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Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:53 pm
by kancutlawns
I absolutely hate this presumptuous, timeless, casual, throwaway word that implies that you’re a friend of the person you target this to. Why does no one get annoyed in the same way as calling a woman ‘love’ or ‘darling’?
It’s seemingly benign, chummy without being intrusive and creates a quick connection. But I find it cheap, disrespectful and lazy.
Bud is too Americanised, pal suggests you about to punch the other person in the face, friend is patronising, geeze is rather blokish but anyone calling me ‘mate’ is asking for a punch on the hooter and strong words. Stop it.
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:03 pm
by Sid Pervcat
It's not an exclusively male thing mate.
Women use it as well.
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:46 pm
by kancutlawns
That’s even worse to be fair. Some stupid woman kept calling me mate in 1988 and did that in a Jimmy Greaves way of talking too as in she’d say mate and then full on retard by adopting an estuary accent and say “it’s a funny old game, innit?”
Fuck off.
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:50 pm
by The Ghost of Alex Higgins
#issues
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:15 pm
by Sadact7
Sid Pervcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:03 pm
It's not an exclusively male thing mate.
Women use it as well.
By “women”, you mean “lesbians” right?
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:23 pm
by Sid Pervcat
Sadact7 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:15 pm
Sid Pervcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:03 pm
It's not an exclusively male thing mate.
Women use it as well.
By “women”, you mean “lesbians” right?
No
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:48 pm
by Sadact7
Sid Pervcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:23 pm
Sadact7 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:15 pm
Sid Pervcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:03 pm
It's not an exclusively male thing mate.
Women use it as well.
By “women”, you mean “lesbians” right?
No
Yes mate
Re: Mate
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:54 pm
by Sid Pervcat
Nah mate
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:53 am
by kancutlawns
Sadact7 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:15 pm
Sid Pervcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:03 pm
It's not an exclusively male thing mate.
Women use it as well.
By “women”, you mean “lesbians” right?
When women use it, their voice morphs into a horribly ostentatious version of how Adrian Durham says it. Animated, blokey, loud and over friendly. Males use it a little less obvious which makes it rather more palatable. IDK for all it’s worth.
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:43 am
by antdad
kancutlawns wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:53 pm
I absolutely hate this presumptuous, timeless, casual, throwaway word that implies that you’re a friend of the person you target this to. Why does no one get annoyed in the same way as calling a woman ‘love’ or ‘darling’?
It’s seemingly benign, chummy without being intrusive and creates a quick connection. But I find it cheap, disrespectful and lazy.
Bud is too Americanised, pal suggests you about to punch the other person in the face, friend is patronising, geeze is rather blokish but anyone calling me ‘mate’ is asking for a punch on the hooter and strong words. Stop it.
What if an actual mate calls you mate, got any?
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:47 am
by Sid Pervcat
kancutlawns wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:53 am
Sadact7 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:15 pm
Sid Pervcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:03 pm
It's not an exclusively male thing mate.
Women use it as well.
By “women”, you mean “lesbians” right?
When women use it, their voice morphs into a horribly ostentatious version of how Adrian Durham says it. Animated, blokey, loud and over friendly.
Incorrect
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:57 am
by kancutlawns
antdad wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:43 am
kancutlawns wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:53 pm
I absolutely hate this presumptuous, timeless, casual, throwaway word that implies that you’re a friend of the person you target this to. Why does no one get annoyed in the same way as calling a woman ‘love’ or ‘darling’?
It’s seemingly benign, chummy without being intrusive and creates a quick connection. But I find it cheap, disrespectful and lazy.
Bud is too Americanised, pal suggests you about to punch the other person in the face, friend is patronising, geeze is rather blokish but anyone calling me ‘mate’ is asking for a punch on the hooter and strong words. Stop it.
What if an actual mate calls you mate, got any?
My real mates don’t call me ‘mate’ they call me by my name. My forum mates call me ‘cunt’. I can live with that.
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:33 am
by Sid Pervcat
Oi mate, you cunt
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:47 am
by kancutlawns
Re: Mate
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:03 am
by antdad
