i hate it sometimes when someone calls me ''mate''

not to far back, i was having a conversation with someone, some guy and he kept calling me 'mate' and i finally got exasperated and said don't call me 'mate' i'm not your 'mate'....and after that the conversation ended and i walked off. but i found it so annoying that he kept calling me 'mate'? when i'm not his 'mate'.

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4meAndyou · F

It's an Australian thing. It's like the Americanism when calling everyone Buddy or Pal. And it means nothing. It's just slang people from Australia use when they don't know your name.

durinsBane1983 · 46-50, M

@4meAndyou its also a british thing in some parts of britain, especially londoners or in the north where i am.

4meAndyou · F

@durinsBane1983 Well, I think Neddie feels the same way you do about it. Here in the United States, men AND women sometimes call me "Honey", and I absolutely HATE that. Although I could say something, I never do. Not worth the trouble.