Thread: Why Aussie's All Call Each Other Mate ,,,,,,

Is it cause they're homo's ?

It's homos, mate. Not homo's.

's is possessive or short for 'is' or 'has'. The plural s has no apostrophe.

Its worked its way over to the UK as well. Whats with the rising tone at the end of a sentence? Always sounds like a bloody question is being asked. I blame Neighbors and Home and Away.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

It's homos, mate. Not homo's.

's is possessive or short for 'is' or 'has'. The plural s has no apostrophe.

You mean "they're" is more then one of these queers

Ow yer goin' mate?

I like it. It's friendly, congenial.

Wish my country used it instead of mo**er**cker.


As Marmite was recently accused of being a sell-out for using, "biatches," I will take the hit for using mates. It's a good term.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

It's homos, mate. Not homo's.

's is possessive or short for 'is' or 'has'. The plural s has no apostrophe.

Well in the US, it's homeys, not homos. And in Thailand it's a joke.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

It's homos, mate. Not homo's.

's is possessive or short for 'is' or 'has'. The plural s has no apostrophe.

Have you been socialising with CMn recently, or, are you trying to take away his rep as the Apostrophe Nazi?

Basically because we cannot remember anyones name.

^
But y'all's good at geography?

better then the yanks anyway.

^ that would,nt be hard

i've heard some septics use Pal or buddy!

mate sounds a lot more friendly like!

i would like to know why they all call me 'cnut'?

in fact thinking about it, that's not just limited to aussies

^ Because they can't spell ****?

Originally Posted by Tchiowa

Why Aussie's All Call Each Other Mate ,,,,,,

It's similar to why blacks call each other Brother in that they don't know who their fathers are and for all they know there's a good chance they are.

Originally Posted by Ivor Biggun

Originally Posted by Tchiowa

Why Aussie's All Call Each Other Mate ,,,,,,

It's similar to why blacks call each other Brother in that they don't know who their fathers are and for all they know there's a good chance they are.

Q: What is the most confusing day in the Ghetto?


A: Fathers Day ..........

Wasn't this question asked in one of the Shaft movies. As I recall Shaft didn't like others calling him brother ?

Friendship actually means something in Australia. Australian males place considerable value on their mates. Maybe born out of the adverse condtions that the Australian pioneers encountered, where they relied heavily on community support, or maybe just being a new country there were not the same social barriers to having a wide range of friends, no matter what your class roots were.
For whatever reason Australians in general are a freindly lot, if you a travel around and have some intial contacts they have few reservations about inviting you into their social circle.

So, when Australian friends get together, they are "mating"?

Originally Posted by MeMock

Basically because we cannot remember anyones name.

Spot on.
Start of the night, its 'mate' or 'sheila'. After a few hundred neck-oils even the sheilas become 'mates'

At the end of a good nights drinking, the sheila's often become Mates.

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

i would like to know why they all call me 'cnut'?

Probably because you resemble a cuddly polar bear cub.

Originally Posted by Tchiowa

Why Aussie's All Call Each Other Mate

Because all their ancestors were ship "mates". The term just stuck.