Poms

**Biff** · 29th December 2005, 11:27

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

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** · 29th December 2005, 11:29

Dangerous is still talking about that Biff.

**Biff** · 29th December 2005, 16:57

Originally Posted by 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

Cheeky fker.

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

**zadok** · 29th December 2005, 17:01

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** · 29th December 2005, 19:12

Originally Posted by Biff

Cheeky fker.

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

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

-Indy

**mstriumph** · 29th December 2005, 19:44

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 ....

**jimbo600** · 29th December 2005, 23:56

Originally Posted by Weasel

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** · 30th December 2005, 06:54

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

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** · 30th December 2005, 07:11

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** · 30th December 2005, 08:10

Originally Posted by 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!

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

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

**Cibby** · 30th December 2005, 09:29

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

Which is a good thing, by teh way

**Karma** · 30th December 2005, 09:32

Originally Posted by Firefight

"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** · 30th December 2005, 09:41

Originally Posted by Weasel

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** · 30th December 2005, 09:42

Originally Posted by Biff

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.