Gypsy's and fairs

[milly143]

Is it fairs or fayres?

Anyway, that's not the real question. With all this Gypsy wedding conversation going on at the moment, it got me thinking about the ones I've seen around here and you do see young gypsy girls wearing next to nothing, particularly at the fair grounds. Granted I can't say I've seen a 6 or 7 year old in that clobber but certainly girls in their early teens. So are the gypsy's that run the fairs a different 'type' of gypsy and not the true ones?

[Dee Sa]

I think its travellers that have the fairs but I am not sure.Did youread the article in yesterdays Daily Mail about the approx cost of the wedding shown on tv last week, it will make your eyes water !

[boxtops]

The people at the fairs are working, the ones on the wedding progs are dressed up in their best - I expect they are the same.

Btw (and IMO) a fair with waltzers etc which comes to a town for a few days is a Fair - to me, a Fayre is either something harking back to "the Old Days" e.g. Village Fayre, or more usually something like a "Craft Fayre" - anyone else agree?

[Count-A-Strong]

Fairs are known as feasts in West Yorkshire (and possible elsewhere for allmi know) and are held on the Feast Ground.

[MarkRae]

It's definitely 'fairs'. A 'fayre' is a middle-English word for 'market', but it came to be used in place of 'fair' because it sounds the same and looks more quaint and olde worlde, a bit like a café in a small village calling itself 'Ye Olde Tea Shoppe' - popular with American tourists...

However, it's GYPSIES, for heaven's sake! One gypsy, two gypsies, three gypsies etc...

[anneasquith]

four gypsies ?

[boxtops]

LOL MR, yes....

[Dris]

We call the them the 'shows'.

[ummmm]

Gypsy's Gypsies - Who cares? It's not like you don't know what they mean..!!!

[Count-A-Strong]

I'm off for a Gypsies kiss.

[boxtops]

Know what you mean too, dris - we get the drift even if it's not technically accurate ;-)

[MarkRae]

> Gypsy's Gypsies - Who cares? It's not like you don't know what they mean..!!!

<sigh> Then why ask the question at all? Fairs fayres - Who cares? It's not like you don't know what they mean..!!!

[MarkRae]

Feast is also used a bit further up the coast:
http://www.thebestof....3456/tweedmouth-feast

[Count-A-Strong]

Pick. Must admit the term is more associated with my dads generation than mine.

[ummmm]

They are different Mark.

[MarkRae]

It's more to do the fact that you love to (pretend to) be irritated by me - it's one of your little pleasures. You wouldn't have said anything if anybody else had pointed out the spelling mistake, especially in a thread SPECIFICALLY about correct spelling...

[milly143]

Oh god I'm sooooo sorry!

[milly143]

And actually the thread was not specifically about spelling.

"Anyway, that's not the real question."