BIGDAN Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 As for "pom", I knew that was a slur against Australians, and I would never use it. I think the problem with most words like this is they're very old, and people seldom understand the significance of the words, or where they came from. So they don't understand why it might be offensive to some people, not necessarily all. Hi, You got it the wrong way round there Electrophile, "Pom" is a Slur against the English, its because we are so white and go Red when exposed to Sunlight that we look like a "Pom", a Pomegranate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_words_for_British#Pommy Anyway who cares? its not as if the Aussies are that far up the evolutionary chain to be calling us English anything but "Sir" is it? Regards, Danny the Pom PS, Or should I say "G'day"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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