Community Voices: Alloway

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Younger speakers

Adrian: The rugby league pass. Short ball every time.
Euan: Exactly, rugby league. Mushy peas.
Adrian: I'm-- I remember in a Belmont game I just, even though you were forward-- you were above-- you were in front of me, I just gave it anyway 'cause I knew I was gonna make it.
Euan: Yeah. Exactly. The ref might have seen it, maybe would have seen it.
Adrian: That was [name] that game.
Euan: Oh, of course he saw it. I was raging at [name] last night.
Adrian: I-- I think-- I got injured a game and then he brought everyone round to laugh at me on the ground.

Older speakers

Jean: Aye, it takes a bit getting used wi wi other folk.
Interviewer: Mhm.
Jean: Em, and a lot of these girls has never-- they're never cooked or their mothers has never learned them.
Interviewer: No, mhm.
Jean: So
Isabel: Mhm.
Jean: they don't pull their weight.
Interviewer: Yeah.
Jean: Of course you just look after yourself.
Interviewer: Yeah. Because my dad taught me how to cook when I was really young, so.
Jean: Aye.
Interviewer: It's like, I'm fine with it, but they don't-- they--
Isabel: Now it-- it's coming handy now.
Interviewer: Yeah.