Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. There are two types of mateship, the inclusive and the exclusive; the inclusive is in relation to a shared situation (e.g., employment, sports, or hardship), whereas the exclusive type is toward a third party (e.g., a person that you have just met). Russel Ward, in The Australian Legend (1958), saw the concept as a central one to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate, meaning friend, commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address. Mateship can also be expressed in such qualities as loyalty to one's mates in preference to the law.
it's been so, so hot these last few days!!! Over 40 degrees & not really cooling down at night either, so this is a filler from our trip down to Pemberton last week. These two have been friends for over 35 years now & still enjoy spending time together.
Happy Australia Day (for tomorrow) to all us Aussies - hope we all survive the heat/rain/humidity wherever we are :)
