To say I am excited about TLC's new show, "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" would be a big fat understatement! I have been intrigued by gypsies (technically Irish Travelers) for years now, ever since my first encounter with them right here in Fort Worth, Texas! Yes, that is correct, Fort Worth has it's very own group of gypsies and if you live here, chances are you have seen them and didn't even know it! (I will have to give you a little gypsy spotting lesson once the show has aired.) I was surprised to hear about this show being aired because majority of the Irish Travelers and gypsies I have heard/read about try very hard to stay out of the public eye because many of them scam and con people for a living. (The ones around here have been known to pull a roofing scam among other things.) The gypsies on the show tonight are British Travelers, so it should be interesting to see how they differ. As the premiere quickly approaches, I'll give you a few tidbits about the Travelers here in Ft. Worth....
*They actually live in 2 trailer parks in a small town just outside of Ft. Worth called White Settlement.
*This group of Travelers are known as the Greenhorns in the Traveler community.
*They often times practice arranged marriages and many of the girls married during their teen years.
Ok, the show is fixin to start, but I will be back afterwards to tell what I know about gypsies and my gypsy encounters here in Ft. Worth! (I had a brief discussion with a group of young girls one day...very exciting!)
Taylor
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