"We are chewing the fat"

[Hippo]

What exactly does SE intend this phrase to be used for???

[Brannigan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chew_the_fat

Somewhat common English phrase that just means you're having a chat.

[Nalien]

It's the new substance abuse craze going around Eorzea. To "chew the [Chocobo] fat" is effectively the same as licking the toad.

The sudden influx of Fat Chocobos to Eorzea lead to this discovery.

[Alberel]

It's also undoubtedly going to become the core component of some new hilarious auto-translate phrases.

[Billzey]

It's actually not common at all really. I can't imagine any MMO gamer actually using this phrase in normal conversation.

[SummonerSenah]

It's actually not common at all really. I can't imagine any MMO gamer actually using this phrase in normal conversation.

Yeah, same. We usually just say "We're chatting" instead of using any colloquialisms.

[Fawkes]

Maybe the localization team was bored.

[Kyoskai]

People like to chew on fat, it's "the poor man's gum".

I gagged a bit. :c

[Ultimatecalibur]

It probably an Auto translate requested by the Japanese or European players.

[Marxam]