72 year old female Retired Shopkeeper from Rainham, Kent

Question 1. Give your reasons and analyse your motives for living in the district where you do live.

Because it is central for the shops, doctors, paper shops....it is right in teh ecntre of town. And close to daughter who lives 1.5 miles away.

Question 2. In what ways do you consider yourself different from your neighbours?

I don't feel any different from my neighbours.

Question 3. When you go into pubs, which bar do you use and why?

I don't go to pubs, unless it is for food in a restuarant.

Question 4. What priced seats do you use at the cinema and why?

Two and six seats....but that was some 50 odd years ago!! I don't go to pictures now.

Question 5. What forms of food, drink or amusement are thought “infra dig”* or not quite the things in your circles?

At our age, we are too set in our ways to worry about infra dig situations.

Question 6. Are you sensitive on the subject of accent and have you made any attempt to change your own?

No. I'm me.

Question 7. Do you make a habit of using the following words and phrases? If not, what is your reaction when they are used by others?

Cheerioh, - I use Bye-bye, I say 'bye'

Tooleoo, No - an old fashion phrase

Okay, - use it all the time

Okidoke, Never use it - I'm okay with this

Not half, - used years ago - a bit common

Ta (for thank you), Don't use it, it's baby talk

Old Boy, - don't use - snobs talk

chum, don't use - children used to use this years ago

pal, don't use - okay word

mate. -don't use - very common

Name

Patricia