Here’s a little note on British lexicon. Instead of saying “man” or “bud” in colloquial language, the English say “mate.” This is pretty interesting considering when you’ve never met someone, calling them a man is pretty accurate, but mate? That’s a bit presumptuous, don’t ye think? It’s kind of like saying, “Hey you, yeah you, other person in my country….we’re all gonna get through this together, this whole being British thing. I’m here if you need me. You are my mate.” Then of course there is that one lucky person who actually will be your mate, but for the time being the British aren’t gonna be that discriminating. One day, someone’s gonna call someone mate and they’ll just turn and say “Yeah sure.”
Ah…the sweet pangs of love.