England Twenty-six - Text
Subject is a 19 year old female from Gatehead (Tyne & Wear), England. She was born in Newcastle. She was a little nervous at speaking. She comes quite close to her natural accent. It is interesting to note that it comes across during more during her personal story than in the scripted text.
Interviewed by Katerina Moraitis. Edited by Paul Meier. Recorded 09-22-99. Recording time 00:02:59. Text file written by Katerina Moraitis and Heather Jewell.
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[A] ...It was very expensive. [B] So, did you wear that for the wedding? [A] Yeah, I got it for my cousin's wedding. [B] Mm. Very nice. I don't know what I'll wear, 'cause I am skint [..] cheque goes in.[A] So, we'll meet in [?Chetty's?] as normal. [B] If you get in.[A] If I get served, without ID, because I didn't last time I went, and I was gutted. [B] And then we shall [..] to the bar and find some nice men. [A] My cousin got married last Saturday and it was lovely. It was very small church, which I wouldn't have liked 'cause everybody had to like really like squash into the pew. And the vicar at one point said um, my cousin's middle name's Michael, Stuart Michael, and at one point he said "So Stuart and Michael will live together in holy matrimony". To which our side of the church burst out in hysterics. But um I don't think Rachel's parents were very impressed by the fact that we were laughing. But it was quite funny, and the vicar didn't even know he'd said it. But um then the reception was in an absolutely gorgeous hotel that was by the River Thames, but like just a really small part of the River Thames. And there was another wedding there and all their guests arrived off a barge and it was lovely. My four little cousins were bridesmaids, but two of them fell asleep by ten o'clock in their little bridesmaids' dresses in the corner. So, that was fairly cute. But they're fairly cute anyway, so...[B] ...Bay. Um I've lived in Whitley Bay since I was about four. Um there's not a great deal to do in Whitley Bay, apart from drink. Um it's nice, quite pretty, next to Tynemouth. [A interjects.] The dome's horrible, but I actually went one night during the summer for my friend's birthday party. She had like a salsa night there. And it's horrible, it's next to the Spanish City, and it's full of charvers, um, which are horrible young people who wreck Whitley Bay. Um there's a lot of debate going on in Whitley Bay at the moment about having, the pubs having, late licences, 'cause the residents are unhappy about it but the pubs are the only thing that drags tourists in. Because it did use to be quite a, a good little tourist spot, but not any more. Um I'd say probably Tynemouth gets more of the business now. It's prettier. It's full of old people...
Transcribed February 11, 2008 by Kevin Flynn, Associate Editor for Transcriptions