After watching the coverage of the 4 nations. Looking into a lot of reports no one seems to be bothered about calling us english Poms. Maybe I'm being over sensitive. I just think it sounds stupid... www.rlfournations.com/default.as ... y&id=31603 www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 5945882939 Anyone think the same?

After watching the coverage of the 4 nations. Looking into a lot of reports no one seems to be bothered about calling us english Poms. Maybe I'm being over sensitive. I just think it sounds stupid... www.rlfournations.com/default.as ... y&id=31603 www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 5945882939 Anyone think the same?

Not d what the thick ockers call us.

I don't find it offensive.

There's no official meaning to it although many think it means ''prisoner of mother England'' or along the lines. Either way, it's not very offensive....In fact, it's pretty much spot on.

"Prisoner of His Majesty (POHM)", I thought.

Probably.

Either way, it's not very offensive.

I thought it was because we turn red in the sun, like an apple.

Either way, it's slightly offensive, but they're not going to stop using it.

Well I'm not sure what is offensive about the term but I guess it's similar to how the british press used the "Paki" to describe any Asian immigrant (even if they wern't Pakistani) in the 1960/70s ish. It just comes from the press.

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Now I don't personally think either "Pom" or "Paki" is particulary racist but I remember watching Cricket in Australia last winter and the Aussie test players were calling Pakistan "Paki's" in on air interviews. Imagine if that happened here....the daily mail would explode and badger those using the term into an apology. That small thing just shows you how different the two countries are.

i think as most australians have never been out of their country . they really think we like warm beer ,we dont use soap etc etc .when i was there 2006 buses in sydney had a picture of a can of foster in ice and underneath the words pommies worst nightmare . most of them are pricks

I've never understood them calling [ius[/i Poms. Surely [ithey're[/i the exported prisoners?

Always thought the term Pommy was short for pomegranate because when the brits went to Australia after a few days in the sun our faces looked like pomegranates

"Prisoner of Mother England" or "Prisoner of Her Majesty", but it probably derives from pomegranate, rhyming slang for "immigrant"

Poms ? The term is almost friendly when compared to the slang still used by some [url=http://www.bogan.com.au/definition/index.phpbogans[/url to describe other races.

Southern or Eastern Europeans = W O G / Dago
South East Asian/Chinese = Slopes
Arabic = Hankey heads

I've lived in OZ for 44 years & still get asked if I'm a Pom,so I wouldn't take it to heart