upside Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Now we know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckysilk Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 55555555 the truth is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Noble tradition of cheeseburgers more like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 How does a reference to an English actor come into this. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testacall Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Can somebody explain to me ...who is the POM? ..I understand the prisoner of mother England analogy ...but all the time I here Aussies calling english POMS and also the other way round ..for heavens sake ...Who is a POM ? Brit or Aussie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 26 minutes ago, Testacall said: Can somebody explain to me ...who is the POM? ..I understand the prisoner of mother England analogy ...but all the time I here Aussies calling english POMS and also the other way round ..for heavens sake ...Who is a POM ? Brit or Aussie ? I was wondering the same..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkokhatter Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Strange question considering i have only ever heard of Australians calling us British Poms, they normally add whinging in front for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheruser Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Let's get it right they are limeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Yep, whinging poms (Or Limey). Winge, winge, and more winge, with a bunch of pseudo like-a-sir "Civility" thrown in there. Typically seen in bars, wasting away, complaining about america and comparing their "Civilized" country or ours. Can also be seen walking with a funny posture trying to look "hard" and typically have an uncomfortable grimace on their face. Should be kept at a distance due to the sour demeanor being contagious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1FinickyOne Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 What do Americans think of POMS? I would guess that 99.99% have no idea what a POM is... and most who would venture a guess would come up with Pomeranians.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, kenk24 said: What do Americans think of POMS? I would guess that 99.99% have no idea what a POM is... and most who would venture a guess would come up with Pomeranians.. hurrrr durrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheruser Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 6 minutes ago, kenk24 said: What do Americans think of POMS? I would guess that 99.99% have no idea what a POM is... and most who would venture a guess would come up with Pomeranians.. I would guess without google to aid you that you wouldn't know what the origin of Pomeranian is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Americans don't think much about Brits. But they think about Brits a lot more than Canadians (which they don't think about at all). To add, I don't particulary associate with tutsi's remarks but he's quite an amusing fellow POTY winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheruser Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Jingthing said: Americans don't think much about Brits. But they think about Brits a lot more than Canadians (which they don't think about at all). That' s right we are too stupid. That is why we need obamacare and a minimum wage to make sure the dumbest of the dumb can survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 1 hour ago, anotheruser said: I would guess without google to aid you that you wouldn't know what the origin of Pomeranian is. You are correct.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheruser Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Neither do I. but I am guessing somewhere in Poland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I thought a POM was the British name for a homosexual, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://time.com/3198225/britain-poorest-state/&ved=0ahUKEwi98L_b2MTPAhUJO48KHYE9CMoQFggfMAI&usg=AFQjCNEa7OZloWaNdDAKmV2JEs4KE9z5Xw&sig2=9GZG4YC2tIHQ4Bp3gj3xgw By and large I don't believe Americans think much about England.... There's really no significant product or import that comes to the US that would help to make anything English or from England a relatable household experience or contribution.....Most of the news from England that is heard from is usually when something bad happens....Or royalty is visiting..... And, if in the US meeting, hearing someone with a British accent is a pretty rare occurance..... Other than goverments agreeing or disagreeing we really don't hear or think to much about them..... Really more vocal & concentated here on TVF than real life experience.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 the biggie fer the brits is not that the americans distain them...americans simply don't think about the brits at all...hence the resentment... 'hey! I'se just as big and bad as youse is an' youse gots to respec' me!!!' (yawn) 'let's go surfin' now, ev'ry boddies learnin' how, come on a safari wid meeeee!' (can anyone imagine a miserable and treacherous and very british Allan Rickman singin' that song?...I think not...) (I love national stereotypes, don't you?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 11 hours ago, upside said: Noble tradition of cheeseburgers more like. hey...didn't I see youse somewhere before? I made the comment elevating cheeseburgers on TVF over 10 years ago... but, not to complain too much...the wholesome traditions of Sunday lunch, sausages and mash and a good pint of bitter from a Burton on Trent brewery remain with me still...and I fondly remember the glorious east midlands late afternoon winter light in the courtyard of the CAMRA tavern by the railway in Derby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I would imagine the average English gentleman would have no concern about what the average yank thinks. Surely when one watches the circus one has little concern for what the clowns may be thinking. One would be probably more concerned about which village had misplaced an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Here is My findings cause my accent is old Brit. Yank."where you from?". Me ." Portugal "...Yank. "That's Cool my Parents have a friend there , Lives in Bristol .!!.I love em..Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 As an English chap I have been to the states many times and have always been welcomed wherever I went, in fact I would say the no.1 place I have been to for easy friendship.. Pom, short for pomegranate, seems Brits who were taken or went to Aus looked like one after a few days in the sun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Gravy Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I love sweeping statements like this. Well a recent article stated many things. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11340482/What-do-Americans-really-think-its-like-in-Britain.html With names like Randy, Chuck, BillyBob, TJ, JF, BJ, Fanny and every other person Junior or a name with the second or third after. I cant really take anything serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Honestly, for the most part, most of us don't think anything about Brits nor hold any prejudice at all. Its only when exposed to them that they reveal themselves as judgmental, over opinionated experts in everything. The only ones I have met that were humble were the younger, traveled ones. UK is small, and they don't even realize how isolated they are and the only exposure the get outside of little England or "Europe" is the "News". Im not saying the general population of the USA is any different, but we don't typically hold prejudice toward the UK are genuinely curios and friendly. So during a conversation they like to throw insults or dismiss based on our country, then when we retort back on their level, they say we don't have "Thick Skin" and get wounded. 99% of the "Limeys" that I have met or work with offshore have never been to the states and say some of the wildest sh*t about the states, and I just shake my head. I wish I could take some of these guys over to my spot in Florida when Im there for a weekend. Be willing to bet they would have more fun & excitement (legally) than in their home country (cheaper too) on a weekend and would see people would be genuinely interested in knowing about them. Disclaimer: I am generalizing. Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I was being a bit flip before. Actually in my experience with Brits in the U.S. the general response is positive discrimination. We like the accents and tend to think it means you're smarter. It's nothing like the Aussie attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Laughing Gravy said: I love sweeping statements like this. Well a recent article stated many things. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11340482/What-do-Americans-really-think-its-like-in-Britain.html With names like Randy, Chuck, BillyBob, TJ, JF, BJ, Fanny and every other person Junior or a name with the second or third after. I cant really take anything serious. yeah...TS Eliot was hilarious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said: I love sweeping statements like this. Well a recent article stated many things. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11340482/What-do-Americans-really-think-its-like-in-Britain.html With names like Randy, Chuck, BillyBob, TJ, JF, BJ, Fanny and every other person Junior or a name with the second or third after. I cant really take anything serious. "What americans really think its like in Britain" Source - "co.uk" By Toby Young 7:05AM GMT 13 Jan 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Young Quote Toby Young (born 17 October 1963) is a British journalist So yeah, I'm sure he is a good source on what americans think of Britain or what its like there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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