マイトシップ

Also known as Australian masculinity

thumb|John Simpson Kirkpatrick|Simpson and his donkey exemplify the spirit of mateship. Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. Russel Ward, in The Australian Legend (1958), once saw the concept as central to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate, meaning friend, commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address.