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Confusing the English with the Scottish is bad enough (for the English) but at work a comment was made about an incompetant Irish man from a Chinese friend.
It went something like "He only got away with it because he is a Pom like his Boss". I hastily explained the difference between the English and the Irish by comparing them to the Australians and the New Zealanders. |
Originally posted by Goodpubmisser Confusing the English with the Scottish is bad enough (for the English) but at work a comment was made about an incompetant Irish man from a Chinese friend. It went something like "He only got away with it because he is a Pom like his Boss". I hastily explained the difference between the English and the Irish by comparing them to the Australians and the New Zealanders. This can't be true - there is no such thing as an incompetant Irish man. My wife is a Pom and has been called such plenty of times since we arrived here - no offence is meant and once you understand that its ok. I'm Irish and I find the Aussies love us - I think they see us as natural allies!!!! Don't tell my wife................ |
Originally posted by NJFOZ This can't be true - there is no such thing as an incompetant Irish man. My wife is a Pom and has been called such plenty of times since we arrived here - no offence is meant and once you understand that its ok. I'm Irish and I find the Aussies love us - I think they see us as natural allies!!!! Don't tell my wife................ |
Originally posted by bondipom They also love taking the piss out of you. A bit like the poms really. True but after 15 years in London I have stacks of one liners to put them in their place. Biggest part about fitting into the Aussie workplace is the ability to take the piss out of others and have it taken out of you. |
Originally posted by Ceri I've always know it to be prisoners of his majesty, but I didn't want to argue with Jayr... his thingamajig avatar is boxing :D ..(what is that by the way Jayr?) cheers:) Its a monotreme! (wait for the pre ex-pats to work out what that means). I was asked today by an Enlishman which part of Wales I come from and was mistaken for Irish by an Ozzie cabbie yesterday, which is starnge since I'm from Newcastle! On the POM front, here's my contribution: 1 entry found for pommie. pom·my or pom·mie ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pm) n. Australian & New Zealand Offensive Slang pl. pom·mies Used as a disparaging term for a British person, especially a recent immigrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Shortening and alteration of pomegranate, Pummy Grant, alterations of Jimmy Grant, probably rhyming alteration of immigrant.] [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ] |
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Re: Poms or not - that is the question!?
The Sunday times this week stated thet you did not have to be English to be a POM. All UK people are POMS. I keep telling my husband that I am not a POM as I am welsh but he won't have any of it!
People here think I am Irish, Scottish but not Welsh or English (well I do not sound welsh so that is excusable!) but I have been told my accent is really strong and confusing. For God Sake Aussies it is a neutral southern england accent! And I don't want to start a mass debate here but I think it is rude-they are the blooming original poms not us. Imagine calling an aboriginal or black person by a slang name-no chance and understandably so. Originally posted by Ceri Nope.:D "Poms" here with me are usually English people - the only time you may get called a pom is if someone mistakes your accent for being English (if you've got a strong Scottish accent , you'll probably find you never get called a pom .. just Jock). Been here in Aus almost 7 years - and in that time I've been called a pom maybe twice - I've a weird accent, neither here, nor there , obviously it isn't English too most peoples ears - I get called a lot of things :D lol, but never pom/English) It's not that derogatory, I tend to use the word myself in speaking when referring to an English person. Depends on the way it is used. If on the odd occasion that you may get called a pom - just put them right .. calling them a kiwi usually does the trick :D Maybe a Scottish person in Aus can answer you (but being a non English person in Aus.. Welsh - I can answer you with my own personal experience , no I do not get called a pom, and yes I call English people around me Poms, but never have I or any Australian I know calls an Irish, Scottish or Welsh person a pom (only by mistaken identity ) not unless I want a thump that is,lol Anyway I have personally found that the word pom, whether it's right or wrong , usually gets referred to English people... like I said I've only been called a pom about twice in 7 years. cheers:) |
Re: Poms or not - that is the question!?
Originally posted by faye_gillan Just wondered are us Scottish folk also classed as Poms!? :beer: I was taught at school in Oz that it was prisoner of his majesty (her after Victoria's reign) and as someone else pointed out this later may have been confused by some as to do with pomegranate. Supposedly the Queen's troops in the war ate pomegranates and this reinforced the prisoner of his majesty origin. The term has basically come to mean the 'enemy' at cricket (I know Mike Denness, Tony Lewis, Robert Croft etc played but it's England the team is called). OzTennis:) |
Re: Poms or not - that is the question!?
Originally posted by melaniee And I don't want to start a mass debate here but I think it is rude-they are the blooming original poms not us. Imagine calling an aboriginal or black person by a slang name-no chance and understandably so. |
Originally posted by jayr Its a monotreme! (wait for the pre ex-pats to work out what that means). I was asked today by an Enlishman which part of Wales I come from and was mistaken for Irish by an Ozzie cabbie yesterday, which is starnge since I'm from Newcastle! On the POM front, here's my contribution: 1 entry found for pommie. pom·my or pom·mie ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pm) n. Australian & New Zealand Offensive Slang pl. pom·mies Used as a disparaging term for a British person, especially a recent immigrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Shortening and alteration of pomegranate, Pummy Grant, alterations of Jimmy Grant, probably rhyming alteration of immigrant.] [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ] OzTennis:) |
Aussie's get confused with my scouse accent I've been called Jock Paddy and that welshbloke,then I tell them I've spent most of my life in Liverpool then I get Oh your a pom some with a little distain then I show them my Ireland tattoo and they are totally thrown by that but their attitude is completely different.So I.M.H.O.Iwould say that only the English are POMS or POME as in prisoner of mother England.
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If any scotties, taffies or paddies get called a pom make sure you tell them that is not true as you hate the bastards as much as the aussies.
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Originally posted by dugongs If any scotties, taffies or paddies get called a pom make sure you tell them that is not true as you hate the bastards as much as the aussies. :D :beer: |
he he he-agreed 100% there!
Originally posted by dugongs If any scotties, taffies or paddies get called a pom make sure you tell them that is not true as you hate the bastards as much as the aussies. |
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