Did you [realized as 'ya'] ever fancy moving away for university?

Yes like I [realized as 'ah'] had this big kind of (pause) like I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dunno'] the word for it but anyways [realized as 'ah'] was kind of [realized as 'kinda'] choosing between either Leeds or Newcastle and then like all my [realized as 'mi'] friends and my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and that was, my [realized as 'mi'] Mam -- my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and Dad were pure like 'or don't move away and that'. So like (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] didn't. I [realized as 'ah'] got into Leeds but I [realized as 'ah'] didn't end up going so I [realized as 'ah'] just came to Newcastle.

Good job really.

(tut) Why?

(tut) (interruption) you [realized as 'ya'] wouldn't have made all these friends.

(interruption) (laughter)

I've only made about five friends! (laughter)

So they're friends for life!

That is true.

That is true (tut) what ye on about you'd be lost without me.

(laughter)

No, [realized as 'nah'] I [realized as 'ah'] wasn't going to [realized as 'gonna'] move away. I [realized as 'ah'] -- I [realized as 'ah'] didn't want to [realized as 'wanna'] leave my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and my [realized as 'mi'] Dad. That sounds proper kiddie that (laughter) doesn't it! 'I [realized as 'ah'] don't want to [realized as 'wanna'] leave my [realized as 'mi'] Mam'. Not but I [realized as 'ah'] actually didn't want to leave my [realized as 'mi'] Mam I [realized as 'ah'] think it'd be too much for us (pause) and I [realized as 'ah'] couldn't really afford it and

It's a bit overwhelming like isn't it?

It's a bit too much altogether (pause) like I [realized as 'ah'] would

Too much at once.

Yeah (pause) like a little bit too much going on

mm-mm.

I [realized as 'ah'] don't think I'd be able to cope

mm-mm (pause) [3 sec] oh well.

So was English the degree you were always going to [realized as 'gonna'] choose?

I [realized as 'ah'] was getting er tossed up between Photography or English. Yes I [realized as 'ah'] was you know for a fact that I [realized as 'ah'] was (interruption) I've told you this story so many times!

(interruption) English and what was it? What was it sorry?

Photography or

I [realized as 'ah'] don't listen when you [realized as 'ya'] speak. I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] only joking [realized with an alveolar nasal] come on what were you [realized as 'ya'] saying?

Photography or English. But em stupidly my [realized as 'mi'] Photography teacher was pure like what do you [realized as 'ya'] think I [realized as 'ah'] should do and she was just like ah if you were my son I'd tell you to do English. So I [realized as 'ah'] did English.

(tut) What do you [realized as 'ya'] mean stupidly?

Well because she's a Photography teacher you would have thought that she would have said like

But what would you [realized as 'ya'] do? Er not that I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] saying that a Photography degree -- a Photography degrees are bad but what would you [realized as 'ya'] have done with it?

Become a Photographer.

In what kind of [realized as 'kinda'] capacity?

Well that's what you [realized as 'ya'] learn while you do your [realized as 'ya'] degree like (pause) you learn like what kind of (interruption) (unclear)

(interruption) But what I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] saying is English is like a one of the key skills isn't it. Science. Literacy, Numeracy and Sci- well actually no, [realized as 'nah'] Literacy and Numeracy. It's one of the key skills (interruption) so.

(interruption) True.

Although we're probably not going to [realized as 'gonna'] get a job

(laughter)

at the end of it.

True.

It is true.

What about you was your -- (interruption) your first choice

(interruption) I [realized as 'ah'] was, I [realized as 'ah'] was going to. [realized as 'gonna'] Well I [realized as 'ah'] picked A my A-Levels were like around Eng- like I [realized as 'ah'] like you [realized as 'ya'] only got three choices for your [realized as 'ya'] A-Levels and I [realized as 'ah'] did English Literature, English Language both separately though em and Media Studies so it was like really heavily orientated around English so I [realized as 'ah'] it was either English or Media and I [realized as 'ah'] thought you [realized as 'ya'] can go into the media if you [realized as 'ya'] have an English degree but can you [realized as 'ya'] really go into English teaching or whatever if you [realized as 'ya'] have a Media degree (pause) it kind of [realized as 'kinda'] like (pause) went with my [realized as 'ma'] options. I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dunno'] why I [realized as 'ah'] did that but like

Em do many of your friends do an English degree?

All of them (laughter)

(laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] actually no. Well like when I [realized as 'ah'] first started I knew no-one who even did one. But like obviously now people who I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] friends with at uni (pause) and em

I [realized as 'ah'] know but (NAME) and (NAME) aren't doing

Well that's what I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] saying like I [realized as 'ah'] didn't know anyone who was doing like (pause) an English degree so. Na I [realized as 'ah'] -- I [realized as 'ah'] (interruption) don't really know that many people really.

(interruption) Oh actually no-one of my friends like em one of my friends is doing Psychology (pause) at a different University and thingy is doing [realized with an alveolar nasal] em (tut) I [realized as 'ah'] don't even know her [realized as 'ah'] she was working at Sainsbury's but she wants to do animal does she want to do Animal Science?

Em yeah I think so.

I [realized as 'ah'] think she wants to be a Vet doesn't she? (pause) yeah.

Who (NAME)?

Nor (NAME)

oh

But (pause) ye- oh and one of my [realized as 'mi'] other friends is doing [realized with an alveolar nasal] languages at Manchester she's doing like French and Spanish (pause) and that's about it really, that's all I [realized as 'ah'] can think of (pause) but like (pause) oh one of my [realized as 'mi'] other friends is doing Engineering

(tut)

at Northumbria and that's about it really (pause) but yeah most of them are doing English degrees.

Have many of your [realized as 'ya'] friends stayed in the North East for university?

I [realized as 'ah'] think the major like the majority of mine have like I [realized as 'ah'] have none of my best friends have like moved away. Like (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] know people who have moved away but not who am really close with so.

Do you [realized as 'ya'] think it would've been different? Do you [realized as 'ya'] think it would've been weird if they'd moved away?

Yeah (interruption) I [realized as 'ah'] don't I, [realized as 'ah'] I would have quite liked it though like in kind of [realized as 'kinda'] (interruption) (unclear)

(interruption) for most people though (interruption) but you [realized as 'ya'] wouldn't see them

like there's always that kind of [realized as 'kinda'] like, it'd be good to like kind of [realized as 'kinda'] go for weekends down to their cities do you [realized as 'ya'] know what I mean?

You [realized as 'ya'] wouldn't be as close to them though?

Well wey-aye whee?

You [realized as 'ya'] wouldn't.

Yes you [realized as 'ya'] would.

Well you [realized as 'ya'] wouldn't see them all the time.

But you [realized as 'ya'] don't have to see someone to be close to them (pause) (interruption) like you can talk to them all the time

(interruption) Well I [realized as 'ah'] know but do you [realized as 'ya'] not find that you get closer to someone if you see like see them all the time?

No, [realized as 'nah'] not really.

(tut)

Well I [realized as 'ah'] don't!

Yeah you [realized as 'ya'] do!

No I [realized as 'ah'] don't.

So I [realized as 'ah'] see you more or less everyday

No I'm not saying that though I'm just saying if you become -- if you have like a best friend you don't have to see each other like (pause) all the time to

Appreciate each other

Aye and like you [realized as 'ya'] knaa if you don't see each other like you're not going to [realized as 'gonna'] start hating each other

Don't know [realized as 'dinna'] like

(tut) (pause) shut up man

(laughter) you [realized as 'ya'] do get quite pissy (laughter) I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] only joking [realized with an alveolar nasal]

No [realized as 'nah'] you're not, (interruption) that's the thing. Get off! (laughter)

(interruption) I [realized as 'ah'] am

So where's your [realized as 'ya'] -- where's your [realized as 'ya'] typical night out?

Em (pause) you tell her Newcastle, I'll tell her Sunderland

Well no because that's not summarising is it.

Well no. Ah shut up. Er well Sunderland.

Well yeah well we spend most of the time

Yes I [realized as 'ah'] know.

Well you spend most of your [realized as 'ya'] time in Sunderland

I [realized as 'ah'] know. We usually start off (pause) at Pure (pause) and then go to

No [realized as 'nah'] you [realized as 'ya'] don't!

(tut) shut up when I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] with (NAME) and (NAME) and everyone!

All right ye start off in Pure ok (unclear)

And then Chase

Yeah

And then

Ttonic

per either if it's still if Town's still quite dead maybe Luma but if not then Tonic and then sometimes like Black Bull. I don't know [realized as 'dunno'] it's different who with whoever it depends (interruption) what type of people you go with yeah

(interruption) you [realized as 'ya'] go out with.

It depends what night it is as well.

mm-mm

'Cause if it's a Thursday

Passion obviously.

Yes.

But yeah.

But then you [realized as 'ya'] won't go there on a Saturday.

Well you [realized as 'ya'] could but like you'd get done in.

Exactly so you won't go there on a Saturday.

True.

But then (pause) would you [realized as 'ya'] go to the Glass Spider? I [realized as 'ah'] would probably go Glass Spider on a Saturday.

I [realized as 'ah'] don't know like, it's full of pure old men and old women.

I [realized as 'ah'] know it's like Arizona, I [realized as 'ah'] can't stand that place (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] can but I [realized as 'ah'] can't and then old school music comes on and they're proper like

Proper like Five (interruption) and that.

(interruption) Yeah

I [realized as 'ah'] -- I [realized as 'ah'] know.

(laughter)

it is good for its music but it's packed with like old people

mm

radgy old people

mm

Do you go around Newcastle at all?

Sometimes not a lot.

We do, but when we tend to go around we always end up in the same places.

(laughter) it is, it's always like The Gate

We always start off in The Gate and end up in The Gate for some reason (pause) in fact we don't get out of The Gate.

Tiger Tiger

That's -- that's like literally

Well you [realized as 'ya'] have to walk out of it still.

It's still in the same area though.

Well I [realized as 'ah'] keep telling people to come to Digital 'no [realized as 'nah'] no [realized as 'nah'] it's too late'

Are you kidding [realized with an alveolar nasal] me!

(laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] wanted to go to Digital 'I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not coming' [realized with an alveolar nasal]

(laughter)

Oh right ok.

no-one wanted to go.

Or but when you're ready to go home we've all got to [realized as 'gotta'] get in a taxi! (laughter)

no [realized as 'nah'] not at all, I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] sick of having this argument with you!

(laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] really am.

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] tired let's go for food let's go home.' I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] nine times out of [realized as 'outta'] ten I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] on the same wave length as you [realized as 'ya'] though.

Exactly.

So do you [realized as 'ya'] ever go out if you have a nine o'clock the next day then?

Never ever. Not even just being like a lick arse but like I [realized as 'ah'] actually couldn't do it.

(laughter)

Like I [realized as 'ah'] really, could you?

No.

I [realized as 'ah'] think I [realized as 'ah'] went to work once when I [realized as 'ah'] started at ten and I'd been out on a Friday night and my [realized as 'mi'] mouth was like a bloody toilet brush like I [realized as 'ah'] couldn't breathe properly, I [realized as 'ah'] stunk and like my [realized as 'mi'] hair was pure stuck to my [realized as 'mi'] head with grease ah no [realized as 'na'] never again

I [realized as 'ah'] think I [realized as 'ah'] em (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] think I [realized as 'ah'] went once I [realized as 'ah'] went to work on em a Friday after we'd went out em ah it was the worst experience of my [realized as 'mi'] (interruption) life

(interruption) (laughter)

it really really was I [realized as 'ah'] felt ill. I [realized as 'ah'] wasn't sick (unclear) I [realized as 'ah'] wasn't sick but it was just (pause) the idea of the room was still spinning

oh I [realized as 'ah'] know

my [realized as 'mi'] head hurt my [realized as 'mi'] mouth was like

Ghandi's (interruption) flip flop (laughter)

(interruption) flip flop I [realized as 'ah'] was going to [realized as 'gonna'] say Ghandi's flip flop, ah it was horrible (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] felt as rough as a Badger's arse.

(laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] really did.

So how -- how do you travel into uni on a morning then?

Don't like argue with us when I [realized as 'ah'] say my when I [realized as 'ah'] say that

You [realized as 'ya'] don't drive so

Yes I [realized as 'ah'] do!

Don't even say that you [realized as 'ya'] drive.

I [realized as 'ah'] drive to the Metro station.

No he doesn't.

Yes I [realized as 'ah'] do!

No he doesn't.

It depends what day it is.

No he doesn't.

Sometimes I [realized as 'ah'] drive to the Metro st-

(NAME), no [realized as 'nah'] you [realized as 'ya'] don't.

Shut up talking!

If it snows if it's raining you [realized as 'ya'] won't drive

(laughter)

if there's no car parking spaces you [realized as 'ya'] wont drive (pause) so basically you [realized as 'ya'] get the Metro (laughter)

Yeah but how do (interruption) I [realized as 'ah'] get to the Metro

(interruption) you [realized as 'ya'] get the bus!

No I [realized as 'ah'] don't!

You [realized as 'ya'] do or your [realized as 'ya'] (interruption) Dad drops you [realized as 'ya'] off or your [realized as 'ya'] Granddad.

(interruption) shh

right

'I [realized as 'ah'] can't find a parking [realized with an alveolar nasal] space Grandar will you [realized as 'ya'] drop us off?'

(laughter) so at least I [realized as 'ah'] attempt to go. But anyways I [realized as 'ah'] attempt to drive to the Metro station if there's no driving (pause) em no parking spaces

You can park anywhere (laughter)

(laughter)

no, [realized as 'nah'] if it wasn't for (NAME) then I [realized as 'ah'] would like park in the streets (laughter) and that but like, not any more right so like I [realized as 'ah'] either drive or get the bus to the Metro station (pause) and hop on the Metro [laughter ends]

(laughter)

It's easy for you the bus stops right outside your door!

All right aha.

Well it is!

Proper rang him I [realized as 'ah'] rang him today and like I [realized as 'ah'] was coming back in after my [realized as 'mi'] driving lesson I [realized as 'ah'] proper like 'where are you?' [realized as 'ya'] I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] in the house. 'Well you [realized as 'ya'] need to be back in a bit.' I [realized as 'ah'] was like I [realized as 'ah'] know but I [realized as 'ah'] rang you [realized as 'ya'] to see if you [realized as 'ya'] wanted any food. 'I'll have a packet of crisps

(laughter)

and a can of pop' and I [realized as 'ah'] was like ok. 'Get on the bus now!'.

(laughter)

and it is literally outside my [realized as 'mi'] door so you [realized as 'ya'] had no reason to go on about it.

Yeah but it takes an hour.

So.

Exactly.

It's that bus, it's horrible on a night.

Does it take an hour for both of yous like in (interruption) total?

(interruption) Yeah pretty much

What about on a night does it take a bit longer?

The bus takes a different route on a night well mine does and your bus stops although have you [realized as 'ya'] not said you [realized as 'ya'] get the bus

No sometimes I [realized as 'ah'] get the bus home depends if I [realized as 'ah'] have the car or not (pause) but like

So basically he gets the bus home.

Shut up.

You [realized as 'ya'] never have the car!

Shut up man the bus

You [realized as 'ya'] know what I've been -- I've been his friend for like how long? (pause) A year.

(laughter)

It's been a very long year though.

But em

And I've never once. I've seen your [realized as 'ya'] car I've never been in it though. He says he's going to [realized as 'gonna'] pick us up one time and he's not ended up picking [realized with an alveolar nasal] us up!

I [realized as 'ah'] know am so lazy (pause) sorry.

Did you [realized as 'ya'] ever fancy living in Newcastle or

Yeah I [realized as 'ah'] got ah I'm actually moving here next year like I [realized as 'ah'] signed a contract yesterday (pause) for like where's it, Heaton it's in like

Heaton.

Heaton.

Heaton.

Yes Heaton.

You're saying [realized with an alveolar nasal] it wrong it's Heaton.

It's Heaton!

Aye 'informant spells out HEATON'.

Yeah.

Heaton.

You're saying heating!

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] saying Heaton!

Ok right but yeah so like yeah I [realized as 'ah'] do

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not I've got no immediate plans to move over (pause) no (pause) Thankfully for (NAME) (laughter)

Are you all right with the travelling then? Do you not mind it so much?

I [realized as 'ah'] quite enjoy it, pop your [realized as 'ya'] i-Pod in and you're away (pause) you [realized as 'ya'] don't have to talk to anyone and the bus is quite big so you [realized as 'ya'] can get your own seat.

That's true.

And it's dead warm as well if you [realized as 'ya'] sit near the heater (pause) so and the bit I [realized as 'ah'] don't like and it's lucky for me 'cause like if we'd lived if we'd stopped in the house that we'd like lived in when I [realized as 'ah'] was ten I'd have to proper walk to the bus stop. I [realized as 'ah'] mean it's not like too far away

(tut)

it's not too far away but like I [realized as 'ah'] would get wet and stuff where (laughter) I [realized as 'ah'] literally live on the main I [realized as 'ah'] literally live on the main road so I [realized as 'ah'] [laughter ends] don't have to get wet.

(laughter)

(NAME) stop it (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] can't believe you!

(laughter)

So have you [realized as 'ya'] -- have yous both seen um Fenwick's window this year then?

Yes

Ah yes (pause) ah tell her the story!

What story?

About the guy (pause) actually it's quite sad.

It is but

(laughter)

Let us tell you this, there's some like crazy reindeer like action going [realized with an alveolar nasal] on there one of them is missing

No it's not!

ones carrying (pause) (interruption) like

(interruption) carrying? I [realized as 'ah'] well this man 'informant makes a sleigh noise' (laughter)

and like (pause) well I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dinna'] I [realized as 'ah'] quite like it. I [realized as 'ah'] mean I [realized as 'ah'] remember a couple of years ago when they had like a spaceman theme and then like

What has this got to do with Christmas!

and like the one before that was like Gulliver's Travel or something and

I [realized as 'ah'] quite liked that it was quite like original I [realized as 'ah'] thought.

But it wasn't Christmassy! (pause) fair enough if Gulliver had a hat on

(laughter)

But he didn't.

A [realized as 'ah'] big Gulliver with a hat on with loads of little people around him.

Elves.

Tell her [realized as 'ah'] what happened.

I [realized as 'ah'] can't remember, you tell her [realized as 'ah']

No me and (NAME) were at outside the window 'cause we're very childish and er we were just messing about and we come around with the names of like the reindeer so like we started having [realized with an alveolar nasal] an argument in the street and this old man came

and (NAME) started singing (pause) the song

No, [realized as 'nah'] I [realized as 'ah'] never! (laughter) I [realized as 'ah'] was saying Donner Blitzen Cupid I [realized as 'ah'] can't say them all and then (NAME)'s like no [realized as 'nah'] man (NAME) nipping us!

(laughter)

(laughter)

He beats us up all the time by the way.

No I [realized as 'ah'] don't.

He does and then (pause) this old gadgie walked past and was like (tut) (tut) (tut) (tut) shaking his head (pause) and like (interruption) (unclear)

(interruption) proper loving [realized with an alveolar nasal] it though (pause) like.

He was like proper Granddaddy wasn't he?

Aye.

I [realized as 'ah'] bet he was thinking aww look aren't they good friends.

(tut) (pause) Maybe it was like (pause) (laughter)

(interruption) (NAME), no [realized as 'nah'] it's not!

(interruption) Shut up you believed it! How'd you knaa?

Do you [realized as 'ya'] knaa what he's just said, it might have been Santa!

(laughter)

(laughter)

(unclear)

It could've you [realized as 'ya'] know we might get extra presents (interruption) this year!

(interruption) No (NAME).

You've just said it!

I -- I [realized as 'ah'] was pure joking.

No [realized as 'nah'] you [realized as 'ya'] weren't.

(laughter)

(laughter) you're [realized as 'ya'] proper serious (pause) 'I remember!'

(laughter)

(laughter)

(laughter)

So are yous both all sorted for Christmas?

Kind of, like I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] nearly done.

No [realized as 'na'] ne n- nowhere near.

(laughter)

What are you [realized as 'ya'] getting your [realized as 'ya'] family and friends then?

do-

Yeah (NAME) what you [realized as 'ya'] getting your [realized as 'ya'] family and friends? (laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] can't (interruption) say.

(interruption) (laughter)

Well my [realized as 'mi'] Mam pyjamas and then what did she get or she got a leather jacket the other day.

Have you [realized as 'ya'] given her [realized as 'ah'] the money for it?

Yes I [realized as 'ah'] was there when she bought it.

Right.

and then I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dunno'] what I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] getting my [realized as 'mi'] Dad yet; my [realized as 'mi'] brother I [realized as 'ah'] got a t-shirt and some jeans and then just like other stuff for my [realized as 'mi'] friends just like random stuff.

Like what?

Shut up, I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not going (interruption) into the specifics.

(interruption) (laughter)

What about you?

Em (pause) we go like me and my [realized as 'mi'] sister like go mad on each other so I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] going to [realized as 'gonna'] have to (pause) think of a very long list for her [realized as 'ah'] (pause) like jarmers and some DVDs and some like girlie stuff and Twilight related stuff 'cause she's obsessed she's twenty-two and she's obsessed with Twilight. Em and like we get a lot for our Mam and Dad as well (pause) we just spoil each other but I've not got anything and like

You need to start.

I [realized as 'ah'] know and like (NAME)'s birthday's next week so (pause) I've got his Birthday stuff but I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] nowhere near his Christmas present and we haven't done secret Santa yet like with our other group of friends (unclear)

It's only forty something days till Christmas you know.

I [realized as 'ah'] know I [realized as 'ah'] need to

forty-eight or something

So I've got like everyone's still to get (pause) it's stressful.

So what's a traditional Christmas morning in your [realized as 'ya'] house?

We were talking about this the other day weren't we.

Yeah we were.

It gets us proper like (interruption) (unclear) aye

(interruption) excited (pause) what's the word?

No I [realized as 'ah'] was going to [realized as 'gonna'] say like

Giddy

giddy I was going to [realized as 'gonna'] (interruption) say jittery though but (laughter)

(interruption) well yeah

Jittery (laughter)

em (pause) we usually, well when we were little we used to get up at pure five o'clock but I [realized as 'ah'] think that's like kind of [realized as 'kinda'] warn us out now so we usually rise and shine at about nine ten then my [realized as 'mi'] Mam's pure got the bacon and egg on the go and then like the dog's pure going akka 'cause he can smell his bone and that

(laughter)

(laughter) like all wrapped up and em we open like the presents and that and then we're pure like 'oh Mam come and open your [realized as 'ya'] presents' but like she's having a ball pure picking up all the wrapping paper so like she just like kind of [realized as 'kinda'] cleans as everyone's wrap- em un wraps and that and then like go pick my [realized as 'mi'] Grandar up and he comes down (pause) with the pure stockings and that and we have wer dinner (pause) er that's went past morning hasn't it.

So.

Well we have were dinner then we go to my [realized as 'mi'] other Grandparents on the night. It's good [laughter ends]

What about you?

Em I [realized as 'ah'] still get up really early 'cause I [realized as 'ah'] I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] too excited (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] get my [realized as 'mi'] sister up or she gets me up (pause) and we go downstairs (gasp) 'is that sofa mine?' we get all excited and then

I [realized as 'ah'] loved how you [realized as 'ya'] have a designated sofa each

I [realized as 'ah'] know.

The thing is though ones -- (interruption) ones

(interruption) one of them's always smaller than the other one

(laughter) exactly I [realized as 'ah'] always get the two seater.

Do you? [realized as 'ya']

bastards

So (interruption) (laughter) (NAME) gets the three seaters?

(interruption) (laughter)

Well like I [realized as 'ah'] knaa it's usually

Do they all share the three (interruption) seater and you get the (laughter) what ye talking [realized with an alveolar nasal] about then (NAME)?

(interruption) (laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] know but still it looks a bit like (pause) on the -- on the like pictures they're pure altogether and I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] by myself [realized as 'miself'] (laughter) proper opening my presents

Scrooge!

It's not on!

Get the camera off us!

(laughter)

Em we've got like my -- my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and Dad have the two seater and me and (NAME) have like the big settee (pause) but I [realized as 'ah'] always ah I've got to [realized as 'gotta'] have the empty one I've got to [realized as 'gotta'] have more presents.

(tut)

She hers are more expensive though mines just crap like socks and that.

(laughter)

But then (tut) 'look ah new pair of knickers woo!'

(laughter)

A selection box (pause) no [realized as 'nah'] my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and Dad are dead good with presents. But em we come down and like sit with our presents and my [realized as 'mi'] Dad my [realized as 'mi'] Mam well my [realized as 'mi'] Dad makes the breakfast and then he comes in opens a present 'Oh just what I [realized as 'ah'] wanted' then he comes then he geet gets the geet black bag out and shoving the wrapping paper in.

(laughter)

'Dad open your [realized as 'ya'] presents.' No no (pause) and then he opens another one 'Ah just what I [realized as 'ah'] wanted.' Picking up more wrapping paper (laughter) (pause) it takes him ages to open his present. I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] proper like 'informant opens present' getting it off (pause) opened.

So does your [realized as 'ya'] brother still get excited over Christmas?

Not really (pause) like

How old's he?

twenty-three (pause) But like I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dunno'] like last year me and him went to the pub for like um like we came well I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dinna'] last year he didn't get up till really late and like I [realized as 'ah'] hate opening my presents first because then when come comes down to open his I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] like oh I [realized as 'ah'] wish I'd waited now because I [realized as 'ah'] feel left out

Exactly.

But like no [realized as 'nah'] you [realized as 'ya'] can tell deep down that he still does.

Get excited?

mm-mm (pause) pure texting us at one o'clock geet can you hear Dad going downstairs I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] like yes like

(laughter) do you do that as well!

(laughter)

(sigh)

You [realized as 'ya'] kind of [realized as 'kinda'] even just for my [realized as 'mi'] Dad's feelings bless him you still have to kind of [realized as 'kinda'] pretend you're asleep he pops his head in (pause) (interruption) it's proper like

(interruption) to check (laughter)

pretend to snore and that.

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] proper geet like (pause) half an eye open and that

(laughter)

'They're asleep (NAME) quick get the presents!' (laughter) I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] like at the w at the wall listening.

(laughter) aye seriously you [realized as 'ya'] can hear like

Rustling (pause) it's too exciting.

So what about your sister does (interruption) she still get

(interruption) Oh God she's still she's one major baby she's bless her [realized as 'ah'] she's twenty-two she loves Christmas (pause) she proper comes out of [realized as 'outta'] bed with her [realized as 'ah'] hair sticking out she's like

Aye

'Has Santa been?' (laughter) and I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] like yes 'you go first!' (laughter) I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] like ok and we proper run down the stairs and (interruption) (unclear)

(interruption) That like ten seconds run down the stairs is the most magical you'll ever feel in your life, especially when you're a kid.

And then when you see it you're like (gasp) and then when you [realized as 'ya'] open it you're [realized as 'ya'] thinking I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] going [realized with an alveolar nasal] back to bed here!' (laughter)

Aye (laughter) aye (unclear)

You [realized as 'ya'] do don't you? [realized as 'ya']

And you [realized as 'ya'] always think or they've kept another present hidden from us somewhere, have they [realized as 'the'] hell (pause) like you knaa after you've opened them all (interruption) (unclear)

(interruption) Do you get that thing as well when like after you've opened them you [realized as 'ya'] have about twenty minutes to sit and look at them and then they go 'right taken them upstairs' while (interruption) you're [realized as 'ya'] having your [realized as 'ya'] dinner.

(interruption) Or I [realized as 'ah'] hate that

and you're [realized as 'ya'] like (pause) what!

Like as kids we used to keep them like out for like (interruption) Boxing Day when my [realized as 'mi'] Nana and Grandar used to come around

(interruption) ages aha

To have a look (pause) aha

Aye but now pure my [realized as 'mi'] Mam's making my [realized as 'mi'] dinner and that (pause) 'oh there's nowhere for your [realized as 'ya'] Grandar to sit go take your [realized as 'ya'] presents upstairs' no but like the sad fact is all it is now is like socks and that so it doesn't take that long (pause) like

No [realized as 'nah'] it's not, (interruption) your [realized as 'ya'] Mam still spoils you [realized as 'ya']

(interruption) No I [realized as 'ah'] know but I [realized as 'ah'] mean like

No I [realized as 'ah'] know but like where's before you [realized as 'ya'] had loads of toys

(laughter)

where as now it's either just clothes, money or like (pause) gadgets where so like you know

And last year I [realized as 'ah'] was ill wasn't I [realized as 'ah']

Aye you were like.

I [realized as 'ah'] was proper ill (pause) like my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and (NAME) my [realized as 'mi'] Mam works on a Christmas Day (pause) and like she didn't come in till the afternoon so we were going to [realized as 'gonna'] have our we weren't going to [realized as 'gonna'] open the presents and have our dinner till like half past two (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] felt really off and my [realized as 'mi'] Dad brought all the presents down and that we were sitting with them and I [realized as 'ah'] opened them all and I [realized as 'ah'] think the excitement got to us and I [realized as 'ah'] was sick and I [realized as 'ah'] er I [realized as 'ah'] couldn't have my [realized as 'mi'] Christmas dinner (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] had to go to bed I [realized as 'ah'] was fine when I [realized as 'ah'] got up though I [realized as 'ah'] was sitting eating the chocolates and that

(laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] think it was just the excitement.

Aye.

Because you [realized as 'ya'] know when you're building up at least when you [realized as 'ya'] get them on a morning (pause) you [realized as 'ya'] can like open them and ahh you feel a bit relief but when you're [realized as 'ya'] hanging on till like two o'clock it's like 'Come on I [realized as 'ah'] want to [realized as 'wanna'] open the presents.'

That's so true.

And he's like 'you [realized as 'ya'] can open one' I [realized as 'ah'] don't want to [realized as 'wanna'] open one I [realized as 'ah'] want to [realized as 'wanna'] open them all! (laughter)

I [realized as 'ah'] knaa I [realized as 'ah'] hate that you [realized as 'ya'] can open one let me pick one no [realized as 'nah'] and then you [realized as 'ya'] get like (interruption) (unclear) even if you [realized as 'ya'] do pick one you [realized as 'ya'] always get the crappest one. You know never to go for a soft present because it's not in a box; the ones in the box are always the best.

(interruption) a sock or something

And then if you [realized as 'ya'] do pick a box one oh just what I [realized as 'ah'] wanted a DVD.

(laughter) 'gan on son put it on you [realized as 'ya'] can watch it now' I [realized as 'ah'] don't want to [realized as 'wanna'] watch it! (laughter)

This is not what I [realized as 'ah'] asked for!

(laughter) (NAME) that's so brattish!

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not no, [realized as 'nah'] ah honestly they are dead good my [realized as 'mi'] Mam since we're getting [realized with an alveolar nasal] older though my [realized as 'mi'] Mam's like 'make a list' although we made one when we were little she's like 'make a list so I [realized as 'ah'] can get it for you' [realized as 'ya']

I used to love pure stalking the Argos catalogue and that

I [realized as 'ah'] did too proper folding the pages and that.

Aye

Circling it.

Proper uh wh- fifteen hundred pages folded out of two gran (laughter) two thousand. 'Well (NAME) like I [realized as 'ah'] (interruption) don't think this is going to [realized as 'gonna'] work. Pure like Mam you [realized as 'ya'] told us to write a list (laughter) like (pause) haway

(interruption) (unclear) everything

Get over it!

Santa'll do it! (unclear) ok

Do you still write your [realized as 'ya'] list now? I [realized as 'ah'] still tell them what I [realized as 'ah'] want.

No

I [realized as 'ah'] think it gets harder when you [realized as 'ya'] get older.

Aye it does like.

I [realized as 'ah'] proper geet I [realized as 'ah'] tell my Mam and Dad.

I've started getting into the thing where like I [realized as 'ah'] kind of like (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] look forward to seeing [realized with an alveolar nasal] like (pause) how other people react into me giving them presents as well.

I [realized as 'ah'] know.

Do you [realized as 'ya'] know what I [realized as 'ah'] mean?

That's -- that's something that's changed since we've got older (pause) like (pause) like last year like I [realized as 'ah'] know I [realized as 'ah'] don't know like it was just weird. I [realized as 'ah'] get excited looking at people opening presents.

Exactly.

Like (NAME) and stuff.

mm-mm

And then like (pause) when it was my Birthday (pause) you were more excited than I [realized as 'ah'] was.

(tut)

Proper geet like will you buy (unclear)

aha

Aww bless him! He's proper excited (pause) and then next week I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] going to [realized as 'gonna'] be more excited than you! Proper geet texting you at two o'clock in the morning 'Happy Birthday!'

(laughter)

and are you [realized as 'ya'] going to [realized as 'gonna'] be all right?

don't

Christmas is going to [realized as 'gonna'] be like that as well.

Ah Ah no [realized as 'nah'] (pause) but yeah.

Have you [realized as 'ya'] got any plans for (pause) New Year's Eve?

I [realized as 'ah'] haven't none actually, none yet

Well my [realized as 'mi'] Mam and Dad are going away (pause) so

(interruption) Party

(interruption) (NAME) wants to have a party and I [realized as 'ah'] was just like 'informant groans' (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] was like you [realized as 'ya'] don't know that many people 'shut up I've got loads of [realized as 'ah'] friends!'

(laughter)

Aha God (pause) but like maybe a party (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dunno'] because my [realized as 'mi'] house isn't that big and my [realized as 'mi'] Mam's just got new carpets.

I [realized as 'ah'] don't honestly I [realized as 'ah'] don't I [realized as 'ah'] wouldn't don't know how you would fit a full party in your [realized as 'ya'] house

I [realized as 'ah'] couldn't I [realized as 'ah'] couldn't personally.

I'd [realized as 'ad'] be on edge all night me.

I'd be quite like watch the ornaments!

(laughter) I [realized as 'ah'] knaa, exactly.

Don't touch that cabinet!

(laughter) (pause) aye (pause) proper haven't none yet

No [realized as 'nah'] not yet.

Will you have any like assignments or exams to revise for over Christmas?

Yes (pause) January exams isn't it?

Yeah.

In er

Sociolinguistics.

and Analysing Geordie as well isn't it isn't that in January?

mm-mm

So yeah pretty much.

Two just the two though.

Yeah it's not that bad compared to like first year 'cause

We had everything had an exam.

Yeah (pause) so well apart from Literature like but still it's like

But we'd end up doing [realized with an alveolar nasal] better in the exams than we did in the

I [realized as 'ah'] knaa true fingers crossed

essays (pause) fingers crossed (pause) but

Do you [realized as 'ya'] find it em difficult to study when there's so many like festive distractions?

I [realized as 'ah'] really do.

I [realized as 'ah'] do.

Pure everyday there's like a good movie on and then or no [realized as 'na'] it just it kills us.

I [realized as 'ah'] can't I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] going to [realized as 'gonna'] say this now I will not revise Christmas week the twenty-third the twenty-fourth twenty-fifth twenty-sixth twenty-seventh I [realized as 'ah'] can't -- I [realized as 'ah'] can't revise. You know the Radio Times this is my lot you [realized as 'ya'] know the Radio Times come out with a Christmas

Aye

What's on the telly (pause) no [realized as 'na'] you [realized as 'ya'] know the festive days that the block off and stuff (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] cannot revise them days.

Some kind of [realized as 'kinda'] mental block.

Because there's like always like something good on the telly like or the Christmas films like Harry Potter and (pause) I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] proper excited about Harry Potter being on the telly. (laughter)

It's not Christmassy!

But ah it is kind of Hogwarts at Christmas how Christmassy's that!

Or it does look canny good like.

Uh so being from the North East do you ever feel that you [realized as 'ya'] have -- have to speak em slowly for other students at the University?

Yes all the time (pause) like all the time (pause) do you [realized as 'ya'] not think?

mm-mm I [realized as 'ah'] do.

Like when like we [realized as 'wuh'] first started everyone used to be like (pause) like 'ah yous talk too fast like we cannot understand yous' and like just generally (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] don't know.

People have like a like a perplexed look when you [realized as 'ya'] speak to them. (laughter)

(laughter)

And like em (pause) 'What?' like they just look straight through (interruption) you [realized as 'ya'] when you [realized as 'ya'] say something

(interruption) Aye like completely over your [realized as 'ya'] head

and you [realized as 'ya'] realise y- you [realized as 'ya'] realise that they haven't like understood it and so you've got to say it again and again and again till they go 'ah right yeah' and then that's just like

Then probably the -- the statement what you were saying [realized with an alveolar nasal] has gone really (pause) like

Yeah exactly it's just like yeah by the time I've told you [realized as 'ya'] five times it's like over.

Exactly.

So do you [realized as 'ya'] think you [realized as 'ya'] have a strong accent then?

Well I [realized as 'ah'] didn't until I [realized as 'ah'] think my accent's got a bit better actually since I've been to Uni (pause) like I [realized as 'ah'] actually do

Well I [realized as 'ah'] for many years I [realized as 'ah'] thought I [realized as 'ah'] had a speech impediment.

I [realized as 'ah'] actually did have a speech impediment when I [realized as 'ah'] was little I [realized as 'ah'] had to go to speech clinic.

'informant makes a stuttering sound' like a stutter?

It's not a stutter (pause) (interruption) like

(interruption) It was a stutter.

Wasn't it a stutter?

No I [realized as 'ah'] don't it wasn't a stutter it was like I [realized as 'ah'] couldn't say certain words I [realized as 'ah'] think it was (unclear) I [realized as 'ah'] always remember saying some phrase in this clinic 'The girl fell down the stairs and broke her glasses' that sounds like quite an L [realized as 'el'] kind of

(laughter) (pause) maybe.

(laughter)

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not really sure (pause) em what was the question?

Do you [realized as 'ya'] think you [realized as 'ya'] have a strong accent?

Ah yeah I [realized as 'ah'] think I [realized as 'ah'] do (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] didn't think it was that strong though until like (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] came to Uni.

mm

But (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] don't think it's as strong as like (pause) like I [realized as 'ah'] don't for me personally I [realized as 'ah'] don't think (pause) other people from Sunderland would say I've got a strong accent compared to like

Yeah.

But people outside would say I [realized as 'ah'] do.

Yeah

Do you [realized as 'ya'] know what I [realized as 'ah'] mean?

mm-mm

Like (pause) mm yeah (NAME)'s comments.

(tut) shut up (laughter)

So has anyone said (pause) em anyone commented on your accent before (pause) before coming to uni for example?

No [realized as 'na'] no-one like (pause) no [realized as 'na']

Not really (pause) [3 sec] mm

Just kind of normal isn't it that we all kind of speak the same.

Exactly like no-one says anything 'cause (pause) everyone kind of [realized as 'kinda'] sounds the same do you [realized as 'ya'] know what I [realized as 'ah'] mean?

Suppose you don't really notice it until you come to uni and all these -- (interruption) all these southerners and

(interruption) Exactly

mm-mm

Exactly.

Do you [realized as 'ya'] think your [realized as 'ya'] parents or grandparents have strong accents?

My [realized as 'mi'] Grandar has a like he was born in Newcastle so like he's like a proper Geordie like his a- as opposed to like Sanddancers and that (pause) do you [realized as 'ya'] know what that is?

Aha.

(laughter) he has a really strong accent and talks really like really fast and he shouts when he talks as well so it's kind of [realized as 'kinda'] like

Out there.

it's really confusing to kind of [realized as 'kinda'] like hear what he's saying but like my [realized as 'mi'] Nana's not that bad (pause) and em my [realized as 'mi'] other Grandar like (pause) It's like just kind of [realized as 'kinda'] normal that he just kind of [realized as 'kinda'] talks like me really (pause) what about yours?

I [realized as 'ah'] think yeah. I [realized as 'ah'] think that my [realized as 'mi'] Dad's probably got the strongest one (pause) then my [realized as 'mi'] Mam I [realized as 'ah'] can't I [realized as 'ah'] don't even think she's got an accent (pause) but I [realized as 'ah'] think that's just because I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] so use- used to it like I [realized as 'ah'] thought my [realized as 'mi'] Dad didn't have one but like I [realized as 'ah'] recorded him.

Yeah

And then when I [realized as 'ah'] played it back I [realized as 'ah'] realised he does actually have a really strong accent (pause) but no I [realized as 'ah'] don't think so.

Would you [realized as 'ya'] say em that there's a distinct uh difference in accent between someone from Sunderland and (pause) Newcastle?

I [realized as 'ah'] think so.

I [realized as 'ah'] think ye can tell.

Yeah I [realized as 'ah'] think you [realized as 'ya'] really can.

I [realized as 'ah'] get offended when people say I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] a Geordie.

Do you? [realized as 'ya']

I [realized as 'ah'] know it doesn't offend you although I [realized as 'ah'] -- I [realized as 'ah'] think you should be more offended by it.

But why?

'Cause you're not a Geordie or a Mackem (interruption) you're a Sanddancer

(interruption) But

S- South Shields isn't a city where as Sunderland's a city so like it's not as if they're getting [realized with an alveolar nasal] like (pause) really Newcastle kind of is my city 'cause South Shields is only a town

I [realized as 'ah'] know but where South Shields let's not get into this!

Ok.

But I [realized as 'ah'] would say North Shields is more Newcastle and South Shields was more Sunderland. Do you [realized as 'ya'] know what I [realized as 'ah'] mean?

Yeah true (pause) well I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dunno']

And how can you [realized as 'ya'] even say that like

Say what?

like -- like ye like ye would say that you're [realized as 'ya'] from Newcastle (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] don't think

Well I [realized as 'ah'] -- I [realized as 'ah'] aha like I [realized as 'ah'] don't know [realized as 'dinna'] just like

It never gets brought up really so I've never really had to think about it like that.

Yeah true.

But it does offend us if people say I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] a (pause) Geordie. I [realized as 'ah'] know it's like just I [realized as 'ah'] like you [realized as 'ya'] can only really tell if you [realized as 'ya'] live up here (pause) so w- we take offense in that way I [realized as 'ah'] think it's just more like (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] don't know not many people think like

Do you [realized as 'ya'] think it's due to football really that (interruption) you're kind of more offended?

(interruption) (laughter)

Not (pause) well

Dinna like.

I [realized as 'ah'] prob I [realized as 'ah']

No well I -- I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not

I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not -- I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not offended like because people think I [realized as 'ah'] support Newcastle although that is really offending (pause) but I [realized as 'ah'] think I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] just proud of where I [realized as 'ah'] come from I [realized as 'ah'] don't see the shame in saying [realized with an alveolar nasal] to someone I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not from Newcastle I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] from Sunderland and (pause) if someone has something to say about football them I'm [realized as 'aa'm'] not bothered to be like well (pause) it's natural though 'cause when you [realized as 'ya'] live -- when you [realized as 'ya'] live there like my [realized as 'mi'] Dad and stuff like (pause) they do support Sunderland so (pause) it's natural for me to go down that line rather than

mm-mm

It's the same for you really with your Dad.

mm (pause) [3 sec] mm-mm

Isn't it?

Yeah it is mm yeah

How about em within Newcastle itself would you say there's a -- a difference between like a male and female speaker of similar profile?

Em I [realized as 'ah'] -- I [realized as 'ah'] don't think like (pause) I [realized as 'ah'] don't think there's that kind of much difference between male and female