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Speaker 1:

interviewerY10i020

Speaker 2:

informantY10i020a

Age Group:

21-30

Gender:

Female

Residence:

Tyneside - Newcastle

Education:

Higher Education

Occupation:

Postgraduate Student

Speaker 3:

informantY10i020b

Age Group:

21-30

Gender:

Female

Residence:

Tyneside - Newcastle

Education:

Higher Education

Occupation:

Unemployed

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Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter) What are you doing for the weekend?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) I know yeah

Speaker 1:

Oh yeah

Speaker 2:

So possibly something fireworks related (pause) (interruption) erm yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

that's (interruption) finished

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Has it finished has it?

Speaker 2:

yeah it got so popular they had to cancel it

Speaker 3:

Cancelled it

Speaker 1:

(interruption) What?

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Which is a bit of a shame

Speaker 1:

It got so popular they (interruption) cancelled it

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 2:

(unclear) really good

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Yes I did (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) yes (laughter)

Speaker 1:

Was he good?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah it was really (interruption) good

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Oh did you like him?

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

Was it just the two of you?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

I do sometimes

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah (pause) (interruption) yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Really?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Definitely

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

what like a scene?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

Yeah (pause) was it better that way or?

Speaker 2:

yeah (interruption) it was for me

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

yeah (pause) hm

Speaker 1:

He's the bald guy right?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

(interruption) um hm

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

em (pause) Alan Davies?

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Yeah I like him too (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No I haven't seen it

Speaker 1:

Oh God yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

and there's Sky Plus

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

(laughter) oh they are best things

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter) Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Um

Speaker 2:

(pause) we sit there like oh no we've only got like twenty hours left (laughter) we're going to have to delete stuff (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Oh yeah

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

You cannae (interruption) miss (pause) you cannae miss an X-Factor

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

MATT

Speaker 3:

I quite like Cher

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) I missed it last week

Speaker 3:

Oh it was so good her performance

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah I really liked that as well

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(pause) well who don't you like?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Has he got the big quiff?

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

I don't (interruption) know

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

which makes him stand out a little bit

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yes

Speaker 2:

(interruption) hm

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(laughter) yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter) Oh yeah (pause) Er Rebecca

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) (pause) yeah

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

(laughter) (pause) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

No it was a bit eh (pause) low key really wasn't it? (pause) (interruption) so

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Yeah (pause) but she's just transformed herself and (interruption) then it's

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Ah no

Speaker 1:

so

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(pause) and Dec was just screaming at the screen (interruption) 'What? What?'

Speaker 3:

(interruption) ' It's got to rhyme' something like that yeah

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

I love them but I -- It was always Dec even though he was the smaller one it was always Dec who I was going (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (laughter) In fact he's still single so it's Dec that I'm going to marry

Speaker 2:

He has just become recently single over the last few years

Speaker 1:

Just recently?

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh

Speaker 3:

(interruption) I thought he was seeing er ..Georgia Thompson the Sky Sports presenter (pause) (interruption) she does erm (pause) yeah blonde hair

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Does she have blonde hair?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) oh (pause) Yay!

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

Hm

Speaker 1:

They run one?

Speaker 3:

Yeah (pause) (interruption) they own one yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

I've heard of Apartment

Speaker 2:

It's there

Speaker 1:

oh I'll Google it

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

Do you -- Do you drive?

Speaker 2:

I don't no

Speaker 1:

You don't

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

It's expensive now do you think?

Speaker 3:

It is yeah really expensive (pause) insurance mainly

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Hm

Speaker 1:

so -- I mean we're not guys fortunately

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh I know

Speaker 1:

(interruption) it's more expensive for them

Speaker 1:

wh- what car do you have?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Oh (pause) ooh

Speaker 3:

yeah (laughter)

Speaker 1:

Controversial

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) hm (pause) first time?

Speaker 3:

Yeah first time

Speaker 1:

Oh congratulations

Speaker 3:

(laughter) thank you

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 1:

Um (pause) do you both have boyfriends?

Speaker 2:

(pause) I do yes

Speaker 1:

You have a boyfriend (interruption) do you?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Eh (pause) I don't know I think (pause) all my Newcastle (pause) lads who I know where from school so (pause) (interruption) they're kin -- now they're kind of they're like my brothers almost

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Um

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Oh right

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) yeah (pause) Wh- Where's your boyfriend from?

Speaker 2:

He's from York

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) oh (pause) So I'm guessing you do sports

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

I did geography at A-Level

Speaker 3:

Oh

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

I'm not ashamed to admit it

Speaker 2:

I liked geography (interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (laughter) yay! (pause) oh good (pause) something in common (pause) So what is it that you study (pause) you study, is it arch-

Speaker 2:

Architecture

Speaker 1:

architecture (pause) and

Speaker 3:

I've finished now

Speaker 1:

Oh God (unclear)

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

terrible

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

terrible interviewer

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

what is it that you're doing now?

Speaker 3:

Er I'm looking for work at the minute

Speaker 1:

Wow

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

Exciting (pause) I was reading about that today

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) What?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Any excuse

Speaker 3:

how are you going to get experience when you're not going to (pause) (interruption) employ us

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Get any

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

Hectic hand in week

Speaker 2:

yeah (interruption) definitely

Speaker 1:

(interruption) and have you handed everything in now?

Speaker 2:

I have yes today

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah it's like tick

Speaker 2:

Yes (interruption) definitely

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) I know (pause) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

um (pause) I am in -- I've got two years to go

Speaker 1:

Two years to go

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

It was (pause) really busy

Speaker 1:

Really?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter) yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

I know

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah write a book instead

Speaker 2:

(laughter) yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Hm (pause) em (pause) I think there would have to be a reason for me (pause) (interruption) to move abroad

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Hm

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

(pause) Consider it yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

(pause) and we went in like our caravan and stuff a couple of times

Speaker 1:

Really? Oh (pause) (interruption) you

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(laughter) oh yeah

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

What were they?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) yeah

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(laughter) Desperation

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

yeah

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 1:

I got my bag stolen in Malaga

Speaker 3:

Did you?

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

(interruption) It's quite bad

Speaker 3:

(interruption) You have to be really careful yeah

Speaker 1:

Wa -- was there anything else?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) I suppose they do kind of stand out

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Hm (pause) hm are you sun?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

yeah it is yeah

Speaker 1:

And plus you need to buy all the gear and

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) at ours yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) oh

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter) yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I know

Speaker 1:

You get a bit ever so slightly bitter

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Erm

Speaker 1:

Have you seen any of them?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

How was that?

Speaker 3:

that was quite good yeah

Speaker 1:

When -- when was that?

Speaker 3:

er (pause) a few months ago now

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

oh

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

Despic- Despicable Me?

Speaker 2:

Yeah that's it

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

I do

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) yeah (pause) yeah

Speaker 2:

(interruption) I've heard people cry as well

Speaker 1:

Have you not seen it?

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) My mam's like that

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) no

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

That will probably be the next thing I see

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

So are they not doing it in 3D anymore?

Speaker 1:

No

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 1:

They were but they're not anymore which is good

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

Do you get to keep them?

Speaker 3:

Yeah I think you do yeah

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

Oh right

Speaker 3:

Y- You get to keep them there

Speaker 2:

Do you?

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Yes

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

What?

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

I wanted to go and see Avatar

Speaker 1:

(gasp) I saw that

Speaker 2:

In 3D?

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Was it good in 3D?

Speaker 1:

No

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh yeah

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Yes a couple of times

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Uh hm

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

What's that?

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

ooh!

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) romantic

Speaker 2:

yeah (laughter)

Speaker 1:

Do you like London?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

(interruption) hm

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) I think so

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Oh yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

Three pounds!

Speaker 2:

(laughter) thirty pounds

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

Yeah I would say thirty pounds is expensive

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah (pause) yeah

Speaker 1:

So how long have you known each other?

Speaker 2:

(pause) em (pause) since we were probably (unclear) (pause) about then?

Speaker 3:

Yeah something like that yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter) yeah (pause) yeah (pause) A while yeah

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Been together since sixth-form yes

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

Rough

Speaker 3:

Yeah (pause) (interruption) a bit

Speaker 1:

(interruption) What like bullies?

Speaker 3:

Charv- (pause) there was a charver (pause) (interruption) wasn't there? (pause) there was (interruption) a few (pause) like fights

Speaker 2:

(interruption) only a few I think

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

oh but charver? (laughter) posh (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

were there fights?

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

I don't remember

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

Proper fisty-cuff (pause) fights?

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Sometimes yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

It wasn't (pause) that

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) no

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

mostly guys

Speaker 2:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 1:

Where there ever any girl fights?

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(pause) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (laughter) God (laughter)

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

When you get older (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Yes

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) I don't know like (pause) I think em (pause) (tut)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

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

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah (pause) Yeah

Speaker 1:

(pause) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

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

Speaker 2:

Yeah (laughter)

Speaker 3:

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

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (laughter) In the trees

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