How many poms on this forum?

[harpodom]

First, definition of pom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alterna..._British#Pommy
The term pommy, pom or pomme,^[1] in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, commonly denotes a person of British heritage origin. The term Pommie therefore does not relate exclusively to England; it applies equally to those from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is a term often confused by Australians who have difficulty in noting the synonymity of the four UK nations. A likely^{[citation needed]} explanation is 'Prisoner of the Mother Country'. A derogatory term, it was controversially ruled no longer offensive in 2006 by the Australian Advertising Standards Board and in 2010 by the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority.^[2] Despite these changing views, many British people or those of British origin consider the expression offensive or racist when used by people not of British origin to describe English or British people, yet acceptable when used within that community: for example, the community group British People Against Racial Discrimination was among those who complained to the Advertising Standards Board about five advertisements poking fun at "Poms", prompting the 2006 decision.^[3]



Next, for the purposes of this thread
I'll add that you need to be born a pom, and still have a British passport
add your number, and a potted history please.




1. harpodom:
born in England, Irish mum, English dad, proudly English. Married to an Australian, 2 kids, one born here, the other born there. Soon to take out Aussie citizenship but will always be proudly English.

[Ptp113]

First, definition of pom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alterna..._British#Pommy
The term pommy, pom or pomme,^[1] in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, commonly denotes a person of British heritage origin. The term Pommie therefore does not relate exclusively to England; it applies equally to those from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is a term often confused by Australians who have difficulty in noting the synonymity of the four UK nations. A likely^{[citation needed]} explanation is 'Prisoner of the Mother Country'. A derogatory term, it was controversially ruled no longer offensive in 2006 by the Australian Advertising Standards Board and in 2010 by the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority.^[2] Despite these changing views, many British people or those of British origin consider the expression offensive or racist when used by people not of British origin to describe English or British people, yet acceptable when used within that community: for example, the community group British People Against Racial Discrimination was among those who complained to the Advertising Standards Board about five advertisements poking fun at "Poms", prompting the 2006 decision.^[3]



Next, for the purposes of this thread
I'll add that you need to be born a pom, and still have a British passport
add your number, and a potted history please.




1. harpodom:
born in England, Irish mum, English dad, proudly English. Married to an Australian, 2 kids, one born here, the other born there. Soon to take out Aussie citizenship but will always be proudly English.

Far too many!

[Perthbum]

Count me in, I am a Pom and proud of it.

[scrumpy]

Im English and proud

[harpodom]

3 so far...

[Petals]

Me, mum and dad both English, married to a scot. Aussies now by choice

[harpodom]

Me, mum and dad both English, married to a scot. Aussies now by choice

Hi Petals, do you think of yourself as English or Australian, or both?

[twinsmom65]

Count me in, born in England to English parents, am a dual citizen of the UK and Canada.

[harpodom]

4 (or 5 if you count Petals)

[fairystar32]

Me ..
My mum and dad are both born in England and as far back as we know, so were all our relatives ( grandparents, great grandparents etc..)
We are from Manchester but have relatives in Liverpool, my grandparents moved to Manchester when my mum was little. My dad from Lowton.
Now living in Brisbane. Only one abroad of my family ( except dad has brother who moves between America and the UK and a distant cousin in Canada, who emigrated there)
Will be taking out citzenship and proudly have dual nationality :)