I am a traveler and girls are punished if they do not follow the strict rules
A TRAVELER has shared her story about the alleged ‘punishments’ she says are meted out when people within the community break the rules.
Zoey Pon, who left school at 13, previously explained that she traveled a lot as a child and had to adhere to a number of strict rules, such as not using a phone or drinking alcohol.
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Furthermore, the red-haired beauty claimed that it was not appreciated when she associated with people from outside the community.
“A traveler is basically a child of ours who is allowed to go to school around the age of 10 or 11, but boys are not.
‘The women stay home cleaning and cooking, the men go out to work, and so the men are essentially taking care of the women’s needs.”
There are also some things to keep in mind when it comes to dating, she told her 32,000 followers on TikTok.
“And we weren’t allowed to have a boyfriend until a future husband came to the door asking for us. Other than that, you weren’t allowed to have a boyfriend.”
Other alleged rules include that there is no drinking – or smoking – until one ties the knot, and that sleepovers are also a ‘no go’.
But what would happen if the 19-year-old, who got her very first phone just a year after her wedding, broke one of the rules?
This is something the stunner recently informed social media users about her platformin which she described the consequences.
”If you break any of the rules of traveler culture, you will be scarred for life (reputationally).
“You will be shocked and punished,” she told fans in the video.
According to the young woman – who makes her guests take a ‘bleach bath’ before entering her caravan – ‘you are locked in the attic or in your room’, with the ‘door locked’.
In the traveler community, she continued, it’s best to “not break any rules under any circumstances.”
“No girl is allowed to break the rules, boys are, but that would never happen (for a girl).
“That’s why all the girls have a pretty strict life and have to do what they’re told.”
The Irish Beauty, who previously said she is ”proud to live in a caravan”, also revealed that girls could face harsher punishments if they misbehave.
“Their hair is shaved off, their phones are taken away, in short, you have no life.”
The video provoked many reactions. Some said: “I love getting to know your lives, it’s so interesting!!”
Others rejected claims of extreme punishment, saying: “I am a born and bred gypsy and I have never heard of your head being bitten off if you break the rules.”
Zoey also shared how she keeps her home sparkling clean — all thanks to bleach, which she calls a traveler’s “best friend.”
”We even clean the cups we drink from with bleach,” Zoey said in a recent video.
Facts about Gypsy and Traveller communities
Normally, the term Gypsies is used for the Roma people who migrated to Europe from India, while the term Traveller refers to a person of Irish, Scottish or English ancestry.
It is estimated that there are around 300,000 Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers living in the UK.
All three groups live nomadically, but as it becomes increasingly difficult to find land to live on, many are moving to permanent housing.
They value family life highly and often continue to live close to each other even after they grow up and get married.
Often it is the men who take care of the family, while the women stay at home.
While many English gypsy girls are allowed to drink alcohol and go on holiday with their girlfriends before they get married, this is not the case for their Irish gypsy girls.
But that doesn’t mean they just throw everything in the bleach and let it do its thing. There’s a whole process they have to follow, she explains.
“We take a bottle of hot water and put it in there – it’s diluted. It’s water with bleach, it’s not just bleach.”
While some experts warn to avoid this popular cleaning product because it can damage certain surfaces, the young woman is convinced that this is the secret to a sparkling home.
”When you enter a traveler’s house, do you see dirt? No, you don’t.”
