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MATESHIP of ANZACS |
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.. | On Gallipoli was fashioned a special legend which had much to do with courage and sacrifice. Somehow, that awful experience contributed to the shaping of the Australian character in rather the way the diggings did during the gold rush. Now the diggers had become Diggers. They shared again a spirit of independence and mateship, a contempt for high authority and an equality which had nothing to do with class or financial background. |
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KALK'S
DEFINITION OF A MATE!
(Typical
Australian Saying..)
by David Kalmund (Warrnambool) Vic A Mate is one who is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for his mate, yep die. In my mind it was coined in Gallipoli somewhere between 1914 and 1918 and probably before that. Mates can say and do nothing to offend another mate - you stick together through thick and thin! You cry together, fight together, drink together - whatever it takes! You defend them to call comers and give them yourself, not a facade!! You are never scared when you are with a mate cause he or she feels what you feel - you are one!! You don't need to live in each other's pocket to be mates!! I have mates who live miles from me but if I get in trouble try and stop them from coming, and I for them. They come from many walks of life - some call them names like biker or trucker but we grew up together and what we haven't done they haven't written about yet! Different huh - that's me and my mates. I therefore don't use the term lightly or just in conversation because people think that's how Aussies talk. That's it! (David Kalmund) |
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