Ten pound Pomx

I watched the new ‘Midsomer Murders’ instead of ‘£10 Poms’ last night.

MM was the usual far fetched stuff, but it appealed more than TPP which is telling.

I shall catch up with it later, but it doesn’t draw me in really.

However, I’ve started (watching it) so will finish.

Totally agree with Anniel’s comments. It is a fictional drama of how people like to think of life in Australia then. They are not going to tell people how good it was, are they? There would be no story plus everyone would want to emigrate! I have lived here for over 50 years now and not one bit of that rubbish is true as far as I’m concerned. Typical ‘political correctness’ and slanted views of history. Now it is not all sunshine and happiness and, dare I say it, it is a lot,lot worse now as regards how things are run and those who are political figures than it was 50 years ago. We have not a single decent politician in the country that I can think of and everyone I know agrees.

It's interesting to have the viewpoint of someone who was a £10 POM and has lived there for many years.
Many people have views of what they think it is like but only those from various cultures who have a lived experience actually know.

I think much of Ten Pound Poms is based on stereotypes, the good and the bad and they have taken the worst and best traits and emphasised them in portraying the various characters.

It's OTT and much is rather ridiculous.

Franbern I do agree that many people in the UK had similarly disgusting views about other races at that time but I do not accept that it was everyone.
The same with Australia. Not everyone was like the revolting Dean. He's a caricature.
They all seem to be in that programme.

I’ve been watching it and it’s pretty much as I expected. Most films have a really bad guy, a beautiful woman, a love affair, a secret etc.

In the late 70s I worked with a an older woman who had split with her husband. he saw the 3 kids often and said he wanted to take them on holiday. She agreed but he actually took them to Australia and never came back!!

She could get no help from anywhere back then but I hope it’s different now. I often wonder whether they were ever reunited.

I'm astonished that the nurse found where her was so easily.

I'm astonished that the nurse found where her son was so easily

Yes, I thought that too. With all of Australia to go at she did very well to find him, didn't she?

I've seen it all now, and I did enjoy it, but as a Sunday night soap, not as a documentary. I am quite happy to suspend disbelief for the sake of entertainment, which you certainly needed to do for this series. Sunday night telly doesn't set out to be educational, thank goodness.

It was left open for another series - does anyone know if there is one planned?

I watched the whole series on bbc iplayer and I found it very slow but if a second season comes out I won’t be watching it

Doodledog

Yes, I thought that too. With all of Australia to go at she did very well to find him, didn't she?

I've seen it all now, and I did enjoy it, but as a Sunday night soap, not as a documentary. I am quite happy to suspend disbelief for the sake of entertainment, which you certainly needed to do for this series. Sunday night telly doesn't set out to be educational, thank goodness.

It was left open for another series - does anyone know if there is one planned?

Yes, I thought that too. With all of Australia to go at she did very well to find him, didn't she?

Even with the internet, it's not easy.

I haven't watched them all yet!

Being at a uni and surrounded by international students I did find their racist language off putting - they referred to the indigenous people as "abbos". But that was back in 1986 and I expect things have changed now.

Not really. In Perth in the period between 1986-1991 [when we thankfully left with a huge sigh of relief], the indigenous people were called "boongs" = far worse even than "abbos" IMO.

In the 60’s we lived next to a couple with 3 boys who went to Hobart in Tasmania. It was a big thing at the time. My parents were all set to go too but my mum backed out in the end as she wouldn’t leave her mum and family behind. I often wonder what our lives would have been like if we had gone. We were a poor family and my dad hoped things would be better out there I think.
Now my own daughter lives out there with her DH and my grandson is an Australian. Where they live, there are loads of couples with kids from the UK.

CountessFosco

*Being at a uni and surrounded by international students I did find their racist language off putting - they referred to the indigenous people as "abbos". But that was back in 1986 and I expect things have changed now*.

Not really. In Perth in the period between 1986-1991 [when we thankfully left with a huge sigh of relief], the indigenous people were called "boongs" = far worse even than "abbos" IMO.

The British were/are POMS, the Greeks/Italians/Yugoslavs/Germsns etc all have/had their nicknames too.

Strine is a different language from English.

If you asked for avocado sandwich, please, they'd look at you as if you've swallowed a dictionary.

"Yer mean an avo sanger, mate?"

The horrible Australian character is so utterly vile, he's almost ruining it, I know he's only playing a part, but surely no one can be that bad! I think I heard some modern talk as well that wouldn't have been used back then, can't remember exactly what, possibly I heard one of the girls say "I'm good" when asked how she was.

I went there in the early 80s so the way it was depicted in this series was all part of a dim and distant past, although, I do remember the expression "clean as a pommie's bath towel" being bandied about, again a throwback, I think the weekly bath had long since been consigned to the past by then although if those who were several generation Australians, had experienced a Britain in the depths of winter without central heating their bath towels might also have been unsullied

As a drama I've found it not too bad, OTT for dramatic effect I imagine.

Was it 'I love you to the moon and back'? That jumped out to me.

The horrible Australian character is so utterly vile, he's almost ruining it, I know he's only playing a part, but surely no one can be that bad! I think I heard some modern talk as well that wouldn't have been used back then, can't remember exactly what, possibly I heard one of the girls say "I'm good" when asked how she was

Yes, he's vile, Terribull, as I said, just a caricature.

"I'm good" is a very recent (and irritating) phrase.
I always feel like answering "No, you're not, you're very naughty!"

Deodorant spray = a Pommie shower!

Hadn't heard "deodorant" Pommie shower Callistemon

😁

Pommy shower
slang The use of deodorant in place of showering. "Pommy" (sometimes spelled "Pommie) is a potentially offensive Australian term for a British person, and this expression mocks perceived subpar bathing habits. Primarily heard in Australia.

The orphanage scenes were very unlikely, think Kate could have found a better story to tell the priest.

Goodness knows how she found it too.

Have to fess up to my usual greeting style
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good.’
‘Good. And you ?’
‘Good’.
Pretty universal for many years now except occasionally’Been better,’ if you just got out of hospital or something.

I watched it on catch up, but seemed to miss out episode 5.
It didn’t make much difference to watching episode 6.
Very light, not much depth to the story and probably quite unrealistic compared to the real life experience.

nanna8

Have to fess up to my usual greeting style
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good.’
‘Good. And you ?’
‘Good’.
Pretty universal for many years now except occasionally’Been better,’ if you just got out of hospital or something.

That sounds very much like a conversation with my children, neither of whom have set foot in Australia.

Doodledog

nanna8

Have to fess up to my usual greeting style
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good.’
‘Good. And you ?’
‘Good’.
Pretty universal for many years now except occasionally’Been better,’ if you just got out of hospital or something.

That sounds very much like a conversation with my children, neither of whom have set foot in Australia.

It sounds like a conversation with my Australian DGS. In fact, most teenagers!

Can we blame the Australians then , nanna8?

All a bit grim and depressing now, and was really hoping the daughter wasn't actually pregnant. She and her mum looked more like sisters last night.