mrtoad Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post siampolee Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2015 Some of the taxi driving community seem to have nomadic connections to the Thai style travelers here in Thailand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 just on the virtual high ways... welcome back... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionluke Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Construction labour move with the work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2015 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 . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonytigerbkk Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2015 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? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stat088 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 The people that sell furniture and other stuff and set up rides at Festivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Meanwhile at a local poker grind off Sukhumvit Edited February 21, 2015 by Soutpeel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Moving to the Pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonytigerbkk Posted February 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2015 Meanwhile at a local poker grind off Sukhumvit Capture3.PNG Handsome chappies, aren't they? I bet that they have tarmacked a few driveways in Lancaster Gate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stat088 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 There are the Chao Ley in the south, often referred to as 'sea gypsies'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 yes i am sick of being stuck behind an Elephant toeing a caravan, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stat088 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 There are some Pikey Monks in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 there are or were sea gypsis, but they look like nice people....Very different than the often criminal gypsis in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunsakda Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 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?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JingerBen Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Carnival people. Many similarities with the groups that have been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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