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Apologies if this done before but i'm curious. What is the exaxt definition of a 'POM'?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
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Originally Posted by berndbrot
Apologies if this done before but i'm curious. What is the exaxt definition of a 'POM'?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
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Originally Posted by Hutch
Anyone from the British Isles is a pom, but you're less likely to be referred to as one if you're Welsh, Irish or Scottish.
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Originally Posted by Hutch
Anyone from the British Isles is a pom, but you're less likely to be referred to as one if you're Welsh, Irish or Scottish.
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Originally Posted by berndbrot
Apologies if this done before but i'm curious. What is the exaxt definition of a 'POM'?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
It's quite a good read.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pom1.htm
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Originally Posted by berndbrot
Apologies if this done before but i'm curious. What is the exaxt definition of a 'POM'?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
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Originally Posted by berndbrot
Apologies if this done before but i'm curious. What is the exaxt definition of a 'POM'?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
I'm Welsh, does that make me a POM?
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I thought it was Prisoner of her Majesties Service
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as from the early days when prisoners went out there
POMS
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as from the early days when prisoners went out there
POMS
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I thought it was something to do with potatoes and scurvy???
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Originally Posted by somedogsdo
I thought it was Prisoner of her Majesties Service
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as from the early days when prisoners went out there
POMS![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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as from the early days when prisoners went out there
POMS
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I thought is was prisoners of mother england ...... kinda the same thing LOL
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Originally Posted by TIFFIN SCOTT
I thought is was prisoners of mother england ...... kinda the same thing LOL
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I thought I'd read somewhere it meant 'persons of means' referring to when people chose to go and live out there, way before the £10 poms!!!
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In my experience - and I speak as an Aussie who uses the word - only English people are classed as "poms."
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Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
In my experience - and I speak as an Aussie who uses the word - only English people are classed as "poms." ![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Something else I've noticed. When people (on here) mention "Prisoners of Mother England" they tend to infer this means "Prisoners from Mother England" whereas it's a bit of a joke really meaning the English are "Prisoners still in Mother England".
Yes - I know it comes from the word play Pomegranate - Jimmy Grant - Immigrant.
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Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
In my experience - and I speak as an Aussie who uses the word - only English people are classed as "poms." ![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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