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[sock]

Of course I say "mate."

I don't think there's another polite term to describe two animals having sex.

[caniff]

[rothkowitz]

I keep saying "Hey old chap" to Koreans.Can't seem to be able to stop.picking up ciggies,taking the bus,restaurants etc etc.

Korean:Ososhipshiyo!
Me:Hey old chap...

[swetepete]

I got stuck with 'cheers' about 15 years ago, when I was hanging around a thug from London. At first all my non-british friends would look askance at me and say "dude, like, 'cheers?' Whassup wit dat, yo? You goin' all like Mid-Atlantic Madonna on us er what, bro? Like, faaaaaaawk."

I tried to stop using it, but wasn't able to shake it off...but it doesn't matter, because almost all Canadians say it now. I've infected lots of Americans with it too, over the years. I consider myself the Typhoid Mary of 'cheers.'

Brits and the other colonials don't sound anywhere near as silly when they say 'dude' as the American/Canadians do saying 'mate.' Happily, I haven't been afflicted with that nasty little tic. Yet.

[Futooomsh]

of course I do...all Aussies say 'mate'

[Matilda]

Nope, however being in Korea has made me realise that I use the word 'bugger' and 'bloke' too often!

[chris_J2]

[yingwenlaoshi]

Do Brits say "mate"? I'm just wondering because I met this Korean who apparently lived in England for a while. She never told me where she studied, but someone else told me that she studied at Oxford. I've always kind of doubted that. Could she have picked that up in England or is she just a big liar and lived in Australia for a while. Her accent seemed more Australian.

I think she was FOS.

In Canada, we say, "Man". "Hey, man." In other parts, they might say, "lad". "Dude" could pop up, but more jokingly. Then you've got "Dawg". Never used that one.

Depends on age, too.

[chris_J2]

The origins of Australian English are rooted in Cockney from London. 'Mate' could well be a UK expression.

[chris_J2]

Unbelievable that C.o.c.k.n.e.y got censored.

[Adventurer]

I would use mate with some people from Canada, people from the U.K., Australia but not from the U.S., because it not heard in the U.S. except in the movies with British actors.

[Delirium's Brother]

I don't vary my usage based on the listener... it's dude most of the time for everybody. Sometimes, I use buddy, but only with a tone that could only be understood as derisive and/or confrontational. Occasionally, I use man, but that just reminds me of my age. So, I try to stop myself. I've tried to use brother, and in theory it's all good; but I just can't bring myself to seriously call someone brother. I wish I could because it's the coolest of them all.

As for mate and cheers--unless you have a thick "commonwealth" accent it sounds like a strange affectation to my ears. I was saying no worries for a while but--