Thank you for that Jim. My experience of living with and working with Travellers in England is very different to that which you describe above. Certainly the rituals of courtship, and the clean bowl dirty bowl rules of behaviour indoors, are ones I have had to deal with as a Gorgio married to a traveller. There are the' below and above the waist' rules as well as regards animals in the trailer and wo betide if I were to place my tea mug on the floor! However I am assuming that you are aware of all of this already. I am one of the only non Gypsy men to have the art of Gypsy wagon painting under my belt, and I have also been taught the way to value a Wagon old or new at first look. I am also familiar with the great builders and their families.
If this is of any interest to this thread I will gladly supply all details, and give You Tube links if required.
kind regards
Nick