Community Voices: Possil

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Younger speakers

Interviewer: What did you have for dinner?
Sarah: KFC.
Interviewer: Aye, I know you'd KFC, but what did you have in KFC?
Sarah: Popcorn chicken and I felt sick so I never ate the chips.
Interviewer: Oh did you? What did you have?
Kieran: Oh I had a Wicked Zinger Tower meal with three side bits of chicken, a corn on the cob and chips.
Sarah: He's so greedy man.
Kieran: I ate it a'.
Sarah: I know you would have 'cause you're a pure gannet.
Kieran: Really nice.
Sarah: Really nice.
Interviewer: I could go that, cannae wait for Saturday to get a big meal.
Kieran: How, do you only get one day a week?
Sarah: Oh, you cheating?
Interviewer: I dont'-- I try--
Kieran: How are you still on this diet thing? Don't need to diet when you're, eh, thingying, what's it called?
Interviewer: You've got to-- you've got to eat clean, but.

Older speakers

Joan: Eh, what did I lift yesterday, just? And I got the two jugs of milk and I got my grapes and I just went doon to they shops
Sheila: Mhm.
Joan: and I done it a' in about 25 minutes.
Sheila: That's why I'm thinking about a card too. Noo it's (inc) I've naybody to write it--
Joan: Wait til this finishes and I'll go in and have a look
Sheila: I've naybody--
Joan: but I'll need to put the dinner first.
Sheila: I've naybody to write it.
Joan: Oh aye, aye, aye. Now wait the noo.
Sheila: I forgot.
Joan: Wait a minute, I lifted-- Oh, Blackpool. I lifted four cards
Sheila: Did you?
Joan: and I'm sure--
Sheila: You gonna gie me them then?
Joan: No I'll gie you one.
Sheila: Aye, okay.
Joan: Four. You can get me one oot the chapel
Sheila: Eh?
Joan: 'cause I was right low on thimgy
Sheila: Och, no.
Joan: but that came to me there and eh--
Sheila: No I'd rather gie you the money. It's easy to coont if you bought four.