Being called a POM? Tell us :)
#1
Being called a POM? Tell us :)
This is the POM namecalling helpline. Any issues, we'll sort em for ya. Give us the name and address of any aussie calling you a pom and we'll get da boiz sent raand.
Seriously though....
It was expressed on another thread that alot of name calling and insults get bandied about in Aus.
How true is this?
Has it affected you?
Pete.
Seriously though....
It was expressed on another thread that alot of name calling and insults get bandied about in Aus.
How true is this?
Has it affected you?
Pete.
#2
Been here 8 months and only been called it twice and in jest (I hope). My boss hollared at me through the factory "Oi Pomme" and at a party an aussie woman said "oh no not another immigrant taking over my counrty".
My hubby gets the piss taken out of him at work, but there is a kiwi there too so he always ends up worse off (the kiwi).
Diane
My hubby gets the piss taken out of him at work, but there is a kiwi there too so he always ends up worse off (the kiwi).
Diane
#3
Joined: Aug 2003
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Thieving dirty backpacker is what I get on the light days. My work is truly Ozzie ie hugarians, english, Kiwis, italians, slovenians, scots and a couple of ozzies. This country needs more immigrants to drown out the Aussie winging.
#4
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Twice in 1 year....and that was my best mate (Aussie) trying to cheer himself up when we were all at work..
if you get stuck in, adopt an Aussie "outlook" on things, don't whinge, then the Aussies seem to take to anyone. Seriously, not once was I ever targeted.
Oh and my then gf said I wouldn't "shout if a shark bit me" once but that's not Pommie bashing is it?!
badgers
if you get stuck in, adopt an Aussie "outlook" on things, don't whinge, then the Aussies seem to take to anyone. Seriously, not once was I ever targeted.
Oh and my then gf said I wouldn't "shout if a shark bit me" once but that's not Pommie bashing is it?!
badgers
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Considering what they call everyone else, being called Pom every now and then doesn't hurt!
Names that would have you hung, drawn and quartered in England are banded around without a care in the world!
Names that would have you hung, drawn and quartered in England are banded around without a care in the world!
#6
Yet some that we use here seem far more severe in oz, which i find wierd.
Someone was called a b*tch at my wifes work, and you should've heard her (the wife) go on about it! It appears the word is far worse in oz than it is over here (i do understand its not pleasant wherever you are.......)
Someone was called a b*tch at my wifes work, and you should've heard her (the wife) go on about it! It appears the word is far worse in oz than it is over here (i do understand its not pleasant wherever you are.......)
#7
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I'm called a Pom at least once a week - most recently a big mouthed Pom, although only in fun. But then I give as good as I get!
#8
Joined: Aug 2003
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I don't winge about it I give it to them back. They respect me for it. One statement was "poms are the only people you can get away with giving shit these days"
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Well, when i first arrived in oz I worked in a warehouse as a temp in Sydney. I was saving up the money to go travelling up 2 Cairns. No one, even the foreman called me by my real name, I was "pommie".
Once when i was trying to get past a bouncer at a sydney late night pub/club, the said bouncer called me a pom and said he would let me in if I had showered that week!!
The Aussies really love name calling, imagine calling someone a wog in the UK!!!
Anyway the Australians do seem to have a real colonial hangover about them, resulting in a large chip on their collective shoulders when it comes to us Brits.
Thats my tuppence wprth anyway, anyone want to challenge my education again??? Sorry i havent got a BA Hons from hicksville uni mate!!!!!
Once when i was trying to get past a bouncer at a sydney late night pub/club, the said bouncer called me a pom and said he would let me in if I had showered that week!!
The Aussies really love name calling, imagine calling someone a wog in the UK!!!
Anyway the Australians do seem to have a real colonial hangover about them, resulting in a large chip on their collective shoulders when it comes to us Brits.
Thats my tuppence wprth anyway, anyone want to challenge my education again??? Sorry i havent got a BA Hons from hicksville uni mate!!!!!
#10
Originally posted by dazuk
Well, when i first arrived in oz I worked in a warehouse as a temp in Sydney. I was saving up the money to go travelling up 2 Cairns. No one, even the foreman called me by my real name, I was "pommie".
Once when i was trying to get past a bouncer at a sydney late night pub/club, the said bouncer called me a pom and said he would let me in if I had showered that week!!
The Aussies really love name calling, imagine calling someone a wog in the UK!!!
Anyway the Australians do seem to have a real colonial hangover about them, resulting in a large chip on their collective shoulders when it comes to us Brits.
Thats my tuppence wprth anyway, anyone want to challenge my education again??? Sorry i havent got a BA Hons from hicksville uni mate!!!!!
Well, when i first arrived in oz I worked in a warehouse as a temp in Sydney. I was saving up the money to go travelling up 2 Cairns. No one, even the foreman called me by my real name, I was "pommie".
Once when i was trying to get past a bouncer at a sydney late night pub/club, the said bouncer called me a pom and said he would let me in if I had showered that week!!
The Aussies really love name calling, imagine calling someone a wog in the UK!!!
Anyway the Australians do seem to have a real colonial hangover about them, resulting in a large chip on their collective shoulders when it comes to us Brits.
Thats my tuppence wprth anyway, anyone want to challenge my education again??? Sorry i havent got a BA Hons from hicksville uni mate!!!!!
You still in oz?
How long were you there/been there?
Have you come back?
If not, do you like it there (your posts indicate not...).
Anyway :
I was saving up the money to go travelling up 2 Cairns. No one, even the foreman called me by my real name, I was "pommie".
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Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
I have found the types that like pommie bashing, bash every other nationality as well. Kiwis get it worse. If you let it affect you, you are in for a rough time.
#12
i was just refered to as "the pommy chick" for 6 months but i was in geraldton so i suppose it was a novelty for them but i liked it! don't know if i'll feel the same now though, i mean i'm gonna be a proper ozzie this time , no WHV for this pommy chick! :scared:
#13
Originally posted by dazuk
The Aussies really love name calling, imagine calling someone a wog in the UK!!!
The Aussies really love name calling, imagine calling someone a wog in the UK!!!
If you are an imigrant in any country you have to be prepared for some name calling light hearted or malicious it happens.
ACE
#14
Originally posted by ACE
What do you mean imagine, it happens all the time.
If you are an imigrant in any country you have to be prepared for some name calling light hearted or malicious it happens.
ACE
What do you mean imagine, it happens all the time.
If you are an imigrant in any country you have to be prepared for some name calling light hearted or malicious it happens.
ACE
Erm.. not really, only used amongst the ignorant/racist in the UK. But in Oz 'Wog' isn't offensive ( see http://www.wog.com.au/ ). So I think the conclusion is that you have to accept it and allow yourself to adjust your perception of certain words when going to Australia.
RE: POM
Been to Oz twice now, only times I've had 'Pom' thrown at me are by a) Cheeky Taxi drivers, b) Drunks in bars that overhear your accent c) Friends having a wind up. It does get a bit monotonous, I'll have to get used to it when I (eventually) get to sSydney I'm sure !
#15
Originally posted by ACE
What do you mean imagine, it happens all the time.
If you are an imigrant in any country you have to be prepared for some name calling light hearted or malicious it happens.
ACE
What do you mean imagine, it happens all the time.
If you are an imigrant in any country you have to be prepared for some name calling light hearted or malicious it happens.
ACE
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