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Not d what the thick ockers call us.
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| I don't find it offensive.
There's no official meaning to it although many think it means ''prisoner of mother England'' or along the lines. Either way, it's not very offensive....In fact, it's pretty much spot on.  |
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| Quote: ABP' "I don't find it offensive.
There's no official meaning to it although many think it means ''prisoner of mother England'' or along the lines. Either way, it's not very offensive....In fact, it's pretty much spot on. ![]()
"Prisoner of His Majesty (POHM)", I thought.
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| Quote: ROBINSON ""Prisoner of His Majesty (POHM)", I thought.'"
Probably.
Either way, it's not very offensive. |
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I thought it was because we turn red in the sun, like an apple.
Either way, it's slightly offensive, but they're not going to stop using it.
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| Well I'm not sure what is offensive about the term but I guess it's similar to how the british press used the "Paki" to describe any Asian immigrant (even if they wern't Pakistani) in the 1960/70s ish. It just comes from the press.
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Quote: Paki "The term pommy, often shortened to pom, is commonly used by speakers as a person of British (English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish) origin, in Australia and New Zealand. Although it was originally a derogatory term, it was ruled no longer offensive in 2006 by the Australian Advertising Standards Board and in 2010 by the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority. Despite these changing views, some Britons consider the expression offensive or racist
Now I don't personally think either "Pom" or "Paki" is particulary racist but I remember watching Cricket in Australia last winter and the Aussie test players were calling Pakistan "Paki's" in on air interviews. Imagine if that happened here....the daily mail would explode and badger those using the term into an apology. That small thing just shows you how different the two countries are.
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i think as most australians have never been out of their country . they really think we like warm beer ,we dont use soap etc etc .when i was there 2006 buses in sydney had a picture of a can of foster in ice and underneath the words pommies worst nightmare . most of them are pricks
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I've never understood them calling [ius[/i Poms. Surely [ithey're[/i the exported prisoners?
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Always thought the term Pommy was short for pomegranate because when the brits went to Australia after a few days in the sun our faces looked like pomegranates
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"Prisoner of Mother England" or "Prisoner of Her Majesty", but it probably derives from pomegranate, rhyming slang for "immigrant"
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| Poms ? The term is almost friendly when compared to the slang still used by some rlbogansrl to describe other races.
Southern or Eastern Europeans = W O G / Dago
South East Asian/Chinese = Slopes
Arabic = Hankey heads
I've lived in OZ for 44 years & still get asked if I'm a Pom,so I wouldn't take it to heart  |
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| Quote: pocket*trout ""Prisoner of Mother England" or "Prisoner of Her Majesty", but it probably derives from pomegranate, rhyming slang for "immigrant"'"
please explain to me? |
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| Quote: nikos "please explain to me?'"
What's to explain? Seems simple enough. Brits living in Oz are immigrants, and "pomegranate" is a rhyming slang for "immigrant". |
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| Quote: bikerpie "What's to explain? Seems simple enough. Brits living in Oz are immigrants, and "pomegranate" is a rhyming slang for "immigrant".'"
sorry, still aint getting this one - is it like "i dont like your boat" ie boat race = face? in which case what does the pomegranate stand for?
or do you mean that pomegranate rhymes with immigrant, which Im afraid it doesnt, it may have done if it was pomegrant, not pomegranate |
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