Lost in translation: 'Hei, mate'
I thought I would share something funny. There was one time when I was mentioning about 'mates' to a Malaysian friend whilst chatting online.
He thought that meant 'something else'. I.e., looking for a 'mate' of the opposite gender.
Anyways, that was frickin' hilarious.
For those who don't know, its just local aussie speak.
A teacher at preschool, or a dad could be calling their kid, 'hei mate, you alright?', or ' you understand, mate?'
Then there's the 'I've some mates over', or 'my mate's waiting outside'.
Anyways its with the whole deal of the prisoners who were sent here in the early years from Britain, so apparently the aussies developed a culture of 'mateship', and thats how it started.
Sent from my Nokia phone
He thought that meant 'something else'. I.e., looking for a 'mate' of the opposite gender.
Anyways, that was frickin' hilarious.
For those who don't know, its just local aussie speak.
A teacher at preschool, or a dad could be calling their kid, 'hei mate, you alright?', or ' you understand, mate?'
Then there's the 'I've some mates over', or 'my mate's waiting outside'.
Anyways its with the whole deal of the prisoners who were sent here in the early years from Britain, so apparently the aussies developed a culture of 'mateship', and thats how it started.
Sent from my Nokia phone
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