27 year old British woman talks about the various places she has lived in throughout her life, and how her family moved around a lot due to her father being a minister

moving, minister, Beverley, Ipswich, Suffolk, Reddwich, Birmingham, Luton, Bedfordshire, Bradford, Yorkshire, Crewe, Cheshire, Lincoln

 

78 year old Alabama woman talks about business college, diffulty learning short-hand. She talks about taking the State of Alabama test and being offered a job with the State Health Department in Montgomery. She talks about going back to school and becoming a lab tech in the serology department, with the encouragement of her boss.

Alabama, school, lab, lab tech, serology, night class, Health Department, Montgomery, business college, short-hand

 

He talks about improving his English by watching American television, including football and basketball. He talks about his childhood, schooling, and moving when he was young. He also talks about some of the adventure activities he has done on his travels like camping and white-water rafting, and bear sightings he has had. He also talks about the landscape, like mountains and waterfalls, and other wildlife and other places he has visited. He talks briefly about Plattdeutsch, or "Low German", a Germanic dialect.

Hamburg, Germany, Stuttgart, schools, schooling, English, television, football, basketball, childhood, travel, camping, white-water rafting, bears, moving, mountains, wildlife, zipline, vacation, waterfalls, Plattdeutsch

 

Two girls talk discuss Northern Ireland and the IRA. One studied history in college. They also talk about the private Catholic girls school they both attended

Ireland, Northern Ireland, IRA, history, college, private school, Catholic, Dublin

 

20 year old Siberian woman talks about flying from LA to Detroit, where she will start selling beachwear and trying to improve her English. She mentions that her employer is giving her a place to stay, an apartment, and how she will have a roomate from Ukraine

Siberia, Russia, Detroit, LA, beachwear, English, apartment, roommate, Ukraine

 

He talks about the area, the Appalachian mountains, camping, mines, his family origins and traditions and the coming deer season

West Virgina, Appliachian Mountains, mines, coal, camping, deer, deer season, family, traditions

 

He talks about how the laws are made in big cities, where there is more, lethal gun violence and how that trickles down to small towns and leads to guns being taken away despite the lack of crimes with guns in those areas. He also talks about the 2nd Ammendment and the NRA.

guns, laws, NRA, 2nd Ammendment, violence, crime, criminals, West Virgina, Southern

 

Josephine talks about her family, including her protective brother. Most of her family came from Italy. She works in her father's restaurant. She also tells the whole plot of Carlito's Way, a Robert DeNiro/Brian de Palma movie. 

Bronx, Italian, NYC, DeNiro, gangster, movie, Carlito's way, brother, family, restaurant, Italy, Naples, Brian de Palma, Arthur Avenue

 

58 year old man from Madison, Wisconson talks about his plans to retire, his work at the University Hospital, his Harley Davidson motorcycle, his other bikes, accidents he's been in, visiting his son, who lives in LA, and the Santa Ana winds.

Madison, Wisconson, retirement, University Hospital, Harley Davidson, motorcycle, bike, accidents, son, LA, San Bernadino, Santa Ana, winds, Honda, Portage, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Universal Studios

 

36 year old woman from Madison, Wisconson talks about shopping for Christmas, her children and how her children still believe in Santa Claus.  She asks about the difference between midwest and other accents, talks about her life and history, including a planned trip to Disney World, her work, how she's looking into changing careers to something more rewarding, and how she recently got married in Las Vegas

Madison, Wisconson, shopping, Christmas, Santa Claus, Boxing gloves, children, accents, midwest, history, family, career, rewading, laboratory, Las Vegas, marriage, wedding, Disney

 

Madison, Wiscoson woman talks about going to a rodeo and about her boyfriend, who was in trouble for firing an unlisensed gun at a tree in a school zone. She also talks about California, and the earthquakes and fires.

Madison, Wisconson, rodeo, bareback, bull riding, Coliseum, redneck, boyfriend, gun, school, felony, California, earthquake, fire

 

26 year old Wisconson woman talks about her children, how her son got burned by hot coffee, their fear of Santa Claus and how her daughter likes Barney and asks and answers her own questions

Female, Wisconson, African American, Coffee, Hot, Santa, Barney, questions, children, son, daughter

 

81 year old man from South Milkwauke talks about life in Milwauke, politics, history, and his own hife and family

Milkwauke, Wisconson, Alderman, Politics, history, retirement, schools, family, safety, clique, immigrants, two-twenty

 

Female Brooklyn Busdriver explains why you should never marry a busdriver, and talks to a male busdriver about his behavior towards female passengers.

Brooklyn, New York, busdriver, marry

Welsh man in his 20's from Cardiff, United Kingdom. Talking about a rock band with his friends. Speaks Welsh and English

Cardiff life of a rock band, language, Welsh, English

Female. Late 30's. From Macroom, Ireland. Religious Sister (Nun). Teaches primary school, 6 to 7 year olds. Became a sister when she was 18. Lives in the 'big house' with 16 other sisters. Gets up at 7am, does mass, and then teaches. After school does visits to places like elderly homes and hospitals. Finishes at 6pm and then has free time. On holiday.

 

Macroom, Ireland, Parish, Religious Sister, Teacher, Mass, Holiday, Hospital, Nursing home, elderly, primary school, counseling, big house

 

17 year old male, from Tralee, discusses trying to grow up proper; the issues of Joyriders and drugs; why he took up boxing; country slang. Contains drug and alcohol references.

 

Teen, Male, Tralee, Tallaght, Dublin, values, Joyriders, boxing, fights, soccer, Shamrock Rovers, drinking, drugs, marijuana, The Square Tallaght, Shopping Center, slang, Cork

Irish Female. 11 years old. Plus an older Irish female. From a family of musicians. Discussing the allegory of the Fox and the Hound about an Irishman who's evicted from his home during English rule. The man eventually makes it to America.

Evicted Irishman, English rule, Song themes, Animal allegory, Ireland, Fox, Hound

Irish Male. 30's. Born and raised in Cork in Southern Ireland. Musician. Discussing live music sessions in Cork, particularly the pub Isaac Bells on the Quay (pronounced 'key') across the river from the bus station. He busks in the day and does sessions at night. his favorite place he's traveled in Ireland is Derry, on the north coast.

Ireland, Cork, Derry, Quay, Musician, Music, pub, music, busking, Isaac Bells

 

White woman in her 70's in Yorkshire, England. Reading phrases and definitions from the book, "Learn to Speak ULL".Dialect is Hull, Yorkshire

Yorkshire, England, reading phrases and definitions, humor, translation, slang, colloquialism