their 20s, its just the 'done' thing to do and its the only way they can have 'relations' if you know what I mean. None of them seemed very loving towards their husbands.

[DEN53]

Milly - or helping the Dad tarmac some poor s0ds driveway (:0 (

Fluffy - I am thinking this programme is all about 'selective filming' - if you get my drift....

[pa___ul3]

I was wondering, the way they all seem to be a little on the unruly side (to put it politely), whether this is because they're essentially being raised by kids. I get the impression there's a lot of the story that's not being told.

[mccfluff]

oh very much so, there is a lot that isn't discussed or shown, bit annoying really, specially when you're as nosy as me :-)

[DEN53]

Smurfy - I don't think any of these girls look happy - I mean would you, having to spend your life with Mr. Muscle and Dettol (:0 (

[DEN53]

Pa - I think there is loads of this story not being told. Also all the girls being shown are very very pretty girls - I haven't seen one ugly one yet.

[pa___ul3]

I think that maybe down to the fact that they essentially live to attract a husband, when you commit your life to looking the best you can then you're mostly going to look ok. I noticed last night that the ginger haired girl was the first I'd seen that dressed kind of normal, most of them are uniform perma-tanned with tiny waists and crop tops. I couldn't help noticing too, a lot of them a reet busty!!

[DEN53]

your right, pa - they 'dress to impress' kinda..............I just wonder how they get rid of the smell of bleach off their hands (:0 (

[smurfchops]

I suppose dress to impress means dress to impress gypsies ?

[chrissa1]

But they are only cleaning a caravan. it's not like it's a 4 bedroom house.

[smurfchops]

chrissa it sounds like they have to do it every day -- and thoroughly. I wouldn't want to clean anywhere every day, even a caravan !

[ummmm]

I clean my house everyday...except the kids rooms. They clean them...

[chrissa1]

One hour tops.

[Ric.ror]

One thing I thought was how on earth the young men afforded those flash jeeps and how they passed the passed the test without being able to read or write

[DEN53]

Thats a good point, Ric - though with the Theory Test - its just pressing the mouse button and pointing to answers on the screen, but if they can't read- hmmmm - not sure.

[Ric.ror]

And if they have not passed the test how do they get insurance for the cars etc.

[gina32]

ric that exactly what i said to my other half. and if they are travellers how do they get tax, ins and driving licences, cos they dont stay anywhere long enough for an address

[Coobeastie]

Its quite easy to pick up a nice caravan just pop along to a motorway service station find a caravan that belongs to some poor sod who has popped in for food and nick it before he returns....cars are probably obtained in the same manner.

http://www.dailymail....aravan-thefts-UK.html