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David Perlmutter's avatar

Thank you. I encountered the term due to Monty Python, via the sketch about the Australian philosophy professors meeting their new colleague from "Pommie Land"...

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David Perlmutter's avatar

I wish I knew why the Australians call the English "poms". It must be some sort of local thing.

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Stephen Blackford's avatar

Ha! It's always linked to the cricket as it's the "convicts" versus the "pom's". Pom's or "Pommie Bastards" is a term (I believe) for English immigrants living in Australia. Been softened with use over my lifetime but still a derogatory term!

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