Does Thailand have traveller communities?

[mrtoad]

Back in the UK there are a number of sub cultures that move from place to place, associated with Pikeys, Gypsies etc. They generally don't pay taxes and live on the fringes of legality. Often engaged in dubious "building" work, they move around and are not welcomed in most towns or villages.

So, does Thailand have these types in Society, does Old Somchai hit the road in a fleet of old beat up buses and caravans, offering cheap building work? Is there a Thai equivalent?

[siampolee]

Some of the taxi driving community seem to have nomadic connections to the Thai style travelers here in Thailand.

[Crazy chef 1]

just on the virtual high ways...

welcome back...

[gerry123]

I believe their are many nomadic crews on the agriculture circuit from planters /rice harvesting/corn cutting/ etc

whether they are classed as gypsies not to sure

[onionluke]

Construction labour move with the work .

[Costas2008]

Back in the UK.....there are all sorts of dubious characters going around.

In Thailand all people are thoroughbred and gypsies do not fit in.

Don't know about some farangs going around........but I give them the benefit of the doubt.

[Soutpeel]

I believe there are such groups which exist in Thailand, but from what I understand they don't move about much not in the classic pikey sense, but rather congregate in low cost condo's, and rather than sell clothes pegs and tell peoples fortunes as used to occur in the past, they now undertake dubious on line activities to hustle money for their mama noodle fix .

[tonytigerbkk]

I believe there are such groups which exist in Thailand, but from what I understand they don't move about much not in the classic pikey sense, but rather congregate in low cost condo's, and rather than sell clothes pegs and tell peoples fortunes as used to occur in the past, they now undertake dubious on line activities to hustle money for their mama noodle fix .

Do they like dags?

[Crazy chef 1]

Back in the UK.....there are all sorts of dubious characters going around.

In Thailand all people are thoroughbred and gypsies do not fit in.

Don't know about some farangs going around........but I give them the benefit of the doubt.

heard of one who is planning to move from KK to Pattaya-does this count???

[stat088]

The people that sell furniture and other stuff and set up rides at Festivals.

[Soutpeel]

[Soutpeel]

Meanwhile at a local poker grind off Sukhumvit

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[metisdead]

Moving to the Pub.

[mrtoad]

The people that sell furniture and other stuff and set up rides at Festivals.

Are they welcome in towns? The Pikeys in The UK are a menace

[tonytigerbkk]

Meanwhile at a local poker grind off Sukhumvit

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Handsome chappies, aren't they?

I bet that they have tarmacked a few driveways in Lancaster Gate.

[stat088]

The people that sell furniture and other stuff and set up rides at Festivals.

Are they welcome in towns? The Pikeys in The UK are a menace

They are normally welcome so i guess they can't be classified as Pikeys. In the south they have travelling rug salesmen who might be called Pikeys because they are a menace but i assume they have a home so cannot be called Pikeys.

[SoiBiker]

A lot of construction projects appear to have workers living on-site, so I guess these guys, probably Burmese or Khmer, move around from job to job. They're likely nomadic out of economic necessity rather than tradition, though.

[chrisinth]

Bit like 'Boys from the Blackstuff'?

I'm sure there are crews like this in Thailand.

Not to be confused with visitors to the country, where the term "Gizza job" would be too outdated for them.

[mrtoad]

A lot of construction projects appear to have workers living on-site, so I guess these guys, probably Burmese or Khmer, move around from job to job. They're likely nomadic out of economic necessity rather than tradition, though.

Agreed on that, but i do wonder are their traditional communities as well?

[SoiBiker]

There are the Chao Ley in the south, often referred to as 'sea gypsies'.

[Thongkorn]

yes i am sick of being stuck behind an Elephant toeing a caravan,

[stat088]

There are some Pikey Monks in Thailand.

[h90]

there are or were sea gypsis, but they look like nice people....Very different than the often criminal gypsis in Europe.

[arunsakda]

I believe there are such groups which exist in Thailand, but from what I understand they don't move about much not in the classic pikey sense, but rather congregate in low cost condo's, and rather than sell clothes pegs and tell peoples fortunes as used to occur in the past, they now undertake dubious on line activities to hustle money for their mama noodle fix .

Do they like dags?

What dag? Do you mean Olivia Newton-John?

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[JingerBen]

Carnival people.

Many similarities with the groups that have been mentioned.