I was a first and third tourist at Marham late 80s, and regularly heard the 'El Adem with grass' descriptor - not that I knew wtf they were on about.
As a singly I have lots of fond memories of both tours and retain many friends from that era, probably because we were so relatively remote. That vs my second tour in the middle at Brize, which I found to be impersonal and unwelcoming. The biggest issue is it's not very well connected, so getting anywhere takes an hour, so I don't imagine it's much fun for young wives while hubby is away at the latest war.