Honestly, like, [name] and [name] took me and the first step I took in all you could smell was sweat and I was like "get me out of here."
Eilidh:
Yeah, it's not very nice.
Interviewer:
Is it not just like a tragic but cheap and fun night?
Shiona:
Yeah, but it's so like claustrophobic and smelly and--
Eilidh:
The one that's the most tragic, what is it, Hive? Hive til five.
Shiona:
Hive til five.
Interviewer:
See, our Hive in Glasgow-- it's so much fun, it's just--
Shiona:
Do you remember Bamboo when we went out?
Interviewer:
Oh my God.
Eilidh:
Have youse ever-- did you ever go out in Stirling?
Interviewer:
Yes, Dusk. Me and [name] went one time.
Eilidh:
Dusk.
Shiona:
I've never been.
Eilidh:
I've never been to Stirling. A couple of people in my year went a few weekends ago.
Interviewer:
I mean, I don't think you're really missing much.
Shiona:
Mhm.
Interviewer:
But you'll be having nights out in Stirling soon, sorry.
Shiona:
I've heard it's not that great though.
Eilidh:
Yeah, my friend's going to Stirling uni as well and we're like "mm".
Interviewer:
But I hear like-- everyone that goes to Stirling has a great time, so.
Shiona:
Mhm.
Older speakers
Michael:
Aye.
Hugh:
We were aie out, aye.
Interviewer:
Mhm.
Hugh:
And I mean we-- when you think of it these days there are-- they're-- you know, they're mollycoddled, you know, they're driven to the school and a'. We just-- well, didnae have far to go but--
Interviewer:
You didn't have to.
Michael:
but, we would be away. I mean I-- I taught myself to swim in the Devon.
Interviewer:
Did you?
Hugh:
Oh aye, we were aie in the Devon.
Michael:
And there wasnae anybody there, there wasnae adults, you were just floundering away and "glug glug" but--
Interviewer:
But you survived?
Michael:
Aye.
Hugh:
Aye.
Michael:
We would be away up the scout camp, we used to play up there, didn't we?
Hugh:
Then after teatime we were aie oot playing and that.
Michael:
Aye.
Hugh:
Up the scout camp.
Interviewer:
Mhm.
Hugh:
Nine acres.
Michael:
Aye.
Hugh:
But I used to hae to go and hae my tea then away doon and chapping his door and his mum
Michael:
Aye.
Hugh:
used to come-- "You had your tea?" "Aye." "You want a piece and jam?" "Aye." Hamemade jam and a plain bit of bread was--
Interviewer:
Delicious.
Michael:
And we used to go, remember we used to go in the-- tell you how long ago, it was, the ferries before the Forth Bridge was there. Remember going in? There's a picture somewhere of you, me, and [name] on the--
Hugh:
Aye, going across on the boat.
Michael:
on the ferry boat going across to--
Hugh:
Your old man taen us down.
Michael:
Aye.
Hugh:
Aye.
Michael:
And there's another one, the-- the three of us up at the top of Wallace's monument
Hugh:
Mhm.
Michael:
in our shorts.
Interviewer:
Looking great.
Hugh:
Aye, aye.
Michael:
I mean, we were--
Hugh:
Oh aye.
Michael:
The village seemed different then. Maybe it's because
Hugh:
Then--
Michael:
you-- you know everybody in the village.
Interviewer:
Mhm.
Michael:
You know, we could have started at the top and gone right through the village and said everybody, couldn't we?
