Context of sentence

HEY BUDDY!!! (not nice)

Hey, let's buddy up on this and get it taken care of.

I saw you're buddy the other day and he said to say "Hi".

Is this really english ?

"We [British and Americans] are two countries separated by a common language." -- G.B. Shaw

I've never heard buddy used in the UK.
And I've only heard it used (outside of movies) overseas.
I've used the term myself whilst scuba diving.
(In its most positive context - the buddy system)

If someone called me buddy, I would have no reason to construe it as offensive.

I think the last time I used it was when CB radio was legalised in the UK in 1983.

So do we consider 'friend' to be better that 'buddy'?

I wouldn't say 'better'.

I use the word friend for very close 'friends', people who I trust and have known for years.

I suppose I would use buddy in a similar fashion to mate, chum, mucker etc - someone who I'd enjoy a pint with but wouldn't share my murky secrets with.

So leave it as 'buddy'?

I'd go with buddy - and thanks for the effort put in

10-4, good .... ummm ... mate.