User blog comment:Dawnfeather/Wirraway is EPIC!/@comment-1285688-20100721070204

Oh yeah - about 'mate' + 'G'day', etc, yes we do somewhat, but Steve Irwin was a) a Queenslander, who are generally stronger accented and more stereotypical in accents and mannerisms, and b) exaggerated even for that!

Although, yes, we do generally say 'mate' sometimes in the same way i might also say 'duuuuddddeee...' G'day' is more of my dad's thing. But he's a queenslander as well, so there you go XD

Oh yeah, I have recently started saying 'ay' at the end of many sentences after pretending to be a queenslander for a 'around the world' dress up. XD

I forgotteds... are you american?