Woman asking for a male opinion,..am I BEING Indirect about my feelings?

i have NEVER heard anyone say "skip" and im an aussie born and bred ---- "mate" yes all the time ---- so i dont know where this "aussie mate" comes from ---- beside the point ---- what are asking ??? ---- if you want to know if he is interested i would say yes ---- not that interested but interested ---- are you interested??? well you tell us and if you want to know more ask HIM out dont ask us ---- have fun