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Damn straight.Black Wolf wrote:Actually, it was a polly and one of the parliamnet house employees called him mate, so a memo was sent around to all the staff there officially banning the use of the word mate. Two day after the media got hold of it, it was officially retracted. Otherwise, you're entirely right. When I used to have to do customer service I'd call people mate all the time, or cob. Never, ever "sir".Grug wrote:What's wrong with mate?
Some guy got the shits with some door person calling him mate here. Suggested banning it or something. I think everyone in Australia through a piece of s### at him.
Mate is an awsome word. Goes for all situations.
I use sir sometimes for uptight older people. I see it almost as an insult rather than respect.

Grug
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