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> why Aussies call the English Poms Many years ago I read that it's POME: Prisoner of Mother England, now shortened to just "pom."
by dctoedt 11mo ago
> why Aussies call the English Poms
Many years ago I read that it's POME: Prisoner of Mother England, now shortened to just "pom."
- theothertimcook 11mo agoI like that too, one day I'll look it up.
- macartain 11mo agowhereas i heard it was POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) stencilled on clothing and articles of folks who had been "transported"..