In the Sunday Mail (Adelaide’s Sunday newspaper) By Melissa Leong “I wonder if we’re losing our capability for rational discussion” There’s no question that the world is in the toilet right now. And I mean right at the bottom of the bowl, you know? Sure, as long as there have been people on the planet, we’ve had or issues. But at present it certainly feels as though things have hit a fever pitch that only dogs and bats should be able to hear. As such, I don’t think anyone can be blamed for being a little (or a lot) up in arms, From the atrocities of war and political injustice to social inequality; tragedy and environmental disaster, there’s a lot to be angry, sad and confused about, that’s for sure. I don’t know about you, but every day feels a bit like a powder keg waiting to blow at any given moment. As our patience wears thin on the issues we care about, I’m noticing that a new kind of worrying trend is rising in tandem. For the sake of our conversation, I’m going t...
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Good grief. Never heard of 'ello mate' either. How ya goin mate? and G'day mate, are two that I can think of...
ReplyDeleteDon't agree with the latter words as many were not convict...
'ello mate" sounds more like England? And where I'm from, it would most likely just be "Howdy"!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds very cockney to me (London accent).
ReplyDeleteEllo? As our Prime Minister would say, nope, nope, nope.
ReplyDeleteG'day. And I don't all that often hear people call each other mate anymore either. Less and less...
Sounds like a British idea of how people of Australia speak. Very bold of them, wouldn't you say?
ReplyDelete'Allo! 'Allo! Who said that?
ReplyDeleteG'day, mate...'ow ya goin?
Has no one watched Crocodile Dundee??
ReplyDeleteI've heard Indian lads here say hello mate, but otherwise, no.
ReplyDeletewhiteangel; it does say "originally" and the first white people were convicts and the soldiers who guarded them.The settlers came later.
ReplyDeleteSusan F; it does sound more English, most of us would say G'day mate, although even that is fast disappearing. In the cities at least.
Craig; yes, very cockney.
Elephant's Child; I almost never hear 'mate' anymore and not too many 'G'days' either. We're losing our unique "Aussieness" in the face of political correctness. :(
Jacquelineand... we're Aussies, we don't mind them poking a bit of fun. all them other blokes though, we gotta worry about them gettin' offended :(
Lee; can't complain, 'ow 'bout you? :)
Susan Kane; probably not for a while, although it was on TV here just a few weeks ago.
Andrew; I've heard Indians here say "Hallo, how are you?" with emphasis either on 'are' or 'you'.