Um (pause) so what have you been up to (pause) this week? (pause) it's Friday tomorrow isn't it?

It is Friday tomorrow I'm looking forward to Friday (laughter)

(laughter)

(laughter) What are you doing for the weekend?

Eh (pause) I'm not sure (pause) well it's fireworks night isn't it? (pause) that's (interruption) tomorrow

(interruption) I know yeah

Oh yeah

So possibly something fireworks related (pause) [1 sec] (interruption) erm [realized with prolonged pronunciation] yeah

(interruption) (laughter) But being safe (laughter)

Do they still have the one at the (pause) Heaton stand?

that's (interruption) finished

(interruption) Has it finished has it?

yeah it got so popular they had to cancel it

Cancelled it

(interruption) What?

(interruption) Which is a bit of a shame

It got so popular they (interruption) cancelled it

(interruption) Yeah because there is only one (pause) way in and there's a -- there's a main road coming off it as well (pause) and er it's a bit of a funnel to get in (interruption) isn't it?

(interruption) yeah 'cause it's -- they do it on like a football pitch (pause) erm (pause) and there's just as (NAME) says like one way in (pause) so if anything went wrong (pause) and because it was so busy (pause) there would only be one way out (interruption) and they just thought about the safety aspects (interruption) of it you know [realized as 'ya know']

(interruption) Oh. (interruption) Yeah. That's a shame

yeah

(unclear) [possible reading: sounds] really good

You went to see Dara O'Briain last night (interruption) didn't you?

(interruption) Yes I did (laughter)

That's a guy right (interruption) (laughter) just checking [laughter ends]

(interruption) yes [realized as 'yeah'] (laughter)

Was he good?

it was amazing (pause) (NAME) came (interruption) as well

(interruption) Yeah it was really (interruption) good

(interruption) Oh did you like him?

Yeah

Was it just the two of you?

Eh (pause) I bought the tickets for my dad's birthday so some of the family were there as well

Oh right (pause) So what's he like? (pause) Was it good?

Really good (pause) do you watch Mock The Week?

I do sometimes

Well I think he's completely different (pause) (interruption) from that (interruption) basically he is a presenter on that

(interruption) Yeah (pause) (interruption) yeah

(pause) and he's got like you can tell he's witty and stuff but (pause) he is totally different on stage (pause) like (pause) (interruption) he is just so (pause) more enthusiastic (interruption) and (pause) he

(interruption) Really?

(interruption) Yeah (pause) he speaks a lot quicker (interruption) doesn't he?

(interruption) Definitely

Yeah

I didn't even (pause) I thought he would be just a stand up (pause) like just literally just standing there with the microphone but he doesn't like (pause) (interruption) he's so physical and like

(interruption) He does a whole like act sort of thing doesn't he? (pause) yeah

Yeah

what like a scene?

kind of just like he is running around stage and (pause) sort of acting out his stories (pause) in a way which I thought he would just stand there and like

Yeah (pause) was it better that way or?

yeah (interruption) it was for me

(interruption) Oh yeah yeah (pause) the physical comedy definitely (pause) added to his eh (pause) stories didn't it?

yeah (pause) hm

He's the bald guy right?

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) um hm

I like the Mock The Week I like em (pause) the one (pause) [2 sec] eh (pause) [3 sec] oh I can't remember now but the -- the guy's in it who's in 'Jonathan Creek'

em (pause) Alan Davies?

Yeah

Yeah I like him too (laughter)

I like him as well (pause) have you seen the new series he's in (pause) the cooking one?

erm I (interruption) haven't (pause) my [realized as 'ma'] mum and dad have videoed it though (laughter) (pause) on i-Player

(interruption) No I haven't seen it

Oh God yeah

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

and there's Sky Plus

Yeah

(laughter) oh they are best things [laughter ends]

(laughter)

(laughter)

it's so good (pause) although it's kind of bad because you go onto the thing and everything's (laughter) recorded [laughter ends] (pause) (interruption) television's lost all meaning (interruption) it's just all recorded now

(interruption) (laughter) Yeah

(interruption) I know (pause) I know it's funny that because we've got like it tells you how many hours you have got left I don't (interruption) know like (pause) if yours does but erm

(interruption) Um

(pause) we sit there like oh no we've only got like twenty hours left (laughter) we're going to [realized as 'gonna'] have to delete stuff (laughter) [laughter ends]

Yeah we have like two (pause) we have percentages left and -- but I would go and a lot of the time there would be like five percent (interruption) left 'cause there is six of us in a house all recording different stuff

(interruption) (laughter) Yeah

Er bit of a cliche but are you watching the X-Factor?

Oh yeah

Yeah

You cannae [i.e. 'cannot'] (interruption) miss (pause) you cannae [i.e. 'cannot'] miss an X-Factor

(interruption) It's the only thing -- it's the only thing that keeps me sane some (pause) (interruption) times (laughter) (interruption) (laughter) a little bit of normality

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Really (pause) Who's your favourite?

MATT

I quite like Cher

Oh I thought you were going -- ah but I always think of Cher as Cheryl (pause) I like Cher

Especially last week as well (pause) I really liked when she just came out and sang (pause) and (interruption) didn't do her rapping

(interruption) I missed it last week

Oh it was so good her performance

I really liked her 'It's a hard enough life' (interruption) one

(interruption) Yeah I really liked that as well

I really like that song I think she did it really well

I do. I -- I -- I thought it was really different I really (pause) that one was actually my favourite performance (interruption) definitely (pause) I'd -- I -- I like One Direction but that reason is pretty obvious

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) it's quite bad but (pause) they're young (pause) erm (pause) who don't I like?

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

(pause) well who don't you like?

I'm not that keen on Aiden to be honest (pause) I was in the auditions but (pause) since (interruption) he's been on

(interruption) Has he got the big quiff?

Yeah

I don't (interruption) know

(interruption) And they go on about his intensity and stuff all the time

Yeah I think (pause) [2 sec] he is a kind of like a different personality to all the rest of them isn't he?

Yeah

which makes him stand out a little bit

Yeah he's (pause) and -- and his singing sometimes is really dodgy

(interruption) Yes [realized as 'yeah']

(interruption) hm

not to be mean to him but (pause) it can go a bit 'whoah' sometimes

(laughter) yeah

(pause) but I like um (pause) [3 sec] uh (pause) ooh (pause) I have to say I'm from Liverpool (pause) there is a girl from Liverpool (interruption) there (pause) I have to stand up (interruption) for her I just have to

(interruption) (laughter) Oh yeah [laughter ends] (pause) Er [realized with prolonged pronunciation] Rebecca

(interruption) (laughter) (pause) yeah

Yeah

(laughter) (pause) Yeah

And (NAME) is my sister's name (interruption) as well so she's like a doubly has to win person

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

(pause) but what do you think of Cheryl being on that? (pause) Are you proud to have?

Eh Yeah I think so (interruption) like (pause) I think (pause) she gets a bit of a bad press sometimes

(interruption) Yeah

and I think (pause) when she first became famous I don't know what people of Newcastle really thought (pause) of her

No it was a bit eh [realized with prolonged pronunciation] (pause) low key really wasn't it? (pause) (interruption) so

(interruption) Yeah (pause) [2 sec] but she's just transformed herself and (interruption) then it's

(interruption) Yeah I don't know many people that (pause) don't like her

Yeah

I -- I really like her (pause) I really do and I think (pause) like her and Ant and Dec

Yeah

There is no-one that has come out of Newcastle that you don't love

Ah no

so

I think it's the acc- the accent helps a lot (interruption) to be honest

(interruption) It does (pause) it's cheeky (pause) Ant and Dec's just like the cheeky chaps aren't they? (laughter)

Yeah they were the best (laughter) I remember them on [laughter ends] I just remember one clip of them on Wonky -- Donkey (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

(pause) [3 sec] and Dec was just screaming at the screen (interruption) 'What? What?'

(interruption) ' It's got to [realized as 'gotta'] rhyme' something like that yeah

(laughter)

I love them but I -- It was always Dec even though he was the smaller one it was always Dec who I was going (unclear) [possible reading: to marry]

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) In fact he's still single so it's Dec that I'm going to [realized as 'gonna'] marry [laughter ends]

He has just become recently single over the last few years

Just recently?

(interruption) Oh

(interruption) I thought he was seeing er [realized with prolonged pronunciation] ..Georgia Thompson the Sky Sports presenter (pause) (interruption) she does erm (pause) yeah blonde hair

(interruption) Does she have blonde hair?

she does er (pause) A League of Their Own with James Corden (pause) it's on Sky One

I don't -- I thought he was single is he not single?

I think he was like had like a really like long relationship for a while back when (unclear) (interruption) (tut) you've got a chance

(interruption) oh (pause) Yay!

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

I just -- I'm waiting to see him believe me I keep my eyes peeled (interruption) for him or

(interruption) (laughter) (pause) They run a bar in town don't they?

Hm

They run one?

Yeah (pause) (interruption) they own one yeah

hm (pause) (interruption) do you know (pause) You know where Apartment is?

I've heard of Apartment

It's there

oh I'll Google it

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

Google is marvellous (pause) Uh I heard before you drive

Yeah

Do you -- Do you drive?

I don't no

You don't

Do you -- do you -- do you want to drive (unclear)

Erm (pause) I actually (pause) I was going to learn to drive this summer but just never got round to it

It's expensive now do you think?

It is yeah really expensive (pause) insurance mainly

Insuran -- insurance (pause) and it -- it's annoying because (pause) you -- it's expensive just because you're young

Yeah

Hm

so -- I mean we're not guys fortunately

(interruption) Oh I know

(interruption) it's more expensive for them

wh- what car do you have?

Er it's a Peugeot 206 (pause) (interruption) I share it with my sister (pause) so

(interruption) Oh (pause) [3 sec] ooh

yeah (laughter)

Controversial

yeah

(laughter)

But -- but how was the test and learning? Any major (pause) issues when you were learning?

I don't -- no I don't think so (pause) I think er (pause) I think I passed relatively (pause) fast (pause) (interruption) or maybe around average

(interruption) hm (pause) first time?

Yeah first time

Oh congratulations

(laughter) thank you

(laughter) Good to know we have good people on the roads (laughter)

Um (pause) do you both have boyfriends?

(pause) I do yes

You have a boyfriend (interruption) do you?

(interruption) Er no (pause) no I'm single

Ah me too (interruption) (laughter) What do you think of the guys from Newcastle?

(interruption) (laughter)

(pause) [2 sec] because obviously there is the student area so you get guys from other areas how do they compare to the Newcastle guys do you think?

Eh [realized with prolonged pronunciation] (pause) [1 sec] I don't know I think (pause) all my Newcastle (pause) lads who I know where from school so (pause) (interruption) they're kin -- now they're kind of they're like my brothers almost

(interruption) Um

(interruption) Yeah

(pause) (interruption) do you know what I mean?

(interruption) Oh right

because you have known them for so long (pause) (interruption) em

(interruption) yeah (pause) [2 sec] Wh- Where's your boyfriend from?

He's from York

oh York's at -- loads of people from Sheffield up here

mm

Yeah

Sheffield's a very -- because a lot of people from Newcastle go to Sheffield did you ever consider Sheffield?

I considered Sheffield just because er (pause) it's quite good at sports (pause) university (pause) (interruption) so (pause) it was either Sheffield or up here

(interruption) oh (pause) [5 sec] So I'm guessing you do sports

I did do yeah (pause) I did geography and sport

I did geography at A-Level

Oh [realized with prolonged pronunciation]

I enjoyed geogra -- well yeah I (interruption) did (pause) I will I will -- I'm not ashamed

(interruption) (laughter)

I'm not ashamed to admit it

I liked geography (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) [interviewer's turn punctuated by laughter] yay! (pause) oh good (pause) something in common [laughter ends] (pause) So what is it that you study (pause) [2 sec] you study, is it arch-

Architecture

architecture (pause) and

I've finished now

Oh God (unclear) [possible reading: you've]

Yeah

terrible

(laughter)

terrible interviewer

(laughter)

what is it that you're doing now?

Er I'm looking for work at the minute

Wow

Yeah

Exciting (pause) I was reading about that today

Yeah it's not good (pause) like yo- your basically checking the job site every day (pause) sometimes more than once a day (pause) just hoping that there is something else going to go on (pause) but (pause) even like applying for Christmas temp stuff and things like that there is over six hundred for one job (pause) (interruption) and

(interruption) What?

(pause) basically you have got little to no chance of er (pause) getting anything and then because you have graduated as well they think (pause) oh you're over qualified for that or you haven't got enough experience (pause) to get in (interruption) and you think yeah

(interruption) Any excuse

how are you going to get experience when you're not going to (pause) (interruption) employ us [equivalent to Standard English 'me']

(interruption) Get any

Yeah

And that's it (pause) I was reading it today (pause) I don't see the point in studying to be honest (interruption) I may as well just give up now

(interruption) yeah (pause) You do think (pause) was I better off just going and doing an apprenticeship or something like that (pause) and then learn while I work

yeah (pause) [2 sec] (sigh) it's all very exciting prospects (pause) um (pause) [2 sec] so (pause) sorry getting back to the question I asked about half an hour ago (pause) what have you been up to this week? (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) oh yeah (pause) erm (pause) [2 sec] um I've been handing in work this week (pause) um I'm coming to the end of one of my projects at uni so (pause) it's just been (pause) getting sort of all the (pause) loose ends tied up and all the corrections like marked on and handed that in (pause) eh so it's been a (pause) a hectic week

Hectic hand in week

yeah (interruption) definitely

(interruption) and have you handed everything in now?

I have yes today

Yay! (pause) (interruption) so you can breathe

(interruption) Yay (pause) I know (pause) It's -- it's odd though like (sigh) (pause) you hand it in and like you still feel (pause) that (pause) still (pause) you could do this and you could do that it's still on your mind even though you have handed it in in a way (pause) but um (pause) it's good to hand it In (pause) Isn't it? (interruption) get it done

(interruption) Yeah it's like tick

Yes (interruption) definitely

(interruption) I like to tick the stuff off (pause) (interruption) (laughter) sometimes I do the work

(interruption) I know (pause) (laughter)

and then I make the list of the work I've done and just tick it off just so I feel as though I've done something [laughter ends] (pause) the stress (pause) And I mean you're in your last year?

um [realized with prolonged pronunciation] (pause) I am in -- I've got two years to go

Two years to go

yeah

My gosh (pause) So and you did -- how was your last year?

It was (pause) really [realized with emphasis] busy

Really?

yeah dissertation and stuff like like just with that (pause) it was just (pause) like a rush right up until the last minute basically

um (pause) (unclear) (pause) It is (pause) there's (pause) uh 'cause I've spoken to a lot of (pause) I -- I was in Spain on my year abroad last year watching people's statuses of this year (pause) I was like (pause) that is going to be [realized as 'gonna'] (interruption) me and now it is

(interruption) (laughter) yeah

and I refuse to change my Facebook status because I thought that's what I (interruption) would be doing (pause) so

(interruption) (laughter)

I know

But it does get on top of you (pause) essays (pause) and coursework (pause) but I am going to [realized as 'gonna'] miss studying like do you like to study (pause) and learn?

Yeah (pause) I was just saying to you in the car

Yeah

Em (pause) just our course is so (pause) em (pause) intense with work just 'cause we seem to have -- like you have to work all the time just to get (pause) the amount that you need to get done don't you [realized as 'ya'] (pause) em (pause) and em (pause) I handed all my work in today and I came home and I was like oh well what to do with myself? (interruption) (laughter) you kind of [realized as 'kinda'] think like it's hard like when you don't have work

(interruption) Yeah

and you don't know what to do because you are so used to working all the time and like doing things

yeah (pause) No I -- I -- I like personally (pause) learning stuff (pause) and that's what I'm going to [realized as 'gonna'] miss when I leave uni is (pause) (interruption) Learning new stuff

(interruption) Yeah

(pause) so do you think like you'd go back into learning?

I was thinking about going (pause) back and doing a masters in er (pause) international management (pause) but I don't know like (pause) I don't know if I could do another (pause) dissertation (pause) I could do like the little projects (pause) and (pause) stuff like that (pause) but (pause) like it's double. This one is like twenty thousand words (pause) (interruption) in the year along with the other projects

(interruption) [huffs]

(pause) so (pause) I think that's the only (pause) thing that's putting me off going back (pause) (interruption) that and the cost.

(interruption) Yeah write a book instead

(laughter) yeah

(laughter) Write a book and see how far I get with that [laughter ends]

(laughter)

(laughter)

Harry Potter or something (pause) um do you think you would ever move abroad?

Hm [realized with prolonged pronunciation] (pause) [2 sec] em (pause) I think there would have to be a reason for me (pause) (interruption) to move abroad

(interruption) Hm

but that's not for any particular reason just I think (pause) that I wouldn't want to [realized as 'wanna'] be just decide oh I'm going to go and move there for (pause) permanently like I mean go (pause) I would like to go travelling for like maybe a long period of time (pause) or if like say a job opportunity came up and like there was like a purpose for me to go

Yeah

(pause) Consider it yeah

So have you been abroad a lot? (pause) Like holidays?

Not really (pause) em (pause) our family tended to just like (pause) used to go to Cornwall most years and do like English holidays (pause) (interruption) rather than sort of abroad holidays

(interruption) Yeah

(pause) and we went in like our caravan and stuff a couple of times [informant whispers]

Really? Oh (pause) (interruption) you

(interruption) I've been -- I've been away quite a lot with (pause) like geography and stuff (pause) like in the last three years we have been to er (pause) we went to Spain, we went to Torremolinos and (pause) Malaga and stuff like that (pause) and then er (pause) in the last year we went to Amsterdam (pause) which was quite good (pause) er (pause) and then Norway as well so we have been (pause) been around a bit (pause) doing geography (pause) (interruption) So that's been quite good

(interruption) Yeah (pause) [3 sec] What did you think of Malaga 'cause that's where I was last year

(laughter) oh yeah [laughter ends]

Yeah

I -- I think it's quite nice (pause) had a few incidents that (laughter) shouldn't be reported on really [laughter ends]

Oh (pause) it's all right you can say them no-one will know

(laughter)

What were they?

Oh (pause) somebody had their pocket picked (pause) right outside the hotel (pause) and chased the two blokes down (pause) (interruption) to get his wallet back

(interruption) yeah

(pause) and er it turned out he only had like a euro in his wallet. So he went chasing down two blokes for a euro

(laughter) Desperation [laughter ends]

It's the shock of it thought isn't it? (pause) That (interruption) you get the scared of

yeah

yeah

I got my bag stolen in Malaga

Did you? [realized as 'ya']

On the beach (pause) I was lying with it next to me and I woke up and I've never (pause) felt so horrible as to look up and see that my bag wasn't there

Yeah

(interruption) It's quite bad

(interruption) You have to be really careful yeah

Wa -- was there anything else?

er (pause) somebody else got their wallet (pause) er pinched by a prostitute

(laughter) A pro -- how did he know it was a prostitute? (interruption) [laughter ends]

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) 'cause you -- well it turns out (interruption) er (pause) appar -- apparently he was asking for (pause) good places to go and get a drink

(interruption) I suppose they do kind of stand out

(pause) and er while he was asking this he took (pause) he took his er his wallet out of his back pocket (pause) so (pause) somebody else that was with him he was a mature student he used to be a policeman (pause) and er (pause) he saw what had happened so he like (pause) grabbed hold of her basically until the police came (pause) then the police had to search her (pause) and he said like 'have you tried her boots and his wallet was in her (pause) boots

(laughter) (pause) my God they're (pause) really (laughter) light fingered aren't they? [laughter ends] (pause) it's like going back to Oliver time.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

My gosh so (pause) not the best (interruption) experience in Malaga (pause) really

(interruption) No

(pause) no I was in the -- Historic -- Centre which wasn't much (pause) better (pause) it -- I mean I got my bag stolen so it was bad but it was a nice place to be

Yeah

a- are you a sun sea sand or -- are you sun sea sand people or (pause) forests and snow?

Erm [realized with prolonged pronunciation] (pause) I don't know like (pause) in terms of sort of (pause) English weather and stuff you -- I look forward to summer but I also like the winter and you know wrapping up warm and (pause) getting scarves and gloves on (interruption) and things like that (pause) Em

(interruption) Yeah

(pause) I eh sometimes the sun doesn't (pause) go well with me I've got to put loads of sun tan lotion on (laughter)

(laughter)

(laughter)

it makes me go red but I like it I think -- I think eh (pause) depending on what you want sort of like if you wanted a relaxing holiday (pause) a chill out probably go to the -- go for a beach holiday but if you want more of an adventure holiday maybe (pause) go to the Lake District (pause) (interruption) somewhere like that

(interruption) Hm (pause) [3 sec] hm are you sun? [informant whispers]

I -- I quite like a -- a lot really (pause) I like -- like the outdoor things and stuff like that and (pause) I like to ski I like to go skiing I have only been once but I loved it (pause) I want to go back really (pause) but it's just the cost at the minute

Never been skiing but it is an expensive holiday isn't it?

yeah it is yeah

And plus you need to buy all the gear and

yeah

I've never been skiing and I -- when -- like you first -- first do skiing trips at school (pause) (interruption) they did at ours didn't they?

(interruption) at ours yeah

and then (pause) I didn't go on that first skiing trip I don't know why I didn't go (pause) but then the next skiing trip they did sort of like you were er (pause) sort of a level behind all your mates so I didn't really want to go to that because you wouldn't be with your mates (pause) (interruption) like only when you're doing your like skiing on like a day -- daily basis

(interruption) oh

so (pause) I think I kind of like (pause) if I'd -- if I'd gone on that first trip I probably would have been more into (interruption) it than going on my personal holidays because I'd missed out on that sort of initial training (pause) I think if I went on holiday I would have to go -- it would have been better to go with someone who is at the same stage as you because then you can learn together (pause) (interruption) and it would [it'd be] be more fun and things

(interruption) yeah

(interruption) yeah (pause) [2 sec] yeah rather than (pause) being a level behind almost and (pause) no it's better and more f- funny

(interruption) (laughter) yeah [laughter ends]

(interruption) (laughter) yeah (pause) because you can fall over together [laughter ends]

Definitely because that way you don't feel so bad if the person you're with is falling over but if they're like flying past you

(laughter) I know [laughter ends]

You get a bit ever so slightly bitter

(laughter)

Em (pause) so have you been to the cinema? (pause) what do you think about the new films?

Erm

Have you seen any of them?

What was the last thing I went to see? (pause) em

I think (pause) mine was (pause) Resident Evil (pause) I went to see Resident Evil with my dad and sister

How was that?

that was quite good yeah

When -- when was that?

er [realized with prolonged pronunciation] (pause) [2 sec] a few months ago now

Yeah um (pause) I want to see Burke and Hare

Yeah I've seen that (pause) oh I haven't seen it I've seen it advertised so (pause) em

oh

em (pause) Em (pause) I think the last thing I went to see (pause) it was eh (pause) it's on the tip of my [realized as 'ma'] tongue and (laughter) I just can't remember it [laughter ends] (pause) em (pause) what was it? (pause) carry on (laughter) go on [laughter ends]

(laughter)

(laughter)

Em (pause) I think I -- the next thing I'm probably (pause) going to see maybe will be like depisc- despicable me is it?

oh yeah (pause) I've -- it's not a cartoon is it?

I think it is a cartoon with lots of little people in it

Despic- Despicable Me?

Yeah that's it

I think (pause) I'm not sure (laughter) (pause) I wan -- I want 'cause I want -- I've still not seen Toy -- Story -- Three

No I haven't, I really want to see it as well

I do

It's supposed to be really good (pause) apparently people cry at it as well

(interruption) yeah (pause) yeah

(interruption) I've heard people cry as well

Have you not seen it?

No

(gasp) Oh good 'cause uh I've only spoken to people that have and I'm like 'ssh' (laughter) don't tell me what happens' [laughter ends] because someone did that with uh with a book I'm reading (pause) I'm reading a book and someone (pause) just told me the ending and I was like why did you do (interruption) that (pause) I was like that was so mean

(interruption) oh no. That's why you know when all the Harry Potter books come out and things like I would -- I would have read them but some people like read them like within like three hours or something like that and -- (interruption) and like you get scared that some people are going to [realized as 'gonna'] tell you (interruption) the ending

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) My mam's like that

Especially with a book like that that has so much hype with it (pause) you want to [realized as 'wanna'] find out yourself don't you? [realized as 'ya'] (pause) but you are bound to (interruption) hear some of the little secrets that get leaked out and things

(interruption) Yeah

Some little gobby person that can't (interruption) stay schtum

(interruption) (laughter) yeah [laughter ends]

I did that I read (pause) the first (pause) four (pause) books I think and I wanted to finish them without finding out the ending and it was (pause) it took me almost a whole year to finish reading them I was like I didn't tell anyone I was reading them (interruption) because I knew as soon as I did I ran the risk of finding out and then at the end of it have you read them?

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) Yeah

Yeah

I haven't read them all I've read a (pause) couple (pause) I haven't read the last one yet

Oh -- oh (interruption) I won't say then but I was disappointed (pause) I got to the end and was like great

(interruption) no

To be honest I can't really tell you what happened in the last one

Yeah (interruption) (laughter) that's how disappointing it is [laughter ends] (pause) just can't remember (interruption) and I

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) It's coming out though soon isn't it? (pause) this month

Yeah

(interruption) that will probab- (pause) yeah (pause) yeah

(interruption) They are doing it in two sec- sections aren't they?

That will probably be the next thing I see

Oh yes [realized as 'yeah'] (pause) oh but they're not doing it in 3D (pause) because I'm not being funny but I can't stand films (interruption) in 3D

(interruption) I cannot [realized as 'cannit'] (pause) I think because I wear glasses it doesn't look as though it's in 3D

no yes [realized as' yeah] (pause) and they say it hurts as well I think it's damaging (pause) but now they're releasing everything (interruption) in 3d it's like what happens if you don't want to see a film in 3D

(interruption) Yeah

So are they not doing it in 3D anymore?

No

No

They were but they're not anymore which is good

I paid erm (pause) [3 sec] ten pounds (pause) to go and see Alice in Wonderland (pause) at the Metro-Centre in 3D (pause) ten pounds

Yeah I've heard that they charge you for your glasses (interruption) on top of your tickets yeah

(interruption) Charge you (pause) and it wasn't even like (pause) any big massive difference (pause) (interruption) to be honest (pause) not -- not that's worth ten pounds

(interruption) no (pause) and they charge you for your glasses?

Yeah

Do you get to keep them?

Yeah I think you do yeah

(interruption) (unclear)

(interruption) We didn't get to keep ours but I -- I think they were just (pause) charging you for the glasses because people (pause) damage them and stuff don't they? (pause) so they are charging you in case they uh in case you steal them or in case you damage them and then they have got that cost (pause) to buy a new pair

The one at the (pause) Silverlink (pause) is it the Odeon now at the Silverlink? (pause) I think it is

Oh right

Y- You get to keep them there

Do you?

(laughter) you come out with a pair of glasses you went to watch a film with [laughter ends] (pause) the thing is though it should be a deposit then (pause) (interruption) not

(interruption) Yes [realized as 'yeah']

Yeah

you know you -- you -- you get that's usually what they do (pause) to cover themselves you should not shouldn't have to pay for them (pause) I don't know mine didn't work (pause) it wrecked the film for me when I saw (pause) Alice in Wonderland because I was watching it in Spanish and the subtitles where double lined so it didn't even work

What?

it really hurt my eyes to be honest (pause) and didn't like the colour (pause) with them on (pause) so (pause) all in all (pause) (interruption) down right failure I think

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

I wanted to go and see Avatar

(gasp) I saw that

In 3D?

Yeah

Was it good in 3D?

No

No

the most effective part was (pause) you know the jellyfish bit?

(interruption) Oh yeah

(interruption) Oh yeah

That was it (pause) that was the only time I saw -- most of the fighting scenes were so fast you lost the effect

mm

hm (pause) [2 sec] There is if you do -- have you ever been to London?

Yes a couple of times

Have you been recently? (pause) The London Eye?

Uh hm

If you do the London Eye 4D experience now that is good (pause) that works

What's that?

It's just like a ten minute film (pause) showing you images of the London Eye im- images from it just -- and -- but instead of (pause) just 3D they like blow wind (pause) someone blows bubbles (pause) (interruption) and bubbles come out of things in the roof so it hits you in the face so It's a proper as if you're there

(interruption) (laughter) That's great (pause) we went on the London Eye um (pause) when it was dark

ooh!

so you could see all the sort of the lights and things (pause) which was fun

yeah (pause) romantic [informant whispers]

yeah (laughter)

Do you like London?

um (pause) I think it's a place (pause) I've never really been [realized as 'bin'] to but recently sort of over the last year (pause) I've been -- I've been twice um I (pause) think (pause) it's somewhere that (pause) maybe you could explore a bit more and if you know it (pause) you can (pause) it's probably better but if you don't know it you probably don't know where to go or what to do (interruption) kind of thing

(interruption) hm (pause) there is almost too much to do in London (pause) like you get a bit overwhelmed and it costs

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) hm

I mean what's it like to live up here cost wise?

I think it's really cheap in comparison (interruption) to (pause) there yeah

(interruption) I think so

Do you manage ok? Like nights out (pause) nights out are cheap

Oh yeah

I say they are cheap but then sometimes (pause) I think we've got (pause) I would say like an expensive night is if I've got thirty pounds out (pause) but then that's probably a cheap night (pause) (interruption) to London (pause) do you know what I mean?

(interruption) Yeah

Three pounds!

(laughter) thirty pounds [laughter ends]

oh (pause) (laughter) I was going to say my God that really is cheap (pause) where do you go? [laughter ends]

(laughter)

(laughter)

Yeah I would say thirty pounds is expensive

Yeah

I would get like (unclear) [possible reading: a cab] so I need to (pause) feel like I've got enough money for a taxi because sometimes if we get a taxi from town (pause) back to High Heaton depending on if -- if you just get a black-cab they can cost like up to ten pounds (pause) so you need to have that spare cash (interruption) just in case

(interruption) hm (pause) so do you two go out a lot together?

eh we go out with our school (interruption) mates don't we? (pause) we tend to go (pause) to like (pause) pubs (pause) so we can have a bit of a chat (pause) and a catch up with friends and things

(interruption) Yeah (pause) yeah

So how long have you known each other?

(pause) em (pause) since we were probably (unclear) [possible reading: eighteen] (pause) about then? [informant whispers]

Yeah something like that yeah

Aw a while (pause) (interruption) you go back

(interruption) (laughter) yeah

(interruption) (laughter) yeah [laughter ends] (pause) yeah (pause) [2 sec] A while yeah

and er (pause) you were in my sixth-form (pause) form (pause) weren't you? [informant whispers]

Yeah

Been together since sixth-form yes

Yeah (interruption) Yeah (pause) no ten (pause) yeah (pause) GCSE yeah (pause) yeah ten

(interruption) No (pause) GCSE (pause) form

aw that's sweet (pause) so any nice memories?

Er (laughter) (pause) physics class is not a nice memory (laughter)

(laughter) no [laughter ends] (pause) No that was er (pause) we had a few (pause) rough people in there didn't we?

(laughter)

Rough

Yeah (pause) (interruption) a bit

(interruption) What like bullies?

Charv- (pause) there was a charver (pause) (interruption) wasn't there? (pause) there was [equivalent to Standard English 'were'] (interruption) a few (pause) like fights

(interruption) only a few I think

(interruption) a charver? Is that like -- is that like chav?

Yeah

oh but charver? (laughter) posh (laughter)

(laughter)

(laughter)

were there fights?

Yeah er (pause) there was one with (NAME) (pause) wasn't it? (pause) [2 sec] or was it (NAME)?

I don't remember

And (NAME) pulled (NAME)'s chair out from behind him (pause) and he fell on the floor and it's a -- it's the big stools as well (pause) on the desk so it was quite a bit (pause) and er the teacher wasn't in the room at the time (pause) so of course he (pause) basically ran across the room (pause) and threw himself on him really didn't he?

Proper fisty-cuff (pause) fights?

Yeah

Sometimes yeah

Is that something that used to happen (pause) a lot in school?

It wasn't (pause) that

I thinks it's just eh (pause) [2 sec] like (pause) no -- no serious things (interruption) but just like (pause) people getting a bit to wound up about things and it always kind of (pause) (laughter) ends with a fight (interruption) doesn't it? [laughter ends]

(interruption) no

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) Yeah

mostly guys

Yeah

Yeah

Where there ever any girl fights?

Eh fewer (pause) I think girls fight in a different way (pause) don't they?

Yeah (pause) 'cause they do say like Newcastle girls (pause) because obviously they go out in less -- n- not less clothes but in this weather (pause) that they've got like (pause) tougher skins like is that just that

(pause) Yeah

I wouldn't say that (pause) they're tough people (pause) (interruption) just that you know that they don't fight and stuff

(interruption) Yeah

No it is more argumenting wise (interruption) wasn't it? Yeah

(interruption) Arguments (pause) (laughter) although sometimes [laughter ends] (pause) if there had been a fight there would be a clump of hair on the floor (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) God (laughter)

Yes (pause) I remember there was a fight in my class because one of the girls stole someone else's rubber (pause) just like over stupid little things though when you're kids like (pause) it's your possession isn't it? (pause) (interruption) and if someone (pause) (interruption) threatens it or whatever (pause) you get wound up

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) yeah (pause) it kind -- it kind of fizzled out didn't it really?

When you get older (interruption) (unclear) [possible reading: it does]

(interruption) Yeah (pause) sixth-form nothing like that happened really (pause) because most of the people that caused the trouble had left because they didn't want to be in school

hm (pause) same in our school (pause) but you enjoyed school? (pause) was is cliquey?

Yes

Yeah it was really wasn't it? (pause) very

Where you in any -- a group? (pause) What group where you in the cool dudes the nerds? No (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) I don't know like (pause) [2 sec] I think em (pause) [3 sec] (tut)

You had like -- you had the Goths and stuff like that didn't you? (pause) the people like t- the Nirvana and stuff like that

(laughter)

Yeah l there were -- I think there was like there were clear big divides (pause) in a way and then everyone had like their little (interruption) friendship groups within those big divides didn't they

(interruption) Yeah (pause) Yeah

(pause) (unclear) [possible reading: but do]

People had like their own places as well to hang out (pause) (interruption) like you went to a certain area you would know (pause) the type of people that would be (interruption) there (pause) so

(interruption) Yeah

(interruption) hm so it's like their turf (laughter)

Yeah (laughter)

Like the trees down the centre of the field would be where the smokers (pause) went (pause) because there was a (interruption) massive (pause) field yeah you couldn't be seen from the top of the (pause) road

(interruption) (laughter) In the trees [laughter ends]