Do Americans say 'mate'?

[ARav989]

The 'Hey man' one is what I say.

You're absolutely right. America and Canada have so many cultures that picking one to define us all, can't be done.

Oh and btw, Atom, you're being ignorant. England was around MUCH longer than America.

 

[Gikoku Harakami]

Therefore, we speak the real English (i.e., the one that matters).

Your logic is really annoying...

Aside from that, one of my best friends uses the word mate and bro all the time, even though he's English. I at times find myself saying "mate", It's a pretty cool word actually...

.. Mate... mmm.. Hello mate. hehe :lol:

 

[Brawny]

We don't use "friend"...I don't really use it at all.

I just say "hey" or I USE THEIR NAME D:

 

[ZeLdA4LiFe]

nope. i usually say to my friends like.....

"Hey *****.." or "Sup dude"

 

[Wii_Smurf]

Atom, you're being ignorant. England was around MUCH longer than America.

Correct. The fact that an Englishman founded America proves him wrong
I like the 'I use their name' point

 

[mushroomedmario]

We don't use "friend"...I don't really use it at all.

I just say "hey" or I USE THEIR NAME D:

oh right i forgot to put that in their examples

yeah i usually say people's names, then dude, then man

 

[navarre]

It's not that one is better than the other...crazy Brits!

They're two different cultures... What happened to mocking France together like it's supposed to be?

Now, now, lets not insult the French. They're not here to defend themselves, and we all know how good they are that.

(referances to WW2 galore)

 

[FRuMMaGe]

They became eco friendly and better than us.

The French are better than us!!!

Get out of my country and stay out... :mad5:

 

[Brawny]

England was around for just as long as America...Ever heard of Native Americans?

And what did that extra history give you guys? Ohhh, so we had feudalism and a nice history of Protestants vs. Catholics...YEAH, that was so worth it!

 

[navarre]

The French make the best wine in the world. They really know how to tread on those grapes. Mind you, the French are used to being trodden on, so its hardly suprising.

 

[navarre]

England was around for just as long as America...Ever heard of Native Americans?

And what did that extra history give you guys? Ohhh, so we had feudalism and a nice history of Protestants vs. Catholics...YEAH, that was so worth it!

Seriously, don't try and turn this around into a debate of 'my country's better than yours'. You won't win, and besides, you mistreated the Native Americans so badly. hmm, yeah.

 

[Brawny]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah.

I know you're new, so I'll tell you nicely. You should know I ramble randomly sometimes. I am most definitely not starting a "my country is better than yours" discussion, as that is all relative.

If you could edit your posts instead of replying immediately after posting, that would be much appreciated.

And finally, I must ask you how you know so little about American culture. I don't mean any offense, but you DO get a lot of our TV shows and such over there.

 

[Gikoku Harakami]

Seriously, don't try and turn this around into a debate of 'my country's better than yours'. You won't win, and besides, you mistreated the Native Americans so badly. hmm, yeah.

Please don't mistaken the Americans of today, with those hundreds of years ago.

 

[navarre]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah.

I know you're new, so I'll tell you nicely. You should know I ramble randomly sometimes. I am most definitely not starting a "my country is better than yours" discussion, as that is all relative.

If you could edit your posts instead of replying immediately after posting, that would be much appreciated.

And finally, I must ask you how you know so little about American culture. I don't mean any offense, but you DO get a lot of our TV shows and such over there.

I apologise, I've yet to know you. And short of 24 and the odd movies, i don't watch a lot of American TV. I do, however, take particular interest in different cultures, the American one being a favourite of mine (along with Canada and Russia). I'd just never heard an American say 'mate' before, and pondered whether or not you used the word.

And Gikoku, are you patriotic?

 

[Gikoku Harakami]

And Gikoku, are you patriotic?

No, I'm not. But I don't like it when someone bunches the Americans of today, with the ignorant ones from 50 to over 100 years ago. And believes that everyone in America is like that as a whole, which isn't true.