Australian Prime Minister Bans The Word Mate?! - GoFuckYourself.com

phatzane® · 08-26-2005, 01:18 PM

haha you aussies are off the rocker these days....

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/as...ralia.mate.ap/

Manowar · 08-26-2005, 01:33 PM

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..

RuthB · 08-26-2005, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

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..

wow, totally misleading thread title then!

but crazy that they had previously banned it in the first place!

Darkhorse · 08-26-2005, 03:07 PM

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???

CherryLipsRosa · 08-26-2005, 03:09 PM

I don?t see it as offensive at all, it is just a signature word for Australians.

phatzane® · 08-26-2005, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkhorse

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???

i dont see the problem anyway. isnt "mate" like an american saying "man"?

born4porn · 08-26-2005, 06:02 PM

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!

bhutocracy · 08-26-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phatzane®

i dont see the problem anyway. isnt "mate" like an american saying "man"?

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?.

Doctor Dre · 08-26-2005, 06:39 PM

I hate this word too ... I agree that a governemental employe should not use it with visitors.

CuriousToyBoy · 08-26-2005, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkhorse

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???

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 ?

08-26-2005, 01:18 PM	#1
phatzane® Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: canada Posts: 1,592	Australian Prime Minister Bans The Word Mate?! haha you aussies are off the rocker these days.... http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/as...ralia.mate.ap/ __________________ -PHATZANEXXX.COM-

08-26-2005, 03:09 PM	#5
CherryLipsRosa Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 3,603	I don?t see it as offensive at all, it is just a signature word for Australians. __________________ Rosalia M. ICQ.12150439 Skype. cherrylipsrosa

08-26-2005, 01:33 PM	#2
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	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..

08-26-2005, 03:07 PM	#4
Darkhorse Horsing Around Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: AU Posts: 5,862	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???

08-26-2005, 06:02 PM	#7
born4porn FUKM ALL! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: somewhere wet n sticky - Sydney Posts: 38,781	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!