Do people actually say either "G'day" or "mate" in Australia? I recently heard someone mention that Irish don't say "top o' the morning to ya" and I know from experience that Southerners don't say "howdy" or "y'all" anywhere near as often as the stereotype suggests, is that the case with Australians as well?
G'day is pretty rare but not totally unsaid.
Mate is mostly used when you're being condescending towards someone or trying to let them down gently in my experience. i.e "Mate, you've had too much to drink."
Mate depends entire on the tone.
i am from australia and lots of people say g'day and mate.
Mostly what CertainDoom said.
G’day really isn’t that common, but it’s not unheard of. If I introduce myself to someone, I prefer a simple ‘good morning’/afternoon. Most people do.
Mate is certainly common vernacular, but as Download said, it really depends on tone/context. Mate can be really condescending, like what I imagine ‘bud’ is like in the US. Cops love to say it. But it can also be light-hearted, eg said in response to something humourous. Anyways general rule of thumb is your mates are cunts, and cunts are your mates. But more common than cunts or mates is: boys, blokes, or guys (the latter if you’re a wannabe American).
Where I am from, Mate isn't used for patronizing.
I could probably count the amount of times I've said blokes on my fingers, whereas I probably say mate a few times a day at least.
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