G'day MEANZ06,
Here in Australia, a "bloke" is a man.
A "Sheila" is a girl
Generally if you say "So-an-so is a great bloke" That means he's a pretty good man....a good mate.
We had Italian friends stay with us many years ago, and my wife (whose name, by the way, is Sheila) kept calling him "mate", as we do always out here. He got quite confused and explained that to him "mate" meant....well, you know
After a hurried explanation, he got the gist of some of our Australian "lingo" (language).
Hope this helps and I'm sure you'll get heaps of replies to your question.
Cheers mate,
Erich
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