David S mused: > > Peter's right, it's someone from Britain. > > I've heard 2 different theories as to how the term POM came about. > > 1. Pom is a corrupted version of P.O.H.M. = Prisoner Of Her Majesty > 2. it's a shortened version of P.O.M.E. = Prisoner Of Mother England
They're nice stories, but unfortunately not based on any facts. See, for example, http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/pommy.htm
