Gozmo - The info you wrote was v helpful, and the spelling mistake is duly noted - didn't look right, but I couldn't figure out where I'd gone wrong.
I posted my thoughts here because I was looking for them to be challenged, not for the love of argument, but I find its the best way to hone my opinions, to weed out the nonsense, and to ensure I don't make a complete berk of myself otherwise.
Ah - put yer tail down - I can see yer damn butt-hole.
OK, imapom, here's a question to put you on the spot: How does LIFE in Oz compare with the UK? You know, everyday life? What do you like & not like?
msolga wrote:OK, imapom, here's a question to put you on the spot: How does LIFE in Oz compare with the UK? You know, everyday life? What do you like & not like?
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I can almost see iamapop becoming ecstatic with ecstatsy (what else) when he will be writing abt what kind of life he left behind
Yes, yes .... But did his new life live up to his expectations?
Hmmmm---- keeping eyes wide open for his answer !!
margo wrote:msolga wrote:OK, imapom, here's a question to put you on the spot: How does LIFE in Oz compare with the UK? You know, everyday life? What do you like & not like?
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And what might THAT mean?
Life is not just about taxes ... I mean LIFE, in all it's glory!
Ive thoroughly enjoyed being a fly on the wall listening to your analyses of the economic conditions and tax rates. Its very true that, when one compares the total tax burden one pays in the US , for any income say over 60K, its hoorendous, Fed tax, fixed "contributions that top out at about 90K', state, County, and municipality "wage taxes" (all of whom only tax ordinary earned income) , Sales taxes, franchise taxes, workers comp, etc etc etc. We live in the "land of the free" because thats the condition in which we are left, funds -free.
My question is, what is a pom and what , for example, constitutes pommy food.?
It's actually pome-person of mother england. Possibly started in the convict days as prisoner of mother england.
is it just an acronym or does it have anything to do with apples?
so, pommy food is just the tasteless ,overcooked, soggy, yesterdays toast and curled edge bacon , Campbells cream of mushroom sauced stuff that one associates with english cuisine? Too bad. I ve seen that even the Irish are starting to develop a seafoody laced local fare.
One other suggestion as to the origin of "pom", was a reference to their skin colour, under the Australian sun, as resembling that of pomegranites. That is - they suffered serious sunburn!
These days, anyone from England, especially, is called a "pom". The Scots and Welsh do not feel they fit in this category!
dlowan wrote:Ah - put yer tail down - I can see yer damn butt-hole.
I believe Margo meant to respond to THIS post - which was the result of her outrgeous slander against South Australians!
OK - I've just caught up with this - I'll put some thoughts together over the next day or so (going to be v busy elsewhere, but I won't forget!!)
As for the Pom reference - I've always understood its from rhyming slang - pomegranite (shortened to pommy) is as close to immigrant as the English language would allow, and first came into use in the early 1900's. I think its referenced in a DH Lawrence book (Kangaroo?) but will find a more definitive source if poss.
The Scots and Welsh will do all they can to distance themselves from the English. English nicknames are therefore "Sweaties" for the Scots and "Taffs" for the Welsh.
As for food - well it is stodgier, but the climate calls for that - lots of hot comfort food. Not all bad, but could be better. Still miss the beer though.
Will catch up soon.
Cheers
Found a few references to the definition of Pom/Pommy - but this is from the ABC...
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things a bit quiet - TAFE-wise, Imapom?
