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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 3:53 am
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unkfrank
 
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Originally Posted by mike_asia
I am from texas and more country than you but it looks bad on us when foreigner visitors are obviously making a connection in IAH and some flight attendants act look they are fresh from the farm
Originally Posted by mike_asia
You should put this on Wiki but please try to stay on topic mate
You sure use an informal British word, mate, an awful lot for a Texan, when referring to others on FT. Even referred to me as "mate" in a different thread. According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, which definition of mate am I and the rest of us on FlyerTalk?

Main Entry: 3mate
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Low German māt; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food — more at meat
Date: 14th century

1 a (1) : associate, companion (2) chiefly British : an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper (3) chiefly British : friend, buddy —often used as a familiar form of address b archaic : match, peer
2 : a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
3 : one of a pair: as a : either member of a couple and especially a married couple b : either member of a breeding pair of animals c : either of two matched objects
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