I’m a gypsy girl – we’re great cleaners but we’d never use a mop… and why bleach is a must have product
A GYPSY has revealed the ins and outs of how travellers and gypsies clean their home and the ways it’s different to non travellers.
Charlotte Ann took to TikTok to reveal her cultures secrets to keeping the home clean and tidy.
In the TikTok video, she said: “Things that travellers and gypsies do that country people, aka non travellers find strange.”
The first thing she pointed out was that travellers often use a vessel or pot to wash their dishes, not the sink.
On top of that, Charlotte explained that they often wash their dishes with bleach.
“We put bleach in the top of our vessels and boil them, water out of the kettle, that’s what we do,” she explained.
Next, Charlotte divulged that she never uses a mop to clean the floor, preferring to use a cloth and scrub it down for a proper clean and make sure you get into every corner.
Charlotte added: “We’re not going to start the mop war all over again.
“If you want to use a mop, use a mop.
“There’s no right or wrong way to clean.
“But I’m talking about my personal preferences in my family.
“So to get in around all the corners, use a floor cloth.”
The gypsy woman also revealed that every cleaning task had it’s own bucket to use – as they would never use the same one to mop the floors and clean the windows.
Finally she revealed that many of the girls in the community tend to drop out of school early.
She continued: “They do usually, because obviously they don’t need a further education cause usually they’re gonna be staying at home.
“And even if they do choose to go on, have a career and work, you can still do that without going school.”
The video posted to her account @charlotteann71 has since gone viral with over 40k views and over 2,800 likes.
People were quick to share their thoughts in the comments section of the post.
One person wrote: “I think your fab, thanks for explaining the differences.. love it.”
Another commented: “The bleach and mop facts were so surprising!”
“I do the cloth too. Mops don’t really get much cleaning done plus their always dirty,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I love learning about your culture, thank you for sharing.”
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