Friends, do you prefer friends of the same sex or opposite sex?

Yep Mateship is alive and well in Australia.. Its also an ubiquitous form of greeting, frequently used with casual acquaintances.Can be any body at all , typically used only to refer to men.but now seems to include women as well, it is also used as an informal address for strangers... (Hello mate. ) as a placeholder for friends like to be friendly.or appear friendly.. and used as a term for friends in general.. (Invite your mates around ) or cheers mate.. we have a fellow in our village here and he is uses mates all the time.. . with both men and women alike.. he sees no difference, even when I was working a fellow would say to me oh ok mate its apples .. meaning okay it will be alright .. I`ll post a new thread with all the australian slangs with phrases its a good one..
And to get back to the original question of CeeCee, I am friends with both men and women.. have no real close lady friend but have a few who are widows its nice to visit them and let them talk about their daily happenings.. and men well I get on good with all .. hey I have a mate here Falcon.!. he`s my mate .. and a very good friend ...
 
I have a placard that says,
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow,
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead,
Just walk beside me and be my friend.".
Albert Camus.

It says it all for me.
 
If a REAL "True Blue" friend has proven to be one, it matters not to me the gender.

I have many REAL friends both male and female including a couple who swing both ways.
 
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