haha you aussies are off the rocker these days.... 
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/as...ralia.mate.ap/
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/as...ralia.mate.ap/
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has labeled "absurd" a directive requiring security guards at the country's Parliament House to stop addressing visitors and lawmakers as "mate."
So
A) he didn't ban it
B) they overturned it
C) it was banning certain workers from using it to visitors
but still..
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wow, totally misleading thread title then!Originally posted by ManowarAustralian Prime Minister John Howard has labeled "absurd" a directive requiring security guards at the country's Parliament House to stop addressing visitors and lawmakers as "mate."
So
A) he didn't ban it
B) they overturned it
C) it was banning certain workers from using it to visitors
but still..
but crazy that they had previously banned it in the first place!
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It was banned for one day and then overturned, total shit but hey us aussies are wild. Now where did that dingo put my beer???Comment
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I don?t see it as offensive at all, it is just a signature word for Australians.Rosalia M.
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i dont see the problem anyway. isnt "mate" like an american saying "man"?Originally posted by DarkhorseComment
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mate, drink and be merry! or just find a mate named Mary and be happy and let her be a merry mate! political correctness has not run it's full course yet!
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Originally posted by phatzane®
except that it's more than that.. "man" sounds like stoner hippy talk.. "mate" means more than that :
?Companionship? and ?friendship? do not convey the same message as ?mateship?. For example, "He's my mate", "We're mates" or "He's my best mate" are common utterances. The unique of ?mateship? can been seen from the unique configuration: equality, solidarity and mutual support. There is no same concept for Australian English ?mateship? in American English and British English. It is, as ?whinging? and ?dobbing?, Australian culture-specific concept. Australians do not accept ?whinging and dobbing? because of ?mateship?. Anti-whinging and anti-dobbing attitude reinforced the cultural value of ?mateship?.Comment
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I hate this word too ... I agree that a governemental employe should not use it with visitors.Originally posted by rayadp05Comment
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MATE how much can a Koala Bear ? Fair dinkum mate, that drongo of a Prime Minister wouldn't have any mates in a pub on dole day when it was his shout. How about the footy on Saturday arvo mate ? We can knock back a few coldies and down a pie or three mate ? But mate, I can only go if dingoes - the trouble and strife and tin lids can stay at their Nanna's mate. Crikey ! Strewth, we can even take the Holden mate, whip down the "G" and see the Roos drop kick the Crows from here to the back of Bourke. Whaddya reckon mate ? Is it a goer ?Originally posted by Darkhorse
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