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Originally Posted by Andy in West Oz  Perhaps they mean the empire. Or perhaps he's referring to the fact that Aussies and Kiwis and Canucks (oh my!) tend to blend in rather well with groups of Poms...... |
What I am referring to is that it is easier not to include the peripheral nations when speaking of "us" or "we".
One chap said to me when I questioned the comment and spoke of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Rhodesia etc
"Well they were "British" and their troops were obliged to defend the "Empire".
Sometimes it is easy for the major "partner" to forget or minimalise the contribution of the rest of the team.