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Relationship of interviewees: Friends
Where: Hull, Yorkshire
Language of interview: English
Voice clip 1
In this clip, the group talk about a young, trendily dressed person' and come up with the expression 'townie' and explain what they perceive that to mean. The group refer to another derogatory term which is 'Johnnos'.
Chris Deanes
Chris thinks accent is important when it comes to finding out where people are from.
Gemma Barker
Gemma talks about how her mother picks her up on her pronounciation.
Natalie Berry
Natalie's accent gets in the way when it comes to ordering a drink.
Long description of interview: Chris, who collects trolleys at Asda supermarket, yearns to be a dancer in a West End Musical. Natalie was not formally trained as a dancer but it has formed the main part of her adult life taking part in local productions and moving into teaching and choreography. Although she loves being on stage it is teaching where she sees her future. Gemma is determined to get into dance school and nothing gives her a greater buzz than performing on stage. The group contributed to the discussion on an equal basis. They were all keen to talk about dancing and how inspiring it can be. An interesting insight was offered on the topic of swearing and how kids do it 'to be grown up'. On to nightlife in the Hull area and how occasionally they use their dancing skills to impress unsuspecting members of the public.
