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It doesn't take more than a quick trawl though this forum to see that many Aussies have a pretty low opinion of Poms. Some are more specific, and say it's the English they (and so they say, the rest of the world) can't stand; others go for the British in general.
What I want to enquire is this: If we are so useless, why did the Great Australian Taxpayer fork out all those millions to pay for Poms to migrate to Oz for ten quid? I assume a fair number of you must be descended from £10 migrants.
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100% English 100% proud . 
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An ad told me once that english people only came here for bundy rum...but they were almost stopped by a polar bear who laughed and said he was joking...
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OldPom wrote:It doesn't take more than a quick trawl though this forum to see that many Aussies have a pretty low opinion of Poms. Some are more specific, and say it's the English they (and so they say, the rest of the world) can't stand; others go for the British in general.
What I want to enquire is this: If we are so useless, why did the Great Australian Taxpayer fork out all those millions to pay for Poms to migrate to Oz for ten quid? I assume a fair number of you must be descended from £10 migrants. You can't generalize a few stupid 'sportal forum' posters, to the rest of the Australian population.
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Cammo1707 wrote:An ad told me once that english people only came here for bundy rum...but they were almost stopped by a polar bear who laughed and said he was joking... haha
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DML, I hope you're right. In the meantime, it might at least give the Pom-haters something to think about.
I worked at Australia House from 1965 to 1976, and actually did a bit of work on £10 migrant do*****ents. I wasn't in the Migration Department (which was so big at that time it occupied another building) but they were so busy there was extra cash to be earned doing routine work there on overtime.
Come to think of it, it's a nice little thought, when I read some of the anti-Pom stuff, that the Australian taxpayer was paying my wages for eleven years!
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Good grief, it's even impossible to post d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s.
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OldPom wrote:Good grief, it's even impossible to post d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s. kUmArA AsKdZ U a Q In ThA UtHa ThReD BoI
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I think you might get the perception because most people here are about 15 and haven't actually developed an understanding of how fantastic the relationship we have to England is.
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Most aussies hate poms on the sporting field only. Seeing this is a sport forum you will be given ***** from time to time. But cheer up governor we don't hate hate you
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Maybe if you could win the ashes more than once every 19 years we might have a bit more respect.
At least you finaly got more gold medals than us (lucky your population and budget are double)
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bluemanc wrote:100% English 100% proud . 50% english but still proud football's coming home, its coming home
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mophead_91 wrote:
50% english
but still proud
football's coming home, its coming home
haha, me too. West Midlands, the pride of the country!
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OldPom wrote:It doesn't take more than a quick trawl though this forum to see that many Aussies have a pretty low opinion of Poms. Some are more specific, and say it's the English they (and so they say, the rest of the world) can't stand; others go for the British in general.
What I want to enquire is this: If we are so useless, why did the Great Australian Taxpayer fork out all those millions to pay for Poms to migrate to Oz for ten quid? I assume a fair number of you must be descended from £10 migrants. There are people that express opinions in forums that they don't necessarily adhere to IRL. If somebody is typing another's opinion into submission, the only way to fight them off is to attack them personally. I think you know the reason for the 10 quid too.
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OldPom wrote:It doesn't take more than a quick trawl though this forum to see that many Aussies have a pretty low opinion of Poms. Some are more specific, and say it's the English they (and so they say, the rest of the world) can't stand; others go for the British in general.
What I want to enquire is this: If we are so useless, why did the Great Australian Taxpayer fork out all those millions to pay for Poms to migrate to Oz for ten quid? I assume a fair number of you must be descended from £10 migrants. Geez another whingeing pom all we bloody need.
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Yeah half of my family are ten pound poms. That makes me 50% English unfortunately, I don't mind the english unless we play them in a sporting event then I hate them!
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