Ok, so I know that you've both been on holiday to Tenerife this year.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Ee it was

Would you like to tell wuh a bit about that? What it was (interruption) like? What did you do?

(interruption) Em (pause) (unclear)

Well, what can I remember of Tenerife?

Ee I just stayed in and read on a night time really (pause) nothing much to report.

(interruption) Oh yeah!

(interruption) (laughter)

(laughter) If you come in here you'll get eh (pause) eight cocktails for twelve euros. Sold!

I know.

(laughter)

No it was eh (pause) it was really good it was just a nice girly holiday.

It was, it was mint.

Can't say that we really did much apart from lie by the pool and go out drinking though. We found wor favourite pub though didn't we? (interruption) The Blaydon Races.

(interruption) Yes.

I actually -- (interruption) actually

(interruption) With

(laughter) fell in love with (laughter)

Roxy Risque.

a (pause) seven foot, drag queen called Tony Race by day and Roxy Risque by night and he was absolutely amazing.

He was. Ah (pause)

(interruption) And he had -- he literally

(interruption) and I nearly cried when he sang Elton John. Ah

He literally had like tattoos from his shoulder all the way down to the top of his thigh and I was like, 'Did that not hurt?' and he was like (pause) 'No I just covered myself in local anaesthetic'. (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

And we were like, 'Ok'. No he was absolutely amazing some of the stories he told as well.

He was, (interruption) he was hilarious.

(interruption) It was -- It was a really good laugh and we had -- we had all of wor t-shirts printed with like the birthday girls (pause) em (pause) no it was good. (NAME)'s not a keen flyer though.

Oh! (interruption) Not really.

(interruption) 'Wha- What's that?' 'Ee (NAME) that's the wheels coming down so we can land'. (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter) Well it sounded like we were crashing.

But she learnt something new (pause) (laughter) As you do. (laughter) (interruption) And then we literally just

(interruption) I'll be saying that to (NAME) when we go skiing. (NAME) that's the wheels that is.

(laughter) And we just sunbathed in the day really. It was actually hotter than em (pause) I (pause) expected for August. (laughter) 'cause sometimes you know July's like the hotter month.

yeah. (interruption) August's a good time to go though.

(interruption) But I think Tener- I think Tener- Tenerife's near Africa isn't it? I've been told.

(interruption) Off the west coast of Africa.

(interruption) According to -- according to (NAME) (NAME) so it probably gets it all the way up to like October, November time I would imagine.

Well you would imagine, if you had gone in October (interruption) then we would know.

(interruption) That it would be -- yeah it would be quite comfortable. We were a bit gutted 'cause on the last day we had -- there was this key in our apartment and I'm one of these people that are like, 'What is this key? What does it do?' And it was hanging up (pause)

(interruption) This is so funny.

(interruption) and I -- I went round and there was only one little thing that needed a key like a little safe that needed a key and I tried it and I was like, 'It doesn't fit.' And eh up our stairs there was another flight of stairs wasn't there?

(interruption) Yeah what we assumed was a cleaning cupboard.

(interruption) and on the -- on the first night we checked it and it was like a white patio door and I was like, 'Oh well it must just be a cleaning cupboard or something' didn't think anything of it. Opened it up twenty minutes before the bus came to pick us up, literally and it was wor private sun terrace with like the sun beds and a place to eat your dinner (pause)

A shower (interruption) to cool off and everything.

(interruption) a shower to cool off and the most amazing view ever.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Never mind (pause) we had a good time anyway.

Do you think we would have used it though?

Yes.

I don't. I'm not sure I think we would have used it. I would have liked to have still gone down to the pool (interruption) though.

(interruption) Do you recall the trek to the pool? I would have used it.

It was like Stakeford bank carrying your suitcases up there wasn't it. Eighty-three steps up and down to the pool everyday (pause) My God.

Have you been on any other holidays or trips recently? This year or

Em (pause) was it this year I went to Portugal?

yeah.

Yeah I went to Portugal (laughter) this year (pause) (laughter) Ee.

Who with?

(NAME).

Who's (NAME)?

My boyfriend.

Is he? (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

Who's (NAME)? I've only been going out with him for two years. I don't think you've met.

No I haven't. He's a bit of a recluse I've heard like.

(interruption) Ah!

(interruption) Was that good?

Yeah it was mint. Wasn't very warm though.

Was it not? (interruption) Did you go in October?

(interruption) No No I didn't go in October I went in February. I haven't been on holiday in October before wouldn't know what it was like. Em (pause) (laughter)

No I don't think it's the time of year to go 'cause I'm just getting ready for Christmas and stuff now so (pause)

Yeah exactly. Ah I'm right excited for Christmas.

I know.

(interruption) I'm getting excited now.

(interruption) I can't wait I actually -- I know but I've hardly done any Christmas shopping and I'm normally way ahead by now.

What do you mean hardly done any? (interruption) I haven't started.

(interruption) No that's my problem as well.

I need to conform a list.

(interruption) Conform.

(interruption) Who do you usually spend Christmas with?

Well (pause) My family I spend Christmas with like my Mam and my Dad and my sister and like (pause) my brother'll probably come over (interruption) with

(interruption) Which one?

Wey (NAME). (NAME)'ll come over with (interruption) (NAME) and (NAME).

(interruption) Is (NAME) not in France?

Aye -- Yeah (NAME) works in (interruption) France but lives in Southampton.

Yeah 'cause his (interruption) wife's a doctor in Southampton.

(interruption) As you do.

Wey she's -- aye, yeah.

Yeah is that right?

Aye, yeah.

yeah.

So

I'm sure I asked your Mam that (interruption) and said something about married life

(interruption) That's complicated.

and then it was like, 'well her parents came over from America, she lives in Southampton and (NAME) lives in France now' and I was like huh

Married life is going well. (laughter)

yeah.

So do you have any traditions that you follow at Christmas?

Em (pause) Not (pause) really traditions we always have two different types of meat though. (interruption) Even though

(interruption) So do we.

So do we, yeah.

No even though we never ever eat them. We get the biggest turkey (interruption) you've ever seen in your life.

(interruption) And then the biggest joint of meat, yeah.

And then a joint of pork (interruption) or whatever.

(interruption) yeah, same.

It's like really (pause) is this (interruption) necessary?

(interruption) Biggest waste of money ever. Uh-huh.

And you're eating like turkey curry and turkey sandwiches (interruption) for the next

(interruption) Forever.

sort of (interruption) week.

(interruption) Well a mean we're so lucky that we get two full Christmas dinners by the time we have one here and we go up to Scotland to celebrate with Dad. And (NAME) makes a whole other Christmas dinner and you're just ready to kill yourself by the end of it.

(laughter)

(NAME) text me last night I completely forgot to tell everyone. Saying, 'Is it ok if I bring (NAME) to your party?' This is his recent girlfriend, (interruption) and I didn't want

(interruption) Ah right.

to write her on the invitation 'cause you know how quick he changes girlfriends and I was like, 'Yeah of course it is, it's fine.' And I really want some Vivienne Westwood shoes for Christmas off Dad so I text (NAME) saying, 'Do you think if I asked nicely Dad would get me some Vivienne Westwood shoes for Christmas?' And he was like, 'Yeah is that what you're wanting?' and I was like, 'yeah'. and he was like,

(interruption) Do you know how expensive they'll be?

(interruption) 'Ah well I'll tell them.' So -- Well they were a hundred and ten pounds or seventy pounds for the pumps.

Oh well that's good.

But -- I know, yeah (interruption) and they weren't even in the -- No they weren't even

(interruption) I thought they'd be more expensive than that.

in the sale. Like some of them like the leather ones and stuff were but I want like the jelly pumps (interruption) or the jelly shoes

(interruption) Ah right, yeah.

'Cause you know I'm a bit weird like that. But like the jelly shoe plastic ones are like a hundred and ten pound and I really want a pair of them but eh (pause) if not I'll just get them (unclear)

My Vivienne Westwood necklace broke you know.

Ah did it?

(NAME) snapped it.

Ah.

I was really annoyed. And then he went (pause) it's just the chain, get a new chain. I went, 'Well if you're going to buy me a new Vivienne Westwood necklace set yourself away.

How did he do that?

Because he was -- he was just faffing -- like you know just playing? And then he just like caught it and it snapped (pause) so

Cheap Vivienne Westwood!

Wey I knaa. It -- it -- (interruption) do you know what it is though, really?

(interruption) It's ridiculous. The amount you (interruption) spend on them.

(interruption) The amount you sp-

Well you'd think they'd last.

I know, exactly.

Never mind.

But it was a chain like that one the (pause) ones with the balls.

The -- yeah.

What was your best Christmas and why?

Last Christmas. It was my first Christmas with (NAME).

My best Christmas? God I'm trying to think (pause) I've had so many (pause) Em (pause) I don't know, that's really hard.

Well do you think it's (pause) the same now as when you were younger or (interruption) do you think it's different?

(interruption) Ah no it's totally different now.

Why?

Because (pause) (pause) back then it was like -- it was really, really magical like when I was like really tiny Santa had been and every Christmas I would come down and switch the big light on and be like 'Santy's here!'

You used to get so (interruption) excited didn't you?

(interruption) I used -- you did yeah. I used to like lie awake in bed and I used to pile up books on the side of my bed and read and tell myself that I wasn't going to fall asleep 'cause Santa was coming and I used to sleep in my Santy hat I still do actually sleep in my Santy hat but it's not the same.

(laughter)

And then like -- and then because my Dad lived away like we had to go like either up or down the country and Santa had been there as well and it was like (pause) totally different. Whereas now like even Dad doesn't try and like make it special anymore he's like, 'Oh here'.

Ah does he not?

No. (interruption) Like mm-mm.

(interruption) Ah my Mam, still right, even though I'm twenty-one and my sister's eighteen -- nineteen oops! Em (pause) Even though like she knows we know that Santa isn't real. We go to bed, nothing's there. We put wor stockings -- (interruption) She puts wor stockings out.

(interruption) Ah no Mam does that.

And then you come downstairs and all the presents are set up and it's (interruption) like ee.

(interruption) Yeah Mam -- Mam does that but like when we were little Dad used to hide the presents in different rooms in the house and stuff and be like, 'Ee Santy hasn't come this year.' And then you would find them in like your bedroom and you'd be like, 'Ah he has come.' And like this year he was just like, 'Ah (NAME) this one is yours. (NAME) this one's yours.' And it's just like (pause) well (pause) (interruption) it's not very magical is it?

(interruption) You don't play the hiding game anymore.

(interruption) You have to go in and put the heating and everything on.

(interruption) No like -- Yeah you've got to put the heating on, get yourself a drink, go to the toilet 'cause you've had like a three hour journey. (interruption) It's just not very magical

(interruption) Oh my God.

(laughter) anymore is it? (laughter) Everyone's like, 'Do you want a cup of tea, a cup of coffee?' Last year -- Was it last year? Last year or the year before Dad put The Wizard of Oz on and he put it on like the lyric channel so you could sing along and (interruption) the -- like the words

(interruption) Great!

came along the bottom so as you were opening your presents Dad's like 'we're off to see the wizard' and I was like, 'yeah. Brilliant, marvellous'.

(laughter)

And then (NAME) made us watch Doctor Who on the night time which was also just scintillating.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) It was about the Titanic (pause) (interruption) It nearly -- it nearly

(interruption) Moving on.

(interruption) Aye. (laughter)

(interruption) wrecked my dreams of the Titanic.

What do you usually do at New Year? Do you celebrate New Year?

What did I do last New Year?

(laughter)

I don't remember it so it must have been good. (laughter)

We went to (pause) (NAME)'s house.

Oh my God! Yes! (pause) Oh God! (laughter) I did -- (laughter) (interruption) I don't remember

(interruption) Were you a bit tiddly?

I was (pause) mortal. (interruption) Oh my God!

(interruption) Schmortal.

I so was, I remember now.

'Cause you were ill the next day.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) So ill. (NAME)'s Mam makes a New Year's Day lunch right? Three courser, me and (NAME), sitting opposite each other absolutely rough. Seriously it was about three o'clock in the afternoon (pause) first thing I ate that day was prawn cocktail. I was like, (interruption) 'ah God'.

(interruption) Cold prawns in sauce. (interruption) Bleugh!

(interruption) It was. It was -- And (NAME) was going, 'If I run to be sick will you follow us?' I was like, 'Not if I run to be sick first!' (interruption) (laughter) It was so bad.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

Ah God.

So you like to go out drinking?

Yes uh-huh. Not just to get mortal though I just like going out in general.

Can you remember any other particularly eventful nights out that you've had with friends?

Whuh! Wey when (NAME)'s ex tried to start a fight on us that was quite eventful.

Remembering 's the hard bit.

What about the lip gloss?

Ah (interruption) my God!

(interruption) Ah my God.

That night was just horrendous. It was just so (interruption) bad.

(interruption) They were absolutely disgraceful. There was about four lads and they had followed us from like pub to pub and we knew that they were like going to try and like talk to us 'cause at the bar they were like, 'Can we get you a drink?' and me and (NAME) like got wor (interruption) drinks and like walked away

(interruption) Aye. We were like, 'No'.

and we were like standing on the dance floor minding wor own business and he went to (NAME) like, 'Blah blah blah, can I have your number'. Actually do you know it was all of (NAME)'s fault 'cause previously at Moll's Mayhem she lead him on and he bought us a jug of cocktail

I didn't even lead him on he just (interruption) bought us a jug of cocktail.

(interruption) Ok he bought us a jug of cocktail and then she did actually say to him after he bought it, 'Thanks but I've got a boyfriend.' which he seemed fine with at the time (interruption) but obviously like four -- like four month

(interruption) He obviously just forgot that fact.

later he came back to have another go didn't he?

(laughter) Aye. (laughter)

Him and his friends and then it was like, 'I've got a boyfriend.' And they found a lip gloss on the floor which (pause) can only be described as absolutely disgusting and they picked it up and smeared it all over their hands and smeared it all over (NAME)'s dress.

(interruption) All over my back. All just bec- just because we

(interruption) All over my dress, all over my dress everywhere.

turned them down basically. So then I went and got my bouncer friend (interruption) and got them kicked out. Oh well.

But we were sticky for the rest of the night and had to go home. I found lip gloss in my hair the next morning.

Oh yeah it was (interruption) horrible.

(interruption) It was disgusting.

(NAME) was so annoyed when I told him (interruption) that

(interruption) Your night out in town was quite good though for your birthday.

(interruption) Yeah that was good.

(interruption) Like we weren't even that drunk were we. We'd had like four drinks but it was just a good atmosphere.

It was rea- yeah it was. It was really nice.

I think that's because there was only five of us (interruption) as well.

(interruption) And I love it when everybody proper dresses up and makes an effort. I just I like (interruption) that.

(interruption) Even (NAME) looked nice (interruption) as well.

(interruption) yeah. (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Like (laughter)

(interruption) (unclear)

Wey no because when she was like, 'Ah I'm going to wear my favourite dress that I haven't been able to wear for like ages I was like, 'Oh my God she's gaan to look like a bloody (pause)

I know.

Sack tied in the middle'. But she looked all right.

She did she looked nice.

She looked quite nice.

yeah.

But some of the dresses she wears are just disgusting.

Wey I know. (interruption) That's why

(interruption) Like that -- that one that she wore when yous went to York, which can only be described as like a tissue (interruption) that covered the vital parts.

(interruption) Do you know what it is though, right? We went eh (pause) we went shopping for a dress for (pause) (interruption) I think it was -- it was for my birthday, yeah

(interruption) Was it not your -- your birthday? yeah.

I think and I helped her pick that (interruption) dress 'cause the one she was

(interruption) Thank God for that.

going to pick (pause)

Was short.

Was -- Oh it was horrendous. (interruption) It was so short, you could see her bum

(interruption) See when you've got thighs like that you shouldn't do it.

You could see her bum. You could see her       . (interruption) You don't do both.

(interruption) Yes I agree. I concur. I do agree.

Have you ever woke up in the morning and not remembered (interruption) what you did the night before?

(interruption) Oh God! Plenty of times. Last -- well (pause) (interruption) Where should -- where should

(interruption) Loads of times.

we start? Should we start with the toilet (laughter) should we? (laughter)

'(NAME) (interruption) what you doing?' 'I'm going to the toilet'.

(interruption) One -- one night -- One night I came in and had I been out with you (NAME)? Was that the night I'd been out with you?

(interruption) yeah. I think so. No you had -- you had been out with me.

(interruption) Or was I just out by myself partying? I must have been out with someone. Anyway, I'd been out with (NAME) we'll say for argument's sake and I come in and I must have gone to my bedroom and took like off my clothes and stuff and eh (pause) Gone into (NAME)'s room and I sat down on her bed and pulled my like my pyjama pants down and sh- (NAME) woke up and she was like, 'What are you doing?' and I was like, 'I'm having a wee.' and she was like, '(NAME) this is my bed it's not the toilet.'

(laughter)

And I just like got up, glacially moving sat on the computer chair, sat back down she was like, '(NAME) that is the computer chair it's not the toilet'. I mean I managed to have a wee in the end but I woke up in the morning and my pyjamas were like back to front and I was like, 'What the hell is going on here?' I was like I was obviously drunk last night. I normally wake up with like random spaghetti tins on me eh windowsill as well like from cold spaghetti 'cause I haven't been bothered to heat it up. Just like a fork sticking in it and then eh (pause) And then last week I went out two days in a row and two days in Ashington is a killer. Friday and Saturday it's a killer.

Definitely.

And eh (pause) I came in the Saturday morning and I'd been -- I'd gone to the toilet and I walked into my Mam's room and I said, 'Weatherspoon's, footnote, Indians'.

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) And my Mam was like -- my Mam was like, '(NAME) go to bed'. And I was like 'Weatherspoon's, footnote, Indians'. I walked downstairs the next morning I think I was still drunk. I had to go to work at ten o' clock she was like, 'What were you going on about last night?' I had no recollection of it what so ever and then I got a text off one of my friends going, 'What did you ring us for last night?' and I was like, 'I rang you?' and he was like, 'Yeah and then I text you going, 'Why you rang us?' and then you sent us another one back going, 'You got enough C and cardiac?' and literally I checked my texts and I had sent him one saying, 'You got enough C, the letter and cardiac?' and I was like, '(NAME) I have no idea I do apologise.' And he was just like, 'It's fine.' But eh yeah there's been quite a few times. (interruption) Good times.

(interruption) Have you (NAME)?

Ah (pause) just too many to count. Seriously. Just far too many to count.

And what was the silliest thing you ever did when you were out drinking?

Silliest ooo! (pause)

(pause) Em (pause)

Mm.

Probably had a dance off with somebody in (interruption) The Grand. (laughter)

(interruption) Oh I love a bit of a dance off. It was so funny though because I don't know if you know him (NAME) (NAME)? He thinks of himself as a professional dancer and he was trying to do the move off step off -- Step Up where he like pushes his chin up then pushes his neck down and he couldn't do it and (NAME) was like, 'I can do it.' So she started doing it and I was like, '(NAME)' I was like, 'She can do it.' So (NAME) was like (pause) 'Dance off.' And (NAME) was like (pause) 'No'. So then he started having a proper massive dance off by himself -- (NAME) breaks in to the Funky Chicken.

(laughter) I do. I did. (laughter)

She started doing the Funky Chicken and he was like, 'What are you doing?' (interruption) and then he just walked away. (NAME) was like

(interruption) And then he just totally high-fived us. And I was like, 'I won that one.' With the Funky Chicken. Bringing back the seventies.

I don't know. I don't know what silly things. There's way too many silly things. Lying down games but that's just normal that would be a sober game really wouldn't it? Ultimate steal's a good one (interruption) but people -- people don't let you steal

(interruption) Ah ultimate steal's good.

things anymore you know they're just

They keep -- they keep an eye on ye. (interruption) It's just not fair.

(interruption) (laughter) It's ridiculous isn't it? (laughter)

Maybe they know what we're like round here.

I knaa.

So what do you like to do at the weekend or in your spare time?

I think we've clarified that one. (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) Just drinking? (laughter) Nothing else? (laughter)

Well no (pause) we would go out for food and stuff if we ever had the time to actually arrange it (interruption) but we never do.

(interruption) I know we just work.

No but do you spend time with (NAME)?

Ah yeah. I spend every waking minute with (NAME) basically.

We like the cinema and stuff. Haven't been in ages though. (interruption) I went to see Paranor-

(interruption) I went to see Saw.

I know you told us. (interruption) I'm not going. No I'm not going.

(interruption) Saw-3D with the blood and guts and stuff fleeing towards us.

Last film I went to see in 3D was Toy Story. We'll just keep it that way.

Ah!

You're training to be a nurse though blood and guts shouldn't bother you.

(interruption) There's a difference.

(interruption) Well it doesn't -- it doesn't it's just

It's the psycho bit that gets me. Like someone messing with your brain and (interruption) making you play games.

(interruption) Do you know what it is though, right? Even after (NAME) just went to us -- I said, 'Oh wasn't it disgusting when he had to put the hooks through his chest?' And (NAME) went (pause) 'He was wearing a belt. Why didn't he just put the hooks through his belt and then pull himself up?' (NAME) it just thinks thi- of things laterally and I was just like, 'Well I would have (interruption) put them through my chest. I wouldn't have thought of it.'

(interruption) Because there wouldn't have been a film is what I say to that.

(laughter) I know, exactly. (laughter)

It wouldn't have made the film.

Exactly. No but apparently he was and ah when she was burning in that thing. Ah her skin (interruption) bleugh.

(interruption) Well apparently eh (NAME) text (interruption) (NAME) saying something about

(interruption) That was horrible.

eh, 'Hope you don't get too scared about something'. And he was like 'Oh and don't forget the eye gouging'. And like she was in bed and he was like texting her (interruption) all this random stuff

(interruption) The teeth pulling.

(interruption) The teeth -- ah I hate things to do with teeth.

(interruption) And she's like, 'Thanks (NAME)'.

This is why I couldn't be a dentist. That and I'm not smart enough but y'knaa. (laughter) (interruption) The first one's the main reason.

(interruption) Aye how -- how smart do you have to be to be a dentist? It's unreal all you do is just look at people's teeth.

I know. (interruption) Exactly.

(interruption) I'm sure I could tell if they were bad, (interruption) honestly.

(interruption) I know, 'Oh you've got rotten teeth.' 'Oh how can you tell dentist?' ''Cause they're yellow and they're falling out.'

yeah, 'Do you smoke?' 'No not at all.' 'Well (pause) you've got yellow teeth darling divn't lie to us.'

You need to brush them. (laughter) Oh wey.

I think we've concurred on that one. (laughter)

Back to -- 'cause (interruption) we didn't get to discuss it. Em (pause)

Life. (interruption) Back to reality. (laughter)

(interruption) Back to reality. (laughter)

We didn't get to discuss it 'cause we moved on (interruption) moved past it.

(interruption) Ee did we not?

But em (pause) What would you say has been your best trip or best holiday?

Ooo! (pause) Ooo! (pause) Cyprus two thousand and (pause) six I think it was. Is that right? I'm trying to work it out. Two thousand and four? Two thousand and four. I was eleven yeah two thousand and four. Em it was just (pause) it was a really nice place and (pause) em the reps were really nice and they thought we were like the Flintstone family 'cause Dad looks like Fred Flintstone so every morning they played The Flintstones theme tune to wake us up like for the whole hotel but they were like eh, 'Flintstones this is your wake up call'. And Dad would walk out on to the balcony and give them the wave and they owned like the pub opposite the road so they stayed open for ye like I think the Tyson fight was on or something and they were like, We don't shut we, stay open as long as long as you're here.' I think we stayed there till like six in the morning but me and (NAME) were like passed out on the sofas weren't we? And eh

Probably either Tenerife or Portugal. (interruption) But for totally different reasons though.

(interruption) Tenerife was good. Yeah Tenerife was good. But um (pause) like even -- even the hotel staff -- the hotel staff absolutely amazed us like there was this one waiter. He started work at twelve o' clock on the bar, he finished at five, he went round the pool to clear up like anyone's mess. Started serving in the restaurant from like seven till nine for your evening meals then he would go back on the bar nine till twelve. He sat with us -- he sat with us drinking till like three o' clock in the morning and then he went and stacked shelves in his Dad's supermarket till eight o' clock the next morning and then he would start work again at like twelve o' clock and I was like, 'when do you?'

When did he sleep?

that's -- that's what I said and he was like, 'I manage to sleep.' And I was like, 'You can only have like literally two hours a day.' He literally worked like full-time at the hotel and stacked and worked in his Dad's supermarket. And it was just (interruption) absolutely amazing

(interruption) My God.

the people were just absolutely amazing. I would go back there but (pause) we went back there we went back to Cyprus in two thousand and six was it? And we walked back to the hotel and everything was just changed and it just wasn't the same.

They weren't there were they?

No they just (interruption) ruined

(interruption) See

wor memory the reps (interruption) and the staff weren't there.

(interruption) That was the thing that I liked about Portugal. People when -- every restaurant you went in to the people were so friendly and they remembered you. Do you know what I mean? Like they remembered who you were and what you had ordered and stuff and it was just -- I like places like that.

What about when we went to Peru?

Oh my God I forgot about Peru.

How can (interruption) you forget about it?

(interruption) Well it wasn't really -- Well no, but I didn't class it as a holiday though. It was more like a (pause) (interruption) trip

(interruption) Do you want to explain about it?

Well we went away for three weeks to Peru on like a (pause) volunteering trip. We painted a -- painted and sanded might I just add. Sanding the blooming ceiling was a nightmare. This (pause) like shelter thing (interruption) for the -- where they could

(interruption) But yous taught like little kids English and stuff.

Yeah Mm.

And you climbed the mountain.

Ah yeah we did. Eh (pause) (interruption) Machu Picchu

(interruption) I've -- I've never crapped myself so much in my life when I get a phone call off Dad. I was on holiday with my boyfriend at the time and Mam was on holiday with hers, totally different side of the country and (NAME) was in bloody Peru. Dad -- 'I've just been on to the British Consulate and as far as the embassy know, there's no British casualties.' I was like, 'What!'

(interruption) Ah yeah. (pause) Massive earthquake in Lima.

(interruption) Put the news on, Peruvian earthquake. Never been so petrified in all of my life but you know yous were half way up the mountain and didn't even feel it.

Yeah we had no idea (interruption) what was going on.

(interruption) That was one of the worst feeling 's of my life I did not know if she was dead or alive and it was (interruption) horrible.

(interruption) I know. My Mam was blooming in floods of tears and (pause) (interruption) also on holiday.

(interruption) I was but I -- I mean I know there was nothing that I could do. Mam was at the other side of bloody Spain and (pause) It was horrible.

(pause) Have you ever had anything funny happen to you on your travels?

Funny? I wouldn't say funny. We've had wor passports stolen a couple of times, had some money stolen off us. Em

What about problems at airports?

Ah well you've got to love a problem at the airport. Where were we going? Was it Lanzarote we were going to? Anyway we were going on holiday and it was eh me, (NAME), my Mam and (NAME) (pause) and eh (pause) we were travelling with (pause) Ry- ah A-Jet. We were travelling with A-Jet.

Who?

A -- Yes precisely. 'Cause I made a joke about this and you're going to love it. (laughter) This was like four years ago when I made this joke up. (laughter) We were travelling with A-Jet and eh (pause) we were meant to be flying at something like seven o' clock at night and they were like, 'Ladies and gentlemen your flight has been delayed. We promise -- like we are just trying to fix em (pause) the engine.' It was like one of the (pause) engines on the right hand wing or something. And (interruption) they were like

(interruption) It was about half past ten at night.

They were like, 'It won't take too long.' (pause) Got to like twelve o' clock and it was like we'd been delayed for like five hours and they were like, 'Ladies and gentlemen can you please report to carousel number three.' So we had to go like out through the gate as if we were coming back through departures, walk back through, collect wor luggage. (NAME) was right up for a fight by this point and went up to one of the air hostesses and was like, 'Can you just explain what's happening'. And they were like, 'Well we're sending you home because we're not sure when we can get the engine fixed.' And we were -- (NAME) was like, 'Do you not have another plane?' And I was like, 'Ee A-Jet.' I went, 'It literally must just be A jet.

Ha!

And like -- the air hostess was like (pause) And I was like, 'Well howay surely like if Thomas Cook had an engine failure they'd put you on another plane.'

Different (interruption) plane.

(interruption) No problem but no, no not these ones. So then anyway like we got sent home and they were like, 'Ah you're going to have to ring at like ten o' clock in the morning to see if the engine's fixed and you can get back.' Rang at ten o' clock they were like, 'Ah yeah you can come back for eleven.' Literally the maddest rush (pause) ever to get back there for eleven. Got back there (pause) we were still delayed and eh (pause) we got there, they put everything like on the eh (pause) on the aeroplane and we were just about to board and then you know how they make like, 'Ladies and gentlemen rows one to twenty will board now.' It was, 'Ladies and gentlemen there is no seat allocation.' So whatever number we had on wor ticket didn't matter because some woman had kicked up a fuss that she wasn't sitting next to her kids. So literally it was a free for all to get like seats together and then they went, 'And could you just identify any luggage that's left on the tarmac.' They'd like (pause) put luggage on but they put like the wrong labels on they didn't know whether they were for that flight or for a different flight and there was (interruption) about (pause)

(interruption) What?

twenty or thirty suitcases just lying on the tarmac. (interruption) And you had to identify them.

(interruption) Seriously?

yeah.

Or they weren't going on.

Or they weren't (interruption) going on the plane?

(interruption) Yeah if you didn't identify them then they weren't going on the plane 'cause they didn't know whether they were for that flight or not. And it was absolutely a damn disgrace. And when we went to complain like for eh com- eh compensation 'cause by the time we got there we'd been delayed twenty one hours or something and eh (pause) you -- I think it's after twenty hours you're allowed compensation and they spun us this massive spiel about how it was Zulu time and the time in the air doesn't count so we were really only delayed like seventeen and a half hours (interruption) which is perfectly acceptable.

(interruption) What the        is Zulu time?

Zulu time is the time in the air between the (interruption) eh (pause) it's between

(interruption) It's magic time.

the time zones so you're not actually in any time zone so it doesn't count. So we didn't get any compensation (pause) Aye that was a good holiday (pause) missed like a whole day of wor holiday and didn't get owt (pause) We got like eighty five quid worth of food vouchers to spend at the airport though which was a blessing even though the eh food plane food's disgusting (interruption) But yeah.

(interruption) Did you ever have anything like that (NAME)?

I can't say I have. (laughter)

Wey there you go.

Have you been delayed before though?

Eh (pause) no. Actually no I've never had a delayed flight before (interruption) but I tend not to fly. (laughter)

(interruption) I was going to say (pause) You're lucky.

(laughter) You know my experience of aeroplanes (pause) Hopefully I won't be delayed when I go skiing in January.

(interruption) Are you going skiing?

(interruption) Who you going

Mm-mm. (interruption) With (NAME).

(interruption) I can't ski for toffee.

I'm going to Morzine in the Alps.

Is that France?

Mm-mm (pause) It's my treat (interruption) off (NAME)

(interruption) How long you going for?

A week.

Are you going just after New Year?

Mm-mm.

For a Christmas present?

Yeah (pause) it's like (pause) my -- wey it is my Christmas present basically. But then I've just got to like -- he's paying for my (pause) accommodation and my flight and my ski hire and (interruption) my board.

(interruption) So basically everything?

Like my -- (pause) What's it called? My lift pass and then I just have to provide spending money. Which he says (interruption) he'll -- depending on how much he'll (pause) like he has (pause) he'll just pay for my spending money (interruption) as well.

(interruption) Mm-mm. Oh well.

But altogether it's going to be about seven hundred pound I would say so it's quite a big Christmas present.

Are you getting anything else for Christmas?

(interruption) Probably knowing (NAME).

(interruption) He said little things. Little bits and pieces but I didn't want him t- I didn't want him to spend that much on my Christmas present and I didn't like -- I just said I'll just not go because I couldn't afford it he said, 'Well I'm not going to go without you.' I was like, 'Wey why (interruption) not?'

(interruption) I love it when you do the (NAME) voice it's like, 'Well I'm not going to go without you'.

Wey it's what -- (interruption) it's what he was like.

(interruption) It's the (NAME) voice.

And even though it's his friends going like it's (NAME) and he's -- (NAME)'s friend or possibly (NAME)'s girlfriend if they're still together.

(laughter)

And eh (pause) so (pause) I just thought wey just go with them but no.

Are you planning any other holidays next year?

Wey I hope so I need a holiday am telling ye.

I'll need a summer holiday.

I know. I think we need to go back to Tenerife in (interruption) eh (pause) August.

(interruption) I think we do. We need to go back to The Blaydon Races.

Where else could we go instead of Tenerife?

Lanzarote, Cyprus.

I've never been to Lanzarote.

Ah it's a treat.

I've never been to Cyprus (interruption) either.

(interruption) Ah it's a treat. (laughter) We could just go to like Cornwall or something, camping if you want?

No.

Are you sure? (interruption) (laughter)

(interruption) (laughter)

Any takers? (laughter) OK.

Do you know the drive to Cornwall is absolutely horrendous?

I knaa it's longer than a plane journey (interruption) isn't it?

(interruption) Exactly.

(interruption) We could eh (pause) We could go back to Tenerife and do all the things that we (pause) (interruption) found on the last day.

(interruption) Should have done. Yeah

(interruption) yeah.

What like the sun terrace? Ah that'll be good.

I think we should just go and spend most of wor time in The Blaydon Races. I just loved that (interruption) place.

(interruption) That was awesome.

I liked the atmosphere and everybody was so friendly.

Everybody was like

That women's still got that (interruption) photo of us.

(interruption) Ah I know.

(interruption) (unclear)

And she asked my address to post it to us.

Who was that?

(interruption) The woman in The Blaydon Races.

(interruption) The blonde spiky-haired woman. She had a picture of us three on her camera and she was like, 'Ah give us your address and I'll post it to you.' But we never got round to it so she's just got a random picture of us. In wor t-shirts from the first night.

Ah right. He was a Geordie too though (interruption) and he said eh (pause) he said he's very friendly.

Aye he was, he was mint (pause) I love that photo of you on Facebook though where you're singing and he's proper posing (interruption) in the background.

(interruption) I didn't even know he was th-

(interruption) Ah I know I knew he did it

(interruption) I kn- I did.

because you were just singing away and he goes (pause) mm like this and I was like, 'Ah well.'

It was mint.

He is awesome.

So (pause) last question. Where do you see yourself in twenty years time?

Oh God.

(interruption) Where do you think you'll be?

(interruption) twenty years time (pause) my God how old will I be?

Forty one.

Thirty seven. Jesus. Well actually we were talking about this in eh Miss (NAME)'s lesson we were talking about the Royal Family, it's not really related but we were talking about the Royal Family and eh how apparently they're quite frugal with their money and I was like, 'yeah, whatever.' But eh apparently Prince Charles was wearing a suit that's thirty years old and just said, 'I'm quite pleased I can still fit into this suit.' and I was like, 'Oh well that'll be me.' I went, 'If I can fit into my eighteenth birthday dress in like thirty years' time,' I was like, 'I'll be absolutely chuffed.'

Exactly.

But twenty years? (interruption) I would

(interruption) I'll have a bad back and -- still be nursing people.

(interruption) I was going to say yeah. I hopefully see myself with a stable career hopefully being (pause) a barrister. I don't want to work for the criminal -- I want to work for the Criminal prosecution service 'cause I don't want to be a defence barrister 'cause I couldn't lie for a rapist or a murderer I couldn't physically, I don't know -- I don't know how people stand up in court and do that. Like if they knew like -- I know that there's certain like rules and jurisdiction say you can only say certain -- like something to an extent but (pause) But yeah hopefully I'll have a nice house and a nice car and a nice family and a nice job and just -- I don't know where I'll be living like. Probably Fallowfield.

(interruption) Are you going to stay in Ashington?

(interruption) It is the place to be.

I don't really picture myself moving out of Ashington (interruption) that's the problem.

(interruption) Nah, neither do I.

Like everyone's like, 'Ah just move away.' and I know some people go to university and just never come back.

I know.

But that wouldn't be me. I don't even want to go away for university but I might have to 'cause they accept lower grades (laughter) down there. But eh (laughter)

Have you looked at the job opportunities round here? Is there plenty of (pause) (interruption) law work?

(interruption) Ah there's ple- War- Ward Haddaway is the biggest (pause) like law firm in the whole of the UK and they're based in Newcastle (pause) I have looked but (pause) I think crime's a never-ending job really. There's always going to be crime (interruption) so there's always going to be jobs.

(interruption) Wey you're always going to need nurses.

(interruption) Yeah exactly.

(interruption) People are always going to be sick.

Health and crime's never-ending jobs. Just like teaching.

Exactly.

You're always going to need someone to teach kids. So (pause)

Will you be married by then (NAME)?

Oh of course she will be (pause) It's (NAME).

(laughter) Probably. (laughter)

Ok, thank you very much.

Anytime.