![]() The community organisation, British People Against Racial Discrimination, was among several complainants who had objected to the use of the word ‘Pom’ as a ‘derogatory’, ‘offensive’ and ‘racist’ slur. Lekker, but let’s talk more about that 2006 ruling taken by the Ozzie ASB: The New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority made a similar ruling in 2010.ĭespite these rulings, the terms are considered offensive and derogatory by many British, regardless of context. The Oxford Dictionary defines their use as “often derogatory” but after complaints to the Australian Advertising Standards Board (ASB) regarding five advertisements poking fun at “Poms”, the board ruled in 2006 that these words are inoffensive, in part because they are “largely used in playful or affectionate terms”. The terms Pommy, Pommie and Pom, in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand usually denotes an English person (or, less commonly, people from other parts of the UK). We’re going to start with Wikipedia but don’t stress, we’ll dig a little deeper: We thought we would see where other Pom-bashers Australia and New Zealand stand on the matter, and it turns out there’s two pretty landmark rulings on the matter. Leo Prinsloo Gets A Second Bite At The Advertising Cherry Įveryone knows we love to poke fun at the Poms now and again, and from time to time we’ve had people say we shouldn’t use that very word. ![]() Netflix With Ads Has Officially Launched - Here's What You Should Know.People Are Wondering If Snoop Dogg Has Something To Do With Martha Stewart's New Naked Ad.Nando's Pokes Fun At Elon Musk And 'Cheesecakegate'. ![]() Nando's Called Out By Rival, Can't Handle The Heat.Just like Australia isn’t really a nation of cork-hat-wearing, kangaroo-tying-down, alligator-wrestling, shrimp BBQ-ers, but where’s the fun in that? So nowadays I sip my tea, don my most clipped English tones and whinge about the youth of today’s disrespect for the monarchy. But painting the UK as a moderately drizzly nation of pretty normal people who are indifferent about the Royal family isn’t that amusing. When I first arrived Down Under I’d do my best to dispel these myths. Besides, when Her Maj visited Melbourne she got a whole tram decked out in her honour – she wouldn’t get that treatment on the Metropolitan Line. The royal family may have had a bit of a renaissance recently back home, what with the whole Kate’n’Wills shebang, Harry allegedly dating one of the Saturdays and the jubilee extravaganza, but to be honest most Brits are just happy about the extra bank holidays. FACT (see point 3 – although I’m not convinced that this is a British trait as much as a human one).ĥ. When I mention the fact that it’s rained every day for the last week, Aussies respond with ‘this is like an English summer’s day isn’t it?’ No, my dear Antipodean friends, it is not. ![]() London is the rainiest place in the world. The boring majority of Brits who sit somewhere in between don’t sell nearly as many magazines.ģ. There are two types of Brit – the binge-drinking, hot pant-wearing chavs à la Geordie Shore, and the castle-dwelling, caviar-eating, pheasant-shooting toffs à la Kate Middleton. (This is also why you should never ask an Australian to make you a cup of tea.)Ģ. My meek ‘English Breakfast tea please’ at brunch amid a slew of flat, skinny, decaf, mocha, chai ¾ lattes is met with gleeful teasing, while I’m seen as frivolous for forking out $10 for a decent pack of Twinings. Here are my top five Pommie stereotypes from Down Under:ġ. Occasionally my Australian chums will take a break from mocking my accent to check out their preconceptions about the UK (most questions focus on chavs, a concept which Australians find strangely fascinating). Want to become an instant freakshow / omniscient cultural guru? Move abroad.
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