The last time I was in Ireland, you'd still occasionally encounter a horse-drawn sulky on the roads. I've no idea if that is also the case in the UK, but a horse is more practical than an ox.
The last time I was in Ireland, you'd still occasionally encounter a horse-drawn sulky on the roads. I've no idea if that is also the case in the UK, but a horse is more practical than an ox.
I can only speak of London - it is very rare to see oxes there. In fact, in my various visits to this city, I actually never saw an ox on the streets. In Oxford I would expect some, though. Oxford is in Oxfordshire - look how many ox-names there are. It's actually not so far away from London.
Can confirm. Used to commute daily through Oxford Circus in the centre of London for work and don’t recall seeing a single ox even there.
Therefore since we know there are oxen and they are not in London (even in Oxford circus) they must be in Oxford.
West Oxfordshire District Council is currently trying to find a way to stop a certain demographic from racing ponies and traps on the A40 dual carriageway.
Calling them travellers and/or gypsies (I know they are technically different groups of people but generally the terms are often used interchangeably) is not in itself a slur.
It's not a slur, but naming them in an online discussion usually provokes an unproductive shitfight about whether they're as bad as their reputation.
And ostentatiously not naming them has a similar effect. You could have just said "people".
But almost anyone who lives in the UK would know who you were referring to. So you are just using a euphemism, which is arguably worse.
Clovelly in Cornwall still uses donkeys and sleighs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovelly