Poms

[Karma]

Hey all...

Seems the longer I'm over here the more I find that my fellow countrymen have come over here as well. :drinknsin

Just interested to know how many of us there are here and what was your main reason for picking NZ?

Churs.

[Sniper]

There are more of you warm beer drinking types on here? :gob:

[pyrocam]

I voted before reading your thread mate. born here 1/2 english but 95% kiwi

[scooterboynz]

born in Cambridge in the UK , came here in '81 , reason , well i had no choice i was 10 years old and being dragged kicking and screaming on to the plane , i guess my folks wanted a warmer climate , i went back in 2000 for a holiday , would never live back there , we have it too good here ! :-)

[enigma51]

There are more of you warm beer drinking types on here? :gob:

Tell me about it!!!!!

[enigma51]

I voted before reading your thread mate. born here 1/2 english but 95% kiwi

So what you speak another language cause 95% is far from half actualy almost about half way there :spudwave:

[Lou Girardin]

How can a POM be from Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

[El Dopa]

Came over herw about 3 years ago.

The reasons for emigrating are many and varied. The short version is that we were sick of living in a country where people moaned all the bleeding time about anything and everything, but weren't prepared to get off thier fat lazy pasty white over-chipped and lagered arses to actually do anything about anything.

To be fair, Satan himself couldn't have designed a better system of red tape to stop anything positive ever being achieved, but mainly it was our fellow, mealy-mouthed, face-like-a-slapped-arse, what-the-fuck-you-looking-at, more-than-my-jobs-worth, semi-retarded countryfolk that persuaded us to make the jump to sunnier climes with friendlier people.

[Swoop]

I voted before reading your thread mate. born here 1/2 english but 95% kiwi

Obviously went to school in NZ though...:rofl:

[Karma]

How can a POM be from Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

Now you're just splitting hairs.

[pyrocam]

So what you speak another language cause 95% is far from half actualy almost about half way there :spudwave:

well blood lines say im 50% english

but me no.#8 wire inventions make me at least another 45% kiwi

I dont consider myself english in anyway except for bone structure (FFS THANKS ENGLAND FOR GIVING ME SHITTY TEETH)

[wraith]

As another "pom" there's nothing i like better on a warm day than going for a blat on the old ninja and getting back for a cold heini or 2.:apint:
The reason we came over was the climate and a more relaxed and friendly lifestyle, but did'nt realise just how good the biking was here.:headbang:

[El Dopa]

well blood lines say im 50% english[/SIZE]

I think this poll is aimed at immigrants. People who were born and grew up in the UK, but made a decision to move here.

[vixter]

well im all english good old lancashire lass near wigan known for coronation street and lancashire hotpot

will always be home for me unless i end up staying ere

[wraith]

Came over herw about 3 years ago.

The reasons for emigrating are many and varied. The short version is that we were sick of living in a country where people moaned all the bleeding time about anything and everything, but weren't prepared to get off thier fat lazy pasty white over-chipped and lagered arses to actually do anything about anything.

To be fair, Satan himself couldn't have designed a better system of red tape to stop anything positive ever being achieved, but mainly it was our fellow, mealy-mouthed, face-like-a-slapped-arse, what-the-fuck-you-looking-at, more-than-my-jobs-worth, semi-retarded countryfolk that persuaded us to make the jump to sunnier climes with friendlier people.

Could'nt agree more!

[Indiana_Jones]

England here, Thx God, no Welsh.........yet :O

edit: reading back I should be abit more specific, from Tiverton in Devon.........f*cking southerners lol

-Indy

[Karma]

England here, Thx God, no Welsh.........yet :O

edit: reading back I should be abit more specific, from Tiverton in Devon.........f*cking southerners lol

-Indy


Tiverton... not far from where I used to live.

Spent many of my formative years in Dawlish, then moved up to Exeter before Uni.

Now I know where you're from I can understand everything else you say, just needed that Devonshire decryption key.

[Juan]

You will need to add another option when we get sorted:cool: and think Kiwi manx may need that option now...


Now, who want's to buy a house?

[pyrocam]

I think this poll is aimed at immigrants. People who were born and grew up in the UK, but made a decision to move here.


I voted before reading your thread mate.

already noted.

[Oscar]

How can a POM be from Ireland, Scotland or Wales?


No problem.
According to most pundits, Pom derives from:
Prisoner of Mother England

or

Prisoner of His Majesty.

Either way, on a contempory basis (ie 17th to early 20th Centuries), all of those Nationalities are included.

Anyways, back to the point - I was born in Carlisle, Cumbria and left Blighty for the simple reason that I was only three year old and no one asked my opinion.

[enigma51]

Not realy from wales but had to seeing indy was asking so nice

[Oscar]

Not realy from wales but had to seeing indy was asking so nice

Biff's a Welshman isn't he?

[enigma51]

Biff's a Welshman isn't he?
dont know

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[Lou Girardin]

Now you're just splitting hairs.

I dunno, calling a mick a pom usually results in a split lip not hairs.

[Grahameeboy]

South London
Arrived 1998....dragged here by wife for 2 years..still here but Wife left.
Best decision despite some uncertainty.
Still miss England but only ever go back for visits.
and to cap it all I live in Kiwi Road......

[Grahameeboy]

How about a POM ride one Sunday for those in Auckland.....

[John]

how about all the poms meet in this warehouse.. that I have... its um... fun and stuff, and their are no chemicals that can kill no-sir-re-bob......

just kidding! I love all you - larger drinking - fat soggy chip arse - slow riding poofters.

[BLACKYOSHI1000]

BORN IN NOTTINGHAM
CAME HERE BY SHIP I WAS 7 HAVENT LEFT NEW ZEALAND SINCE
IT`S AWESOME PLACE TO LIVE :niceone:

[Grahameeboy]

how about all the poms meet in this warehouse.. that I have... its um... fun and stuff, and their are no chemicals that can kill no-sir-re-bob......

just kidding! I love all you - larger drinking - fat soggy chip arse - slow riding poofters.

Okay, we will send in the Irish first......

[parsley]

Born in London, grew up in Hampshire and Dorset, Uni in Manchester, worked all over the place.

I haven't actually settled in NZ yet - just doing a very slow round the world trip. 3 years in Germany, 8 months in Australia, 2.5 years in NZ... you can't rush these things, you know. :cool:

[Biff]

How can a POM be from Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

I always thought of myself as a POM until several people have said exactly this to me Lou. I'm Welsh - so apparently I'm not a POM? Makes no difference to me. But if POM is an abbreviation of Prisoner Of her Majesty (or similar), then plenty of Celts ended up being shipped off to Oz. The English were particularly ruthless to the Welsh in particular if they heard a Welsh person talking in their native tongue.

I was once introduced to a Kiwi guy who asked me if I was a POM, I said, "yeah, I guess so - but I'm Welsh"
"Same thing", the guy replied.
"No it's not", said a friend, "they're different countries."
"No they're not - they're all bloody English really", said this guy
"Why is it that all Ozzies think this way?", I asked the guy
"Fuck off, I'm a Kiwi", said this guy
"Same thing", I said

He wasn't amused. It took one of my best ninja stares to convince him not to hit me.

Disclaimer: If you hadn't guessed already, I was obviously fucking with this guy.

[Sniper]

Dangerous is still talking about that Biff. :lol:

[Biff]

England here, Thx God, no Welsh.........yet :O

edit: reading back I should be abit more specific, from Tiverton in Devon.........f*cking southerners lol

-Indy

Cheeky fker.

Tiverton eh?
I'd probably fancy your sister and/or mother almost as much as you do then.:motu:

[zadok]

Born in York, Yorkshire. Moved to N.Z when I was 8. Obviously I didn't have any choice, but I'm not complaining.

[Indiana_Jones]

Cheeky fker.

Tiverton eh?
I'd probably fancy your sister and/or mother almost as much as you do then.:motu:

no no no, you've got it all wrong, it's 'Kissing cousins' :blip:

-Indy

[mstriumph]

Born London or thereabouts [where my mother happened to be at the time and it seemed a convenient place to meet up] .......

brought up in a small village on salisbury plain [in the wild south] for no other reason than the rest of the family had been there a longish time .....

got a NZ job offer whilst living in south africa; took it because NZ seemed to have insufficient mineral wealth for foreign pollies to ferment local squabbles over and the media said it had minimal racial problems

there's more - its all boring..... to answer the spirit of this thread, life in the antipodies is attractive to those living threatened, constricted, expensive lives elsewhere - of COURSE we arrive in droves

.... and then we tend to hang about just to see what the rest of you lot get up to next ....:niceone:

[jimbo600]

Tiverton... not far from where I used to live.

Spent many of my formative years in Dawlish, then moved up to Exeter before Uni.

Now I know where you're from I can understand everything else you say, just needed that Devonshire decryption key.

Devon boy myself. From Bigbury on Sea. Came over in 96 for a year working holiday. Been here ever since.

[Firefight]

How can a POM be from Ireland, Scotland or Wales?


and while were on the topic, what the fuck is this UK shit, no such place..


"Scotland a free state"


F/F

[Colapop]

None of you POMs or people of the British Isles would have any breeding worth a damn if it weren't for my illustrious ancestors!

[boomer]

None of you POMs or people of the British Isles would have any breeding worth a damn if it weren't for my illustrious ancestors!

so your of Nordic descent?

I'm a Pom.. Born in Farnham, Surrey; Grew up in Sheffield, Yorkshire and moved here 6 years ago with my kiwi partner. Fathers welsh, grandfathers scottish and im over the moon i've got no mick in me :2thumbsup

Moved with work as the mrs got kicked out of england. Best thing that ever happened to NZ :finger:

[Cibby]

bloody hell.. they are everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Which is a good thing, by teh way :)

[Karma]

"Scotland a free state"

F/F

Free state my arse!

You have any idea the amount of deficit the English taxpayers have to make up for the Scottish Parliament?

[enigma51]

Free state my arse!

You have any idea the amount of deficit the English taxpayers have to make up for the Scottish Parliament?

Do you know how much money the english have stolen from the Scottish Go and read the newspaper of a few weeks ago there is an artical about the norht sea and england in it that will make you think abit

[TwoSeven]

I always thought of myself as a POM until several people have said exactly this to me Lou. I'm Welsh - so apparently I'm not a POM? Makes no difference to me. But if POM is an abbreviation of Prisoner Of her Majesty (or similar), then plenty of Celts ended up being shipped off to Oz. The English were particularly ruthless to the Welsh in particular if they heard a Welsh person talking in their native tongue.

I was once introduced to a Kiwi guy who asked me if I was a POM, I said, "yeah, I guess so - but I'm Welsh"
"Same thing", the guy replied.
"No it's not", said a friend, "they're different countries."


Pom may have had a meaning once, other that being dried potato product, but in the kiwi form of colloquial english it means someone from england. However, since many kiwis dont actually know where england is (a land mass overseas - some have been known to think that london and england are the same place), it is often used here to mean anyone from GB who doesnt have a strong irish accent. When a non-english accent is detected you will often hear the kiwi phrase "where are you from then", then their eyes will glaze over and they will nod their heads like they really do know where you are from - in reallity, they are working out if its close to london.

Some kiwi rugby supporters have seemed to pick up on the fact that wales and scotland are different places because some kiwi rugby players have gone there, although they often struggle to deal with the extra cognition required and carry on referring to everyone as a pom; this is the same as us english people calling everyone a kiwi even tho they may be from some other place such as germany of fiji or south africa and australia.
:headbang: :rolleyes:

[enigma51]

bloody hell.. they are everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Which is a good thing, by teh way :)

tui


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[Fluffy Cat]

Job offer free flight and re-settlement costs to start with then liked it and stayed.
Hmmm using the ever in fashion ethnic bullshit i would be English,Ire.Scot,Franc.Flem and American as to percentage(ha ha ha ha) there would need to be some sort of new DNA testing not yet thougt up but then again some German guys and gals did have a go at it a few years back.
When you get sick and come to my work place many NZers, Kiwis get the classification NZ european,funny but when you ask which part of the EU they come from you get a blank look...funny that.
Love it here great place not going back till deported.

[boomer]

Pom may have had a meaning once, other that being dried potato product, but in the kiwi form of colloquial english it means someone from england. However, since many kiwis dont actually know where england is (a land mass overseas - some have been known to think that london and england are the same place), it is often used here to mean anyone from GB who doesnt have a strong irish accent. When a non-english accent is detected you will often hear the kiwi phrase "where are you from then", then their eyes will glaze over and they will nod their heads like they really do know where you are from - in reallity, they are working out if its close to london.

Some kiwi rugby supporters have seemed to pick up on the fact that wales and scotland are different places because some kiwi rugby players have gone there, although they often struggle to deal with the extra cognition required and carry on referring to everyone as a pom; this is the same as us english people calling everyone a kiwi even tho they may be from some other place such as germany of fiji or south africa and australia.
:headbang: :rolleyes:

Im laughin; im from the north and half the kiwi's i meet think im either irish; scottish or welsh... :tugger: im English! and proud :yeah:

[Oscar]

Do you know how much money the english have stolen from the Scottish Go and read the newspaper of a few weeks ago there is an artical about the norht sea and england in it that will make you think abit


Yeah right.

Scotland would still be a Third World Country without England.
Who do you think paid for all those ships built on the Clyde?

[enigma51]

calling everyone a kiwi even tho they may be from some other place such as germany of fiji or south africa and australia.
:headbang: :rolleyes:


Who calls a austalian a kiwi?:bash:

[enigma51]

:baby:
Im laughin; im from the north and half the kiwi's i meet think im either irish; scottish or welsh... :tugger: im English! and proud :yeah:

Yip thats right we all still think you are a nana as well :baby:

[Oscar]

My Penguin English Dictionary says:


Pom, Pommy: n Aus, NZ, informal, chiefly derog. a British person.

[boomer]

:baby:

Yip thats right we all still think you are a nana as well :baby:

i'd get shot if i said what i wanted to in reply....
:wavey:


POHM = Prisoner of His/Her Majesty

[enigma51]

i'd get shot if i said what i wanted to in reply....
:wavey:


POHM = Prisoner of His/Her Majesty

You damm right!

Are you back in auckland mate

Heard about that crash up north and was hoping its not you so kinda glad to see you are on the site again (Fuck thats a bit of gay moment there)

[boomer]

You damm right!

Are you back in auckland mate

Heard about that crash up north and was hoping its not you so kinda glad to see you are on the site again (Fuck thats a bit of gay moment there)

crash..??! nah not me! and i've heard from Juzza so not him ( at last count )

Yeah im back mate.. fancy a :scooter: :drinkup: give us a txt/pm/ring.. im sure Murray, Rob, Jarrod and some guys on here would fancy a trip to Puhoi for a :drinkup:

[BLACKYOSHI1000]

ONLY 5 MIN`S OLD COMPARED TO THE GOOD OLD ENGLAND
AND THERE IS NO TRUE NEW ZEALANDER EVERYONE HERE IS A IMAGRANT OR FROM ONE :hug:

[Oscar]

My Penguin English Dictionary says:


To be fair, the Australian Slang Dictionary says "...English Person."


So I went to the online Oxford and got this:


Pommy(also Pommie)

• noun (pl. Pommies) Austral./NZ informal, derogatory a British person.

— ORIGIN said by some to be short for pomegranate, as a near rhyme to immigrant.

An interesting variation on the origin of the word.

[Oscar]

ONLY 5 MIN`S OLD COMPARED TO THE GOOD OLD ENGLAND
AND THERE IS NO TRUE NEW ZEALANDER EVERYONE HERE IS A IMAGRANT OR FROM ONE :hug:


Very true.

I was born in England in an area that has variously been Pict, Celtic, Roman, Viking, Norman, Scots and probably a few others into a family with a Scots name on one side Anglo-Irish on the other and one Irish great grandparent and one Jewish, I was brought up in Sydney and then Hamilton....
We're all mongrels.

[terbang]

Married a Pom..! Not a bad sort of a bird really..! We went back there to live in 2000 I took a job with the local airline and was based in Newcastle. I had a good time (Liked that Nukey Brown) along with the kids but poor old mum just hated being back there and rediscovered all the reasons she left in the first place. I must admit it was bloody cold and miserable in the winter though I found the Geordies to be a great bunch. So here we are back in Kiwi via Indonesia and Australia.

[Colapop]

It's funny coz there aint no-one around that can truthfully say they aren't a bitsa of some sort...

[boomer]

I must admit it was bloody cold and miserable in the winter though I found the Geordies to be a great bunch. So here we are back in Kiwi via Indonesia and Australia.


Chicks running around in belts and 'kini tops in the middle of winter... They sure do breed the georgy lasses hard... enough to get any man in trouble :psst:

[terbang]

Yup I do remember whitley bay?:2thumbsup