Should woman call blokes "mate".

[DTS]

Right - Help me settle this office dispute.

I have just come off the phone to one of the companies that we put business through. Now I wont name them but lets jsut say its not the Bank of England,Ireland or Wales.

The person that I wanted was not there so I left a message. I had a bit of banter with the girl on the other end as you do to pass the day.

At the end of the conversation she said to me - Thank mate & Bye mate.

Now for my mind this is totally unacceptable. I dont think woman should ever call blokes mate. Its for my mind a male to male greeting.

Ben agrees but the girls in the office dont?

 

[Firestorm]

When a girl says mate to you next time take it as an instruction rather than a greeting........

 

[SUFCEssex]

i totally agree, its not right.

 

[GrimmRobes]

Sure sign of a 'geezer-bird' - fine if you like that sort of thing, it's not for me though.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

C'mon Dave, it's been a fairly slow week & we all need cheering up after the display at Forest. Surely there's a quality poll you've been saving up for a rainy day and can do better than this? :p

 

[Cricko]

My son works for RBS as does his g/f.....the way they speak in general conversation to me defines belief.... ( alright Papa any cash for the lower classes) But they both are up the top this week in there fields of telephone manner and converting cash balances from other cards to theres.......

*Sigh*

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

My son works for RBS as does his g/f.....the way they speak in general conversation to me defines belief.... ( alright Papa any cash for the lower classes) But they both are up the top this week in there fields of telephone manner and converting cash balances from other cards to theres.......

*Sigh*

You're alive!!!! Where've you been all week? :p

 

[Cricko]

Ill.....It my old age mate :o

 

[MK Shrimper]

Ill.....It my old age mate :o

Now you're really milking it!

 

[Mr. Benedict]

Ill.....It my old age mate :o

Being an Octegenarian getting you down again, eh John? ;)

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Ill.....It my old age mate :o

Man-Flu takes a week to get over now does it?

 

[Cricko]

Being an Octegenarian getting you down again, eh John? ;)

You lot are gonna make me 50 before to long....:finger:

 

[MK Shrimper]

You lot are gonna make me 50 before to long....:finger:

Is it 1975 again then?

 

[Cricko]

Man-Flu takes a week to get over now does it?

I am not even over it now Rich ...I think it was alot more serious than that , hence the doctor coming out twice and my son going frantic...It was more a chest infection combined with a heavy cold/flu if you need to know.

**** me why do I have to explain why I have felt like death all week.

 

[Mr. Benedict]

**** me why do I have to explain why I have felt like death all week.

Because. ;)

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

**** me why do I have to explain why I have felt like death all week.

I never said you did, I just enquired whether your absence was due to still being ill!

 

[Mr. Benedict]

I never said you did, I just enquired whether your absence was due to still being ill!

You're letting him off the hook far too easily there, Rich... ;)

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

You're letting him off the hook far too easily there, Rich... ;)

 

[Mr. Benedict]

:hilarious:

Now I understand... ;)

 

[cockles is back]

I hate it when a woman calls me mate, It is basically telling me im not gonna get to fuc her, all very sad.