«…and so I dyed my hair blue.»
Listening in on other people’s conversations; it is something we all secretly love to do. Although it might be a little bit nosey, we have done exactly that for the past few months - collecting sentences out of their context to give you some insight to what Londoners are up to and talking about at the moment; in coffee shops, on the tube, in bars, walking down the street and around University. Some are discussing health and others drugs, there is a mention of Brexit and a secret relationship.
“What were you doing in a bar? What about your presentation tomorrow?!”
- Two middle-aged women on the train. Southwestern railway. October 3 2019.
“Oh yeah, like with Orange is the new Black - you were so ahead of your time.”
- Group of people around a small table in a coffee shop in Notting Hill. November 23 2019.
«…and so I dyed my hair blue.»
- Fashionable nine-year-old to her group of friends. Surbiton. January 24 2020.
“They’re both petty, petty thieves. Oh my GOD!”
- Man with a Scottish accent talking on the phone in an alley. Peckham. February 1 2020.
“I have to get wrecked tomorrow.”
- Guy to girl on the Kingston University Bus. January 24 2020.
“Who the fuck buys a coconut latte?”
- Two girls at a café in Surbiton. February 14 2020.
“You’ll do drugs when I have sex for the first time.”
- Man to a woman in a booth. The Social. January 29 2020.
“You know I hate going to London. I’m not doing that.”
- Woman on the phone. Kingston town centre. January 18 2020.
“If I get a phone call to come save your life, I’ll watch Adam do it.”
- Guy to girl on the Kingston University Bus. January 24 2020.
“Kiss my forehead! I love you! Will you buy me a treat?”
- Couple standing on the escalator. Seven Sisters Station. January 17 2019.
“It was funny walking around with a mashed-up face. People were like ‘Were you in a fight?!’ and I was like ‘No…’.” “There is always a problem when you go out.”
- Two waiters talking behind the counter. Coffee shop in Kingston. February 13 2020.
“I know… I am quite worried about health and nutrition.”
- Man to woman. Coffee shop in Kingston. February 14 2020.
“I must be asexual…”
- Two women at brunch. Coffee shop in Kingston. February 13 2020.
“I did not drink until I was 17.” “I don’t think that sounds good at all, I think it sounds very weird!”
- A group of friends sitting in a booth at Wetherspoons. February 13 2020.
«Look, it’s the London Eye! It’s the London Eye!»
- Six-year-old girl wearing a princess crown, a pink ruffled coat and carrying a unicorn bag, talking to her mother while looking out the window. Both are wearing matching leather leggings. Southwestern railway to Waterloo. February 1 2020.
“Why do you have so many drinks in your bag? What would you do if you hadn’t met me tonight? Would you drink them all yourself?”
- Two middle-aged women on the train. Southwestern railway. October 3 2019.
“Break glass in case of miracle!”
- Kingston University coffee shop. October 24 2020.
“You don’t have to do what everyone else is doing, Grace.”
- Mother lecturing her daughter in a coffee shop in Surbiton. December 5 2020.
“Your ribs are not broken but defiantly bruised. What do you want to do? Call 911 or let alcohol numb the pain?”
- Woman to another woman in the bathroom of a bar in Surbiton. January 31 2020.
“I’m the youngest in my family, I can’t come home with a 25-year-old. That would just not work. The optimal age would be 21. 25 is a no-go for me.”
- Two women having tea at a café in Surbiton. October 18t 2020.
“It’s my point of view, but it’s someone else’s story and that’s uncomfortable.”
- Two 14-year-olds eating dumplings at Itsu. Kingston. February 14 2020.
“I voted for Brexit, and I’ve waited four years. Happy Brexit!”
- Mother toasting with her family of three at a coffee shop in Surbiton. January 31 2020.
“I can’t believe we are secretly dating! It’s literally so weird!”
- Two 14-year-olds eating dumplings at Itsu. Kingston. February 14 2020.
“I’ve never been on a date.”
- Woman to her friend. Angel Station. February 15 2020.
“If he was like that, I could literally just die. I would be like ‘murder me please!’”
- Two girls outside Kingston University. January 28 2020.
“There is no point in waking up fucking early. Sleep is much more important.”
- Three people walking down the street in Surbiton. February 5th 2020.
“Did you see her picture haha?!” “It wasn’t cute...”
- Group of four friends. Platform eight, Waterloo Station. February 1 2020.
“I want a dominant manly-man - there we have it! Super clean, mullet and flowers!”
- Two women at brunch. Coffee shop in Kingston. February 13 2020.
“I spent all my money last Friday. I left before you came back and was like ‘oh no’. I was bleeding really badly.”
- A waiter telling his customers about last night’s events. Coffee shop in Kingston. February 13 2020.
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