Community Voices: Kilwinning

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Younger speakers

Kelsie: I know and I'm like "it's not the bags"-- she went "they gave me them in Orlando, they bags. They've been on the flight. I bought-- we bought this" where we bought a bottle of vodka on the flight, it's for to give somebody as a present and, em, she's like "no you're not allowed that." Oh no, wait, was it for my dad? Think my dad bought if for himself, like, the Grey Goose and like "no" and Mum's like "they gave it to us on the plane."
Jade: "We haven't been out anywhere, have we? No."
Kelsie: Like, see in Orlando-- see when you buy in duty free, they leave them at the door.
Jade: Yeah.
Kelsie: You have to pick them up as you walk onto the plane-- she's like-- and it was makeup and sunglasses-- it's like "for goodness sake."
Jade: I wouldnae like that either.
Kelsie: And then she-- My mum was arguing with her and then the boss was like "is everything alright?" and my mum went "no. It's not alright" and the boss's like "no, she's wrong, you're wrong" to, like, her staff member.

Older speakers

Mary: It's her that does the poetry. What d'you call her? She-- she's done it in four series, this is the fourth series. This is the last one she's doing.
Christine: That-- is that woman that comes from Dalry?
Mary: I think so. I'm no quite-- I'm not 100% certain about that but--
Christine: Aye, I think that's who it is. She was quite good.
Mary: Aye, she was good. So she's on on Wednesday night.
Christine: And then the following Wednesday--
Mary: That's Burns, int it? And we're having pies.
Christine: Mhm. Have you tried a haggis pie [name].
Interviewer: No.
Christine: Well, you tried one? No.
Mary: I'm no having a haggis pie this year, I'm just taking a plain one.
Christine: But you've-- you're-- you've tried a haggis pie.
Mary: Oh, aye, I've tried a haggis pies and they were good, uhuh, but I just put down for a plain one.