Do Brits still get pommed?
Sep 19th 2009 | 1:44 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
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 http://fc40.deviantart.com/fs20/f/20...99933e2eac.gif
,its all just meant in fun.
Sep 19th 2009 | 1:55 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
Yeah i get it alot at work from both patients and staff. Funny when they dont realise Im English (have a slight kiwi accent now
) and they go on about poms. Some people even in inner city Melbourne are stuck well in the past, most say pommie out of humour but some definitely have a problem with Brits.
I do like to remind them of their mostly convict heritage though, would rather be a pom rather than an ex crim pom.
) and they go on about poms. Some people even in inner city Melbourne are stuck well in the past, most say pommie out of humour but some definitely have a problem with Brits. I do like to remind them of their mostly convict heritage though, would rather be a pom rather than an ex crim pom.
Sep 19th 2009 | 1:59 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
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Sep 19th 2009 | 2:05 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
Some people must spend their days looking for possible insults, is all I can say.
Talk about polarised views.
Last time I felt like an Alien creature, was in a pub in Prestatyn North Wales..... Now they did have 'tude. Despite having lived in Aus for well over 20 years, the remnants of my London accent seemed to cause real affront.
Talk about polarised views.
Last time I felt like an Alien creature, was in a pub in Prestatyn North Wales..... Now they did have 'tude. Despite having lived in Aus for well over 20 years, the remnants of my London accent seemed to cause real affront.
Sep 19th 2009 | 2:23 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
Dosnt bother me one litlle bit, we all call each other poms 
Some aussies say it to think it gets under your skin though, I just kindly remind them whose face is on the coins and just have a laugh about it all.
All in the best possible taste
Some aussies say it to think it gets under your skin though, I just kindly remind them whose face is on the coins and just have a laugh about it all.
All in the best possible taste
Sep 19th 2009 | 2:26 pm
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Sep 19th 2009 | 2:32 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
Yeah i get it alot at work from both patients and staff. Funny when they dont realise Im English (have a slight kiwi accent now) and they go on about poms. Some people even in inner city Melbourne are stuck well in the past, most say pommie out of humour but some definitely have a problem with Brits.
I do like to remind them of their mostly convict heritage though, would rather be a pom rather than an ex crim pom.
) and they go on about poms. Some people even in inner city Melbourne are stuck well in the past, most say pommie out of humour but some definitely have a problem with Brits. I do like to remind them of their mostly convict heritage though, would rather be a pom rather than an ex crim pom.
Sep 19th 2009 | 2:33 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
was she born in Germany was she?queen has german ansestors means queen is german?
lots of english ansestors in Aus, lots of australian born people are english?
Just checking
Sep 19th 2009 | 2:50 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
I know all good sorry
Sep 19th 2009 | 3:20 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
Oh god yes! I don't get it cause i'm Irish but my father in law has a friend who's been here 40 years, came over on the boat as ten pound pom. Every time he sees this londoner he asks him if he's "paid back that ten pounds yet' Boom Boom!
Said Londoner is far too polite to tell him to eff off but last time I heard that "joke" I got narky with my Father in Law and told him if he told that joke once more the guy would probably move back home. Father in law didnt get it....
Said Londoner is far too polite to tell him to eff off but last time I heard that "joke" I got narky with my Father in Law and told him if he told that joke once more the guy would probably move back home. Father in law didnt get it....
Sep 19th 2009 | 3:26 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
If you want a derogatory and insulting name or phrase to call a Scouser, call them "(bin) dipper" or "Granny-stabber".
Sep 19th 2009 | 3:42 pm
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Re: Do Brits still get pommed?
It all depends on the context its being used in, sometimes its just friendly banter but I have had many times where its been used as a nasty slur, an insult
Personally I dislike it, as its more often used in a negative way, but it does all depend on the context and the way it is said.
It doesnt even make sense, Pom I thought stood for prisoner of her majesty, which would surely apply to people who were sent over from england, so surely it would more likely apply to australians
Arent australians the poms ?
Personally I dislike it, as its more often used in a negative way, but it does all depend on the context and the way it is said.
It doesnt even make sense, Pom I thought stood for prisoner of her majesty, which would surely apply to people who were sent over from england, so surely it would more likely apply to australians
Arent australians the poms ?
