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Olive101 Jul 15th 2004 10:08 am

How to spot a whinging pom.
 
I wonder what my chances of blending in are when I get to Oz...
:D

What things identify a Whinging Pom at 50 paces??!

How about covering yourself liberally in sunscreen yet wearing as little as possible?!

Any more tips to avoid ridicule when i get there?


:D

gwrees Jul 15th 2004 10:17 am

Re: How to spot a whinging pom.
 

Originally posted by Olive101
I wonder what my chances of blending in are when I get to Oz...
:D

What things identify a Whinging Pom at 50 paces??!

How about covering yourself liberally in sunscreen yet wearing as little as possible?!

Any more tips to avoid ridicule when i get there?


:D
tell them your welsh, or scottish or irish ;)

podgypossum Jul 15th 2004 10:21 am

doesnt matter....you will still be called a pom!!

gwrees Jul 15th 2004 10:23 am


Originally posted by podgypossum
doesnt matter....you will still be called a pom!!

i wasnt :p

podgypossum Jul 15th 2004 10:26 am

maybe not to your face....... :D :beer:

gwrees Jul 15th 2004 10:32 am


Originally posted by podgypossum
maybe not to your face....... :D :beer:
hmm, so thats what your really like is it!

and i just though you really wanted to hear me speak welsh to you, or about you whatever the case may be;)

Peter Jul 15th 2004 10:32 am

Re: How to spot a whinging pom.
 

Originally posted by Olive101
I wonder what my chances of blending in are when I get to Oz...
:D

What things identify a Whinging Pom at 50 paces??!

How about covering yourself liberally in sunscreen yet wearing as little as possible?!

Any more tips to avoid ridicule when i get there?


:D
Just being yourself will work fine.

podgypossum Jul 15th 2004 10:36 am


Originally posted by gwrees
hmm, so thats what your really like is it!

and i just though you really wanted to hear me speak welsh to you, or about you whatever the case may be;)

LOL..ive heard enough welsh to last a lifetime..i was adopted by my grandmother who was welsh..came from Merthyr Tydfil.... you can woo me with welsh if you like...i love listening to it :D

gwrees Jul 15th 2004 10:38 am


Originally posted by podgypossum
LOL..ive heard enough welsh to last a lifetime..i was adopted by my grandmother who was welsh..came from Merthyr Tydfil.... you can woo me with welsh if you like...i love listening to it :D

i would but whenever I speak welsh on here, Ceri always smackes my arse for my poor spelling and grammar!

podgypossum Jul 15th 2004 10:39 am

i reckon you're the type that would like that .. :scared:

gedge Jul 15th 2004 10:40 am

aint that a fact!

gwrees Jul 15th 2004 10:41 am


Originally posted by podgypossum
i reckon you're the type that would like that .. :scared:

hell yes! :D :D :D

John Howard Jul 15th 2004 10:59 am

Just keep saying how much you love the country:D

Dont start conversations by whinging about- the weather, cost of things, politics etc

You will generaly find that aussies are pretty big whingers. So just join in with them when they start, which is generally every 5 mins:D

wombat42 Jul 15th 2004 11:26 am

You know you have spotted a whinging pom when you hear someone complaining about the heat when it is 18C.

RichS Jul 15th 2004 11:34 am

1. Carry a pocket mirror with you
2. The locals whinge more than us anyway.


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