zoinks it's certianly not that bad here...And I'll concede there are arseholes everywhere, but not everyone is. I don't use the term pom to cause offense, it's kind of jocular. Sure call an Aussie a convict. I don't give a shit, it's our heritage. As for snide remarks about Aborigines, again it really depends on context as to whether or not it is offensive/shocking etc.
I'm also half Scot, talk with an accent and get shit from both sides...
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:19,
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I'm also half Scot, talk with an accent and get shit from both sides...
I'm just going by observation. It's perfectly acceptable in the meadia too.I loved living in Australian and I loved the people but if you're English and there's an Australian who's pissed off at you, you can gaurantee that words 'fucking pom' will be mentioned and maybe two thirds of the time the tyrade will detour off into English people in general.
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:25,
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That's a top description of Aus,but it wouldn't matter what you were. If you were from Queensland you'd be a farking Banana Benda, from Western Sydney, you'd be a bloody Westie Bogan, it would't matter you were from the other side of the street you'd still get something.
But half the time, the people don't stay irate for very long and you can go have a beer and a laugh afterwards. If you can't they're just plain cunts, and they're everywhere in the world sadly.
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:31,
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But half the time, the people don't stay irate for very long and you can go have a beer and a laugh afterwards. If you can't they're just plain cunts, and they're everywhere in the world sadly.
just do what I didand tell the Aussie how POME means 'prisoner of mother england' which actually refers to the convicts themselves. So in essence, a pome is actually an Aussie...the look on their face is priceless!
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:32,
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yah no-one is quite sure of the entomologyI think that POME or POHM is largely accepted as a bacronym. OED goes for the pomegranate story, but I think the origins are probably lost to history.
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:39,
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NaaaJust just said they were pissed off coz they were like New Zealand but without the culture:P
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:50,
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I think you'll find you'd get the same effect in the UK with Americansand "Fuckin Yanks".
I know quite few people here in Grimsby got irate at being called Codheads in the middle of a football match commentary. I'm proud of being a Codhead, even though its meant as a bit of an insult.
(I know quite few people here in Grimsby got irate at being called Codheads in the middle of a football match commentary. I'm proud of being a Codhead, even though its meant as a bit of an insult.
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:50,
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YeahBut they fucking deserve it! That's not hypocrasy that's just how the world feels about them!!!
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Sun 25 May 2008, 10:51,
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