Yes, but some Australians say "g'day mate!"
They are also just as likely to say, "Hello" or "Hi", with or without the "mate".
Australians are not all the antipodean yobboes (look it up) that they are portrayed as in American television shows.
us australians say 'G'day mate' and in new Zealand in maori its Kia Ora (cheers)...
"G'day Mate!" If you put that on your brochure you wouldn't be stereotyping Australians, we really do say it a lot. *sigh*
They love sport. Mate.
yes we do mate
it is a nautical means to say "hey" or "look around you"
hey mate do you like my painting. he said that because he liked to paint
another name for a freind, generally used by Australians.
Australians speak English so we just say.... street
course we do mate, fuken straya
hey mate how's it going!?
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people say hey to be friendlypeople also say hey to get someone else attention