Archive Interview: TLSG30
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Speaker 1: | interviewerTLSG30 |
Speaker 2: | informantTLSG30a |
Age Group: | 21-30 |
Gender: | Male |
Residence: | Tyneside - Gateshead |
Education: | Left school at 15; subsequent college (day release, 5 years) |
Occupation: | Millwright |
Speaker 3: | informantTLSG30b |

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Speaker 1: |
eh well let's start at the beginning could you tell us eh whereabouts you were born please |
Speaker 2: |
eh Lobley Hill |
Speaker 1: |
were you up at eh Queen Anne's? |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
and eh (pause) you've just lived there and here really |
Speaker 2: |
aye that's the only place I've been aye |
Speaker 1: |
you've just lived here for eh about |
Speaker 2: |
eighteen month |
Speaker 1: |
eighteen aye eh (pause) what do you think about the two places you know as places to live which do you like best |
Speaker 2: |
oh I like up Lobley Hill way better than down here |
Speaker 1: |
did you |
Speaker 2: |
there's nowt to do down here (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah you don't like it very much |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (pause) what's eh what's the sort of atmosphere like you know what's the neighbours like you know to get on with and (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
oh they're all old people you know that live round here |
Speaker 1: |
are they |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
oh I'm I'm surprised about that because a lot of eh (pause) quite a lot of this area's you know kind of young people are like living in (unclear) well lot well lots in the Lobley Hill area anyway |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) what do you think about Gateshead as a place to live in you know would you say you're very attached to (interruption) Gateshead |
Speaker 2: |
oh Gateshead I like living here aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye better than (pause) Newcastle for instance |
Speaker 2: |
oh aye I (unclear) Newcastle |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
I like living in the city |
Speaker 1: |
yeah what for basically do you think it was just because you were born here like |
Speaker 2: |
I think so aye it must be |
Speaker 1: |
yeah what about eh you know Tyneside compared to the rest of the country do you think you would ever (pause) want to move away from here |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
I've been all over (pause) say I'm away Newcastle football ground (pause) match you know |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
couldn't live anywhere else (pause) just up here |
Speaker 1: |
yes mm do you think that ehm do you think that the people up here are very different from people from other parts of the country you know (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
they seem friendly up here you know people seem to talk to you up here |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
other places they divn't |
Speaker 1: |
that's what a lot of people say like (pause) I I've even heard that off people who've come up here you know from other places like you know (unclear) your father doesn't come from round here does he |
Speaker 2: |
no he's Leicester |
Speaker 1: |
aye I thought I could tell that just by listening to him you know (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
aye he's been up here about (pause) oh twenty five years or (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
aye but he still talks more or less (pause) (unclear) (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
foreigner (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (unclear) foreigner (unclear) (pause) eh do you think if ehm you know if you'd had the offer of sort of a better paid job somewhere else in the country do you think you would be tempted to go or would you (interruption) turn it down |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
no mm mm mm ehm (pause) eh (pause) whereabouts was your mother born then was she born up here or |
Speaker 2: |
somewhere round this way eh don't know (unclear) it was it was one of the streets we used to live up there |
Speaker 1: |
aye yeah mm-hm right in Gateshead anyway |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm-hm and eh (pause) what was ehm what was your father's occupation well what is your father |
Speaker 2: |
he's a plate layer |
Speaker 1: |
a what |
Speaker 2: |
plate layer |
Speaker 1: |
is he yeah mm mm ehm oh (pause) ah (pause) not bother I usually do this by handing people cards but it's a bit daft eh how old are you at the moment |
Speaker 2: |
twenty three |
Speaker 1: |
oh and eh (pause) on what basis do you occupy this house you know do you rent it |
Speaker 2: |
rent it (interruption) aye |
Speaker 1: |
privately like like off a |
Speaker 2: |
aye off a landlord |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm mm ehm (pause) eh whereabouts do you work at the moment |
Speaker 2: |
Vicker's |
Speaker 1: |
yeah in eh (pause) is that (interruption) Elswick Road |
Speaker 2: |
eh Scotswood Road aye |
Speaker 1: |
Scotswood Road yeah what ehm what job do you do there like |
Speaker 2: |
millwright |
Speaker 1: |
yeah are you ehm have you finished your apprenticeship like |
Speaker 2: |
aye I've been two year now |
Speaker 1: |
yeah mm ehm what eh (pause) well could you tell us sort of more or less you know exactly what the job consists of like what what do you have to do |
Speaker 2: |
eh see (pause) you've got machines (pause) when they break down (pause) got to repair them |
Speaker 1: |
yeah yeah |
Speaker 2: |
that's all the job is like |
Speaker 1: |
that's (pause) mm mm mm do you eh do you like it you know |
Speaker 2: |
oh it's aye I like it aye (pause) different to do every day like (pause) you know you're not (unclear) the same job everyday |
Speaker 1: |
yes aye is it eh is it the only job you've done like have you been |
Speaker 2: |
other than turning (pause) fitting |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
drilling I've done the lot |
Speaker 1: |
yeah very good do you think eh (pause) are you fairly settled in it you know do you think (interruption) you'll stay with with that firm you know I mean (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
oh aye (pause) until I get paid off aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye yeah what are they like to work for then |
Speaker 2: |
oh pretty easy going |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
they don't ever rush you or owt |
Speaker 1: |
aye oh mm-hm (pause) eh yeah (pause) ehm how old were you when you left school please |
Speaker 2: |
fifteen |
Speaker 1: |
mm do you think eh do you think you were glad to leave school at basically or not |
Speaker 2: |
I was aye |
Speaker 1: |
were you aye eh (pause) whereabouts did you go to school in fact l |
Speaker 2: |
I went to (pause) Hill Head |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
I was at (pause) ehm Brighton before that (pause) I was at Brighton for about two year |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm eh (pause) have you had any eh sort of further education since you know night classes (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
went to (pause) eh (pause) college day release (pause) for five year |
Speaker 1: |
yeah what was that mm what eh what kind of things did you do there |
Speaker 2: |
it's for the job it's eh (pause) craft |
Speaker 1: |
mm-hm right do you think ehm (pause) do you think that the work you did there was ehm very useful to you you know did you find it was |
Speaker 2: |
they show you ways there different from the factory like |
Speaker 1: |
aye do you think it was pretty relevant to this sort of you know (interruption) to the sort of job you're doing |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
it was did it (interruption) turn out to be like school |
Speaker 2: |
oh yes some of it was aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm (pause) eh looking back you know sort of on the whole of your education like would you say that ehm would you say that it had been worth very much to you in your life you know since you left school |
Speaker 2: |
oh aye education aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah you haven't just sort of like like forgot about them when you left did you |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm yeah yeah yes |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
you're different from most people in this case I think (unclear) lots of people say you know oh aye I forgot it in the morning I left school mm mm |
Speaker 2: |
certain subjects I have |
Speaker 1: |
yeah do you think that it's been useful eh (pause) you know let's say in you know just in your own life like job you know just in your own (pause) sort of (pause) for your own interest and that do you think it's you know |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
if eh mm mm (pause) aye would you say that you know wey you haven't got any children yet presumably eh (pause) if if you had a a son or daughter you know who was ehm (pause) about fifteen you know do you think you would eh advise them to stay on at school if they could you know (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
I'd let them to stay on aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye you think education's pretty important for people |
Speaker 2: |
aye nowadays it is I think it is anyway |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm you don't think it's it's ever wasted like staying on at school |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm-hm mm ehm would that go (pause) as much for boys as for girls I mean as much for girls as for boys |
Speaker 2: |
I think a lad needs it more than a lass does like |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm |
Speaker 2: |
it's a waste of time for a lass |
Speaker 1: |
do you yeah mm do you not ehm do you not think like that a a job should be very important to a girl (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
no (pause) there's not many stop at work all that long is there |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
once they get married they're finished |
Speaker 1: |
yes yes (unclear) quite often your wife's your wife work |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
no (laughter) another true response |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah yeah ehm (pause) her when you were when you were fairly young yourself you know when you were say under twelve let's say you were living up at eh Lobley Hill at the time |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
did you find ehm did you think that was a good place to live you know from your point of view as a child there did you sort of |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) up there I didn't there was nowt to do |
Speaker 1: |
did you not |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) did it what did the ehm was there not sort of (pause) very many sort of street games and things that you used to (interruption) play |
Speaker 2: |
oh we used to do that aye street games aye (pause) keep getting wrong like |
Speaker 1: |
aye what sort of games did you eh did you do (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
we used to play football |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
and rounders oh all sorts |
Speaker 1: |
mm |
Speaker 2: |
can't remember the name of the games now (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh can you remember what you used to call ehm (pause) the game where one of the kids has to chase the others to try to touch them (unclear) and you touch somebody and then it's their turn to chase the rest what did you used to call that |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) no idea |
Speaker 1: |
no I used to call it tuggy |
Speaker 2: |
tuggy (pause) no |
Speaker 1: |
no |
Speaker 2: |
can't remember |
Speaker 1: |
mm mm ehm (pause) then what did you say you know if you wanted to like eh (pause) call a halt in a game possibly did you used to have a word you know that you used to be able to say to stop games (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
ally ookin |
Speaker 1: |
yes (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
mm and what did you used to call ehm you know the things you'd flick on the ground what do you call them |
Speaker 2: |
marbles |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) did you have any other words for them |
Speaker 2: |
liggies |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
it's all them localized (unclear) |
Speaker 3: |
it's all new to me (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
is it really aye aye mm (pause) eh still on on the lines of what words you have for things like ehm (pause) can you tell us just what you call each of the rooms of this house you know what your ordinary word is for each room what's this room here for instance |
Speaker 2: |
sitting room |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
bedroom scullery |
Speaker 1: |
yeah what about what you're you know what you're in when you come through the front door |
Speaker 2: |
passage |
Speaker 1: |
mm yeah and ehm (pause) to get out the back door you probably have to lift the (pause) what do you call it |
Speaker 2: |
catch |
Speaker 1: |
yeah yeah |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
do you ever call it a sneck |
Speaker 2: |
sneck no |
Speaker 1: |
no ehm ehm (pause) (unclear) what do you call that |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
what you stand in front of the fire you know |
Speaker 2: |
blazer |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ta |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
and ehm what do you call eh (pause) cleaning the plates and things after a meal |
Speaker 2: |
washing |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) (interruption) washing |
Speaker 3: |
don't ask him questions like that |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) got a clue (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) ehm (pause) can you tell us please just you know what ehm what kinds of things you like to do in your spare time you know what your evenings and that what do you (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
there's only two things I do (pause) watch football and fish |
Speaker 1: |
fishing |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah whereabouts do you go fishing |
Speaker 2: |
oh we gan away with the Vicker's club |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
sea all up to Scotland like (pause) go that way |
Speaker 1: |
in Scotland (unclear) that's like eh (pause) river fishing and (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
uh-huh it's up (pause) Berwick area just outside Berwick |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm have they got their own sort of rights like what (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) (pause) slightly bad down river (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah mm do you never do you never fish in the sea |
Speaker 2: |
used to |
Speaker 1: |
mm |
Speaker 2: |
because it (pause) I gan away about oh once every three months (unclear) fishing |
Speaker 1: |
aye I get the impression there's sort of two different breeds of fisher (unclear) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
aye (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
you know you know there's like seaf you know you get an impression of fishing by a river as being dead peaceful and sort of sitting there in the mountain going to sleep (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
fishing (unclear) in the sea being all stormy and that (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
oh it's always wet when you gan sea fishing |
Speaker 1: |
then (unclear) cold and (laughter) must say it doesn't appeal to me (pause) eh what about eh the football do you watch do you go pretty regular like to watch the |
Speaker 2: |
eh last year I went a canny few times like (pause) only been once this season they've only had one home game |
Speaker 1: |
that's true aye do you do you ever go to away matches like |
Speaker 2: |
not now (pause) I used to used to gan every game |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
home and away |
Speaker 1: |
mm ehm (pause) is there any ehm you know in the way of like recreational activities like is there any things that eh you know you would have liked to have done like but you've never got round to or you've never had the chance to do you know what I mean |
Speaker 2: |
I'd like to play golf |
Speaker 1: |
would you |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
oh what what eh what attracts you to golf like you know |
Speaker 2: |
eeh I divn't know just just a game I've fancied playing |
Speaker 1: |
yeah fairly skilful I suppose like (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
dear and all like (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yes aye yes (unclear) but then so is fishing really isn't it |
Speaker 2: |
oh fishing is aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm mm what ehm what sort of difference do you think it would make to you if you won ehm you know say if you won the pools tomorrow like if you won a a load of money tomorrow do you think it would make very much difference to your life you know |
Speaker 2: |
well I wouldn't work (interruption) my own house |
Speaker 1: |
would you not |
Speaker 2: |
my own stretch of river |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (laughter) (interruption) (unclear) (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
in the country (pause) and stop there (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
you don't think you would work like (interruption) I mean |
Speaker 2: |
I wouldn't work |
Speaker 1: |
you would be quite happy to (pause) fill your own (interruption) time in as it were yeah |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yet I suppose you're you're quite odd in that way are you because lots of people say they would (pause) you know they they would miss work if they had to stop you know (interruption) they wouldn't know what to do their time like (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) I wouldn't miss it (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) neither would I be yeah yeah do you think do you think it would change you know your (pause) your style of life very much like you know your ordinary |
Speaker 2: |
I divn't think so (pause) not now it couldn't |
Speaker 1: |
oh (pause) ehm (pause) do you watch television very much you know at night times and that |
Speaker 2: |
every night I (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
do you mm is it usually (pause) sort of on all the time like (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
oh it's always on |
Speaker 1: |
yeah uh-huh what eh (pause) what sort of things do you like to watch on it particularly |
Speaker 2: |
films |
Speaker 1: |
yes (pause) what are the ones that you've seen before |
Speaker 2: |
oh westerns (pause) I like watching westerns you know |
Speaker 1: |
mm (pause) do you think the ehm (pause) the standard of programmes is very good like you know what I mean |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
don't think they're much cop at all |
Speaker 1: |
really (pause) ehm (pause) these are just eh just a few questions about your opinions on some ordinary matters like eh (pause) what do you think that ehm that parents should do when their children misbehave you know how do you think they should eh (pause) go about checking them |
Speaker 2: |
they should speak to them (pause) I divn't believe in hitting them |
Speaker 1: |
aye you'd never you'd never hit them |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm-hm (pause) be more a case of like (pause) telling them what was the matter |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm mm what about ehm (pause) you know a young person of say sixteen or so do you think they should be (pause) more or less allowed to do as they want or not |
Speaker 2: |
wey to a sort of certain extent they could (pause) but not owt they want |
Speaker 1: |
mm yeah do you think you would want to sort of say what time they were to come in (unclear) a night time for instance |
Speaker 2: |
I used to get told but I divn't think it was right like |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
I'd just (unclear) (unclear) to come home |
Speaker 1: |
mm yeah mm eh mm going on to something different like this is a (pause) this is a question you don't have to answer if you don't want to answer it some people don't eh (pause) which way do you vote |
Speaker 2: |
Labour |
Speaker 1: |
yeah have you always voted the same (interruption) like |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah is it eh (pause) sort of i in your family like to vote that way you know (interruption) do you (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
they've all voted Labour |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
yeah |
Speaker 1: |
yeah mm do you think do you think that's the reason why you do I mean are are you fairly you know I mean do you do you believe in the Labour party like you know |
Speaker 2: |
I divn't believe in any of them (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
I think the biggest liar'll get in like |
Speaker 1: |
yeah yeas it's (pause) you haven't got any like fairly strong (interruption) faith in in either lot (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) (unclear) do you think eh (pause) do you think that's do you think this is just sort of the fact that you're not really very interested in politics |
Speaker 2: |
no I've got no interest in politics at all |
Speaker 1: |
aye there there wouldn't be any party that (interruption) you would really be very committed to like (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
ehm (pause) ehm you know how ehm do you think that (pause) you know how a lot of people vote say the way their parents did or or they vote like Labour because they're working class or they vote Tory because they own their house and this sort of thing you know do you think that's like a reasonable way to vote you know or do you think there's there's anything wrong with that |
Speaker 2: |
oh I think it's up to the own people which way they want to vote |
Speaker 1: |
mm |
Speaker 2: |
I mean (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
you ob you obviously don't think it's particularly important (interruption) anyway (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm w do you eh (pause) do you usually sort of (pause) turn out to vote you know in every election mm (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
no sometimes I gan |
Speaker 1: |
sometimes go sometimes (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
I think I've been once |
Speaker 1: |
yeah yeah (pause) now eh (pause) if we could just go on to to talk for a bit about ehm (pause) the thing we're most interested in like you know that's (pause) the way you talk and that and what you think about it ehm (pause) firstly do you think that eh do you think you ever change the way you talk according to you know the person you're talking to or |
Speaker 2: |
no I've never changed I've always spoke the |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
doesn't matter who I'm talking to |
Speaker 1: |
yeah that's eh (pause) you mean (pause) both that you've talked the same ever since you were (interruption) young |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) aye |
Speaker 1: |
and also that you always talk the same no matter how you |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
no matter who you're talking to aye not even you don't you don't think you would change like when you're talking on the phone for instance or |
Speaker 2: |
I speak the same when I'm on the phone |
Speaker 1: |
same yeah |
Speaker 2: |
nobody knows what I'm saying (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) (pause) mm w when when eh (pause) when you were at school did did your teacher ever like used to you know tell you to change the way you talked (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
oh they used to try (pause) she did a lesson for it |
Speaker 1: |
did you |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (pause) (interruption) course they never (laughter) never succeeded (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
was no good like (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) it's the same old (unclear) eh (pause) so presumably the way you're talking now is (pause) exactly the same as the way you would talk when you're at work (interruption) for instance or |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye (pause) mm eh (pause) do you ehm (pause) what sort of opinions do you have about people who talk in Tyneside you know I mean do you like to hear people (interruption) talk |
Speaker 2: |
oh I like hearing Tyneside (pause) aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm |
Speaker 2: |
but where you're brought up (pause) you've got no choice you got to speak it I cannot see nowt wrong with it myself |
Speaker 1: |
that's true yeah I mean that's great there's a lot of pressure on you to (interruption) to talk it like aye that's true yeah |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
ehm and yet you'd never eh (pause) you'd never disapprove of anybody (pause) talking very broad Tyneside (interruption) for instance |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm okay ehm (pause) what about ehm (pause) you know other accents like you know ehm (unclear) say Cockney accents or Liverpool accents |
Speaker 2: |
I divn't like Cockney |
Speaker 1: |
yeah |
Speaker 2: |
Liverpool's (interruption) not bad like |
Speaker 1: |
so aye so there are yeah there are good ones and bad ones |
Speaker 2: |
oh there's good ones and bad ones |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) yeah mm do do you think that ehm you know say if you if you meet somebody for the first time and he talks (pause) like you you know what I mean do you feel as if you're more likely to get on with them like you feel more more at home with them like (interruption) if they're the same (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
aye somebody that speaks about the same aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm-hm mm-hm mm eh (pause) I think this is a an interesting question again ehm if you had a you know again if you had any children like do you think you would ever correct them about the way they talk |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
no no is it lots of people do in fact even though you know (interruption) even though you know they talk very broad themselves you know they still correct their children quite a lot mm (pause) eh (pause) you know ehm (pause) you know the way the newsreaders talk like (interruption) like when they're when they're reading the news out eh (pause) what do you how do you react to that sort of (pause) voice you know do you like that or |
Speaker 2: |
(interruption) oh aye (interruption) aye (pause) I think you know what they're saying like (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
you you you know what they're saying |
Speaker 2: |
oh (unclear) what they're saying aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes (unclear) that's true and presumably everybody can understand it then |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye eh (pause) do you eh (pause) do you think that (pause) mm (pause) well you obviously don't do you like you you don't think that that's a particularly proper way to talk like (interruption) I mean it's |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
mm |
Speaker 2: |
not to me it's not anyway (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
aye yeah ehm (pause) do do you know anybody personally who talks like that you know can you think of anybody (pause) who talks very very (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) (pause) they're not too common up here like |
Speaker 2: |
not up there they're not (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
actually on Tyneside they're not that's true (pause) eh (pause) I mean i if you're do you think if you heard somebody talking like that in eh (pause) you know if you met somebody in in a pub or something who was talking like that do you think do you think you would find them (pause) very sort of posh and that you know (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
well aye it's the impression I get like |
Speaker 1: |
aye mm ehm (pause) this eh this might strike you as a rather vague sort of question like but eh (pause) what sort of things do you think you can tell about somebody from the way he talks you know just by listening to his pronunciation and that like |
Speaker 2: |
tell whether he's stuck up or not |
Speaker 1: |
aye yes yeah do you think do you think you could have a guess at (pause) well say what sort of job he did for instance mm |
Speaker 2: |
no I couldn't |
Speaker 1: |
no you wouldn't like to guess the difference (interruption) between somebody who worked in a factory and somebody who worked in an office (interruption) |
Speaker 2: |
(interruption) no (interruption) no |
Speaker 1: |
no oh (pause) perhaps (pause) mm (pause) do you know very many people who work in offices |
Speaker 2: |
at wor's at wor's I do but they usually all talk about the same as we |
Speaker 1: |
talk the same as you you reckon |
Speaker 2: |
they're all the the young kids I know like you know |
Speaker 1: |
ah (pause) yes that's (interruption) aye |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
I know what you mean like (unclear) yeah there's quite a lot of lot of ehm yeah mm eh (pause) what ehm (pause) how do you react to the way I'm talking now you know what do you think of it |
Speaker 2: |
oh there's nowt wrong with it (laughter) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
I know (laughter) yeah I mean would you say would you say that I talk more or less like you |
Speaker 2: |
aye some words are |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (laughter) yes but it's (pause) yeah but it is a bit different (interruption) I take it yeah |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
I mean would you would you like would you sort of (pause) be willing to guess anything about the sort of work that I do you know (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
do you think I could do you think that I could work in a factory with a |
Speaker 2: |
oh aye |
Speaker 1: |
with a voice like that yeah |
Speaker 2: |
our young one's mates talks something like you |
Speaker 1: |
eh |
Speaker 2: |
our young one's mate talks about the same as you |
Speaker 1: |
do you reckon oh |
Speaker 2: |
and he was from Newcastle somewhere him |
Speaker 1: |
mm yeah yeah oh I I I'm very complimented to hear that you see (laughter) quite sometimes I hear people telling us that they don't think I come from Tyneside at all and this sort of thing that always that always worries me |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
no (pause) yeah probably should do you think you could eh just read that list of words out for us please |
Speaker 2: |
find mind fly bill well men head back farm wall daughter down take straight cold alone poor fire four tower path after earth year me field been new moon school revolution but none seven one long holiday room book good maker wafer happy Harry Mary yes better something fall which apple television absent realize Newcastle Seahouses method concert descend chocolate explain industry condemn tissue with and film |
Speaker 1: |
good eh now eh (pause) I'm going to read out list of words that are all sort of local words you know I would just like to know for each one firstly if you use it yourself you know and secondly if you're familiar with it like ehm aside for beside |
Speaker 2: |
aside (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah mm bairn |
Speaker 2: |
for baby |
Speaker 1: |
yes aye ehm bait |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm bray |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes ehm bullets |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes clamming |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
boody |
Speaker 2: |
not that one |
Speaker 1: |
no do you know what it means |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
no mm (pause) like china mm mm mm eh coin |
Speaker 2: |
coin (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
like coin a corner aye eh cree |
Speaker 2: |
cree no I don't use that one |
Speaker 1: |
no do you know what it means (pause) no pigeon cree like |
Speaker 2: |
oh one of them ones ah (laughter) (unclear) (laughter) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
you don't you know don't keep pigeons I suppose ehm (pause) fettle |
Speaker 2: |
fettle aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm like to fettle something yeah ehm (pause) gully gully |
Speaker 2: |
gully |
Speaker 1: |
mm no (interruption) it's a bread knife |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
eh howk |
Speaker 2: |
howk aye |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) ken for 'to know' |
Speaker 2: |
ken no I divn't use that |
Speaker 1: |
no have you ever heard it do you ever say people say 'do you ken him' |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
no eh (pause) lowe |
Speaker 2: |
lowe aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes give us a lowe yeah ehm (pause) mense be more to your mense to get some work (interruption) done |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
no have you heard it |
Speaker 2: |
no |
Speaker 1: |
no ehm (pause) parky |
Speaker 2: |
parky aye |
Speaker 1: |
about your food and that yeah eh (pause) varnigh |
Speaker 2: |
varnigh aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah you use it yeah ehm (pause) mell |
Speaker 2: |
no not mell (unclear) hammer |
Speaker 1: |
aye |
Speaker 2: |
aye mell aye (laughter) I didn't know what it was for a minute (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
what about ehm knooled knooled to be knooled |
Speaker 2: |
knooled I don't use that |
Speaker 1: |
no do you know what it means |
Speaker 2: |
no idea |
Speaker 1: |
no (unclear) ehm kept down you know like you can knool your wife not putting ideas into your head (laughter) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
now ehm (pause) more or less along the same lines like eh I'm going to read out this list of sentences and eh for each one I would just like to know eh you know if it sounds like a normal sentence to you like you know if you think you could say it if the circumstances arose you know eh (pause) were you wakened last night when I came in |
Speaker 2: |
aye I'd say it that way aye |
Speaker 1: |
were you wakened yeah eh (pause) I was still a bed when you called this morning |
Speaker 2: |
say it again |
Speaker 1: |
I was still a bed when you called this morning |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye ehm (pause) he never gave us any |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) do you not go there very often |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm they're useless them |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) aye |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
eh me and John went to the races on Sunday yeah eh I might could manage it |
Speaker 2: |
might could manage it yeah (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
what about ehm (pause) he wouldn't could have worked even if you had asked him |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) it's ower big to get through there it's ower big to get through there |
Speaker 2: |
say that again |
Speaker 1: |
it's ower big to get through there |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) said that |
Speaker 1: |
no w what would you say like would you say it's too big |
Speaker 2: |
oh that aye too big aye I would say too big aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye ehm (pause) you know my cousin that her husband died |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
yes (unclear) (pause) with the wife being ill I had to stay in and look after her |
Speaker 2: |
aye (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (pause) I'm going to stay with the son for the holidays |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) we go to the pictures of a Sunday |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) I was coming home on the train and if I didn't leave my coat lying on the seat |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
yes ehm (pause) these ones are pretty big to them others |
Speaker 2: |
these ones what |
Speaker 1: |
are pretty big to them others |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) (laughter) eh (pause) here she had left her pram standing outside the shop |
Speaker 2: |
uh-huh |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm (pause) I think we're going to be soon for the picture |
Speaker 2: |
gan to be soon |
Speaker 1: |
think we're going to be soon |
Speaker 2: |
I would say gan like (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) eh (pause) would you mind stop talking |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm (pause) do you want a cup of tea making |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
you know him that used to work on the railways |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
ehm he happened a nasty accident |
Speaker 2: |
he happened aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes eh (pause) I'll put the kettle on for to make some tea |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes eh (pause) I wanted for to talk to you about it |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes (pause) (unclear) where did it happen you |
Speaker 2: |
aye (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
I've got money belonging him |
Speaker 2: |
aye (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
eh could you shift your head so as I can see out the back |
Speaker 2: |
I say 'heed' instead of 'head' |
Speaker 1: |
yeah yeah ehm (pause) I'm going to get some wool for our Pamela a jumper |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) it's all right for you you're used with it |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) we've been waiting of a bus |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) I think they're going to give him the job permanent |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
ehm (pause) I don't bother much about the television (unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
aye (interruption) (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) there was all these bottles of beer what we had brought |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) many people were there there |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh where did you get it at |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye (pause) never mind I'll manage but |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm-hm eh (pause) no the wonder I couldn't get it to work it's not plugged in |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes no the wonder eh (pause) me and George is going to the town today |
Speaker 2: |
gan instead of going |
Speaker 1: |
yeah Jack didn't think much to the race |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm (pause) all the caravan sites are good and I've stayed on them nearly all |
Speaker 2: |
I say 'ael' of them instead of 'all' |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) they'd not seen it |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
it's far too long this |
Speaker 2: |
say 'laeng' instead of 'long' |
Speaker 1: |
(unclear) |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
how's your wife and family then |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) Joe cannot come tomorrow being as he's working late |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) what is it he does for a living |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm (pause) just light the fire on will you |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) I'll clout yous both in a minute |
Speaker 2: |
aye (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) how much have they offered we |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm (pause) pass us one of them spanners |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
uh-huh ehm (pause) I've broke a plate |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
I come this morning but you weren't in |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
ehm (pause) he done it all right |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (pause) I had forgetten to buy the onions |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes ehm (pause) he give us a pound for doing it |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
we had went to the coast for the day |
Speaker 2: |
what was that |
Speaker 1: |
we had went to the coast (interruption) for the day |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm (pause) I seen Albert on Tuesday |
Speaker 2: |
I would 'saw' instead of 'seen' |
Speaker 1: |
(laughter) eh (pause) I'm not going to stand being tret like that |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah ehm (pause) that's what happens when you're being naughty |
Speaker 2: |
aye not sure about that one (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
yeah that's because you haven't got any kids to say that one to (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) I'll probably seeing her Saturday |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye uh-huh I doubt he'll have to stay in hospital a long time |
Speaker 2: |
a 'laeng' time |
Speaker 1: |
yes (laughter) I keep getting these wrong (laughter) |
Speaker 2: |
yeah (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
eh (pause) you've letten him get away |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
mm (pause) my mother's keep coming in to see us |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
yeah eh (pause) we'll sharp get this done |
Speaker 2: |
uh-huh |
Speaker 1: |
he's as Tyneside as what I am |
Speaker 2: |
aye |
Speaker 1: |
aye eh yous used to sweep the floor and us used to wash the dishes |
Speaker 2: |
yous was it aye |
Speaker 1: |
yes yes eh (pause) now eh just getting a little bit more complicated ehm could you give us what you think is the natural opposite of ehm 'I'll be going there this week' opposite of that |
Speaker 2: |
I'll be ganning there this week ganning there this opposite that (pause) I'll not be ganning there this week |
Speaker 1: |
yeah (unclear) |
Speaker 3: |
(laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
again the opposite of 'he's got some' |
Speaker 2: |
he hasn't got (unclear) |
Speaker 1: |
good ta eh (pause) the opposite of 'he's seen that picture' |
Speaker 2: |
he hasn't seen that picture |
Speaker 1: |
uh-huh ta eh (pause) the opposite of 'you're working late the night' |
Speaker 2: |
you're not working late the night (laughter) |
Speaker 1: |
good eh (pause) the opposite of 'I gave him one' |
Speaker 2: |
I didn't give him any |
Speaker 1: |
ta eh suppose eh you went up to somebody in the street and asked for a match what would you normally say |
Speaker 2: |
have you got a light |
Speaker 1: |
ta and eh (pause) could you just finish off this sentence 'I couldn't get it done yesterday but I'll do it' |
Speaker 2: |
the morrow |
Speaker 1: |
that's good |
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