THR

Do people who have moved to Australia from Britain still get to hear the boring old pommy-bastard rubbish? If so, how are you British expats coping with it?

POW148

Yes we do. Get lots of banter from the guys at work. The best way to deal with it is join in. I like to remind them of their recent losses on the cricket pitch (Not the One Dayers). The Australians are very bad losers but no where near as bad as English being very bad winners.

Barney

Vash the Stampede

Usually just "Pom" or "Pommy." "Pommy bastard" isn't so common these days.

Unless, of course, you're so obviously a bastard that people can't help pointing it out.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

How do you know... you don't even live here.

ivanjjordan

love it pome bastard is my fav must get called it 30 times a day by ozzies but mostly by my pome bastard mates

the troubadour

Not really such an issue these days at least in a bad sense. Perhaps a little like what an Irish man is reported to have voiced back in the late sixties in England."Thank god they let in (coloured) immigrants into the country as now they(natives)are laying off us a bit" Australia is becoming a more diverse by the month,thankfully so,and unless one is possibly in a tough bogan,ocker,red neck,working enviroment,couldn't imagine it being an issue apart from jest during a sporting event,perhaps.

ozzieeagle

Get called a Pom now and again, even after 30 years. Can't ever recall being called a Pommy Bastard though. When someone gives you the Pom handle, they automatically become Skips

Dorothy

Could be worse. I get called American.

ivanjjordan

like u say its not really an issue nowadays Ozzies r out numbered where i work 5 pomes 2 ozzies about 10 asian only 1 has a basic grasp of english but we all get along fine, if u carnt have a laugh in work then im not going in on monday

mohogony

If your worried about being called a Pom then don't immigrate to OZ. Some court declared its not a racist term so anyone is allowed to call you a Pom if they want to.

ivanjjordan

just listen to NOVA radio we get called pomes all the time

ozzieeagle

I honestly dont understand what the difference is in being called a Pom or a Cockney or a Scouser or a Geordie.

Can someone please explain, besides the obvious geographical connotation.

Scouser in particular sounds like a derogatory term, dont think I would ever say that to a Liverpool Lady.

mohogony

l don't think 'Pom' is any worse then calling an American a ' yank' l don't know why some get offended.

WillBlack

Because it was short for Pom-pous? Out of date as it is mainly Whin-gers these days.

Pollyana

I get called Pom or Pommy all the time at work now but its not meant in a nasty way, its just like a distinguishing nickname, thats all. I also have a mate who calls me the Bitch Witch ,its all just meant in fun.