akibun 0 Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 Buddy or mate or friend Is it different for another country or same? Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 I`m from Canada & the States and we say buddy, or friend. . . your mate is who you produce offspring with. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 They can all mean the same thing, but can also be different. Here in Australia, guys use "mate" a fair bit. I use it a lot at work when talking with customers, but i work in a very laid back place. It is "slang" but is also friendly as well. Although, if said with the right tone, it can also be "rude". Buddy isn't used so much over here, i think its more of an American and Canadian thing. cheers Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 friend blah how proper is that! i use buddy heaps but thats when im playing softball its a good encouragement... so its a part of my weekly vocab! maaaattteee.....! quality word! i use dude heaps more than matttteeee...! all means "hey u!" etc! oi mate, oi buddy, oi dude.... oi friend?! Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Definitely not "mate." That has a whole different meaning here. attach any of the following to "Whassup ..." and it's all good. Guys ===== dude bro bra brutha bud man mang homey homes Girls ====== sis girl Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 ender whats mate mean ova there!?!?!? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 For me mate = good friend most of the time Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 a mate is someone you mate with i.e. have sex Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Well I have lots of bloke mates, and I certainly don't have sex with them So I think the conclusion, akibun, is that people from different countries use the words differently. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 yeah scousa! a mate is also a chocolate covered toffee lolly that tha `diggers` made famous. and i CERTAINLY don`t `Ronnie Coote` them! Ya can call me anythin` Akibun, just don`t call me late for dinner. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Where I`m from we say, "dawg." Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Of course, I forgot dawg. How about homeboy or home-skillet? My man! The number one term around here has gotta be dude though. G'day mate! Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted December 5, 2002 Author Share Posted December 5, 2002 But anyway, thank you friend/buddy/mate! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 what about cobber? Thats up there with mate and buddy. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Friend. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 what bout sheila! G;day Sheila! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 or "guy", like "pass me a beer coaster will ya guy". "no worries guy" "see ya later guy". "yeah guy, I'm hearin' ya". Link to post Share on other sites
Piper Down 0 Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Hullo. On the East of Jockland we use: Neeber Chief Big yin Wee man pal But you have to growl them, or you're looked at funny. Link to post Share on other sites
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