Pre-teens queuing at a supermarket. The girl says to the boy:
“Things in history really are interesting!”
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Category: Listening in public
California dreaming
Evening at a restaurant. Two women.
“I’m not sure about the States. California, maybe.”
“I’d live in Northern California.”
“And you’d hug trees?”
“No, I’d hug the hippies!” [laughter]
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We hope you enjoy your flight
At an airplane, delayed by a thunderstorm. A kid sitting with his grandad.
“I really like flying with airplanes. It’s great, I love it! But I don’t like when the plane goes hrrrrummm…. wheeee….! Crash!! Kaboom!!!”
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Too early
Afternoon. A group of men on a train.
“The central… hey… Is this the…?”
“No, it’s not, it’s the next one, central station.”
“A bit premature then.”
“The story of your life.”
“I suppose so.”
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Immigration
On a bus stop, afternoon, two men discussing.
Man 1: “Oh, yeah. The grub is different, isn’t it?”
Man 2: “Here it’s potato, mostly potato, yes? We’ll there it’s rice. Rice, rice.”
Man 1: “Are your parents here, are they living here or…?”
Man 2: “No, not yet, no, but I would like them to come, hopefully they will be able to come some day.”
Man 1 to a woman approaching, shaking coins in a paper cup:
“No, no money, go away.”
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Brothers
Afternoon at a large garden glasshouse. Two boys.
“I’m gonna take some pictures with my Instagram. Do you have Instagram? It’s just great for taking photos. [click, click, click, click]. Take some photos. [click, click] Make mom and dad jealous they didn’t come. [click] I just took the best selfie.”
“A selfie, up your bum?”
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Audience
Evening. A street performer and a large crowd.
“Are you having fun?”
“Yeah!”
“Are you happy?”
“Yeah!”
“Are you going to give me lots of money?”
“No!”
“Cheap bastards!”
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Body concious
Two men walking in the street. Afternoon.
“After I started dancing again I feel so much better. My body feels stronger. And I’m more concious of it, too.”
“That sounds great yo.”
“Yeah.”
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Breaks
Noon. Two school girls sitting on a bench.
“Officially it’s 30 minutes but when the bell rings…”
“You have to go?”
“You have to start going, otherwise you won’t make it. They ring the bell five minutes… so the break is actually 25 minutes and then they ring the bell five minutes before. And there are two breaks like this.”
“That sounds horrible!”
“Yeah, it’s really tiring.”
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Ignorance
Afternoon. A man lying on the street.
“Spare a change please. Spare a change please. Would you stop for a minute please! Would you stop for a minute please!!”
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At the circle
In a theatre, evening. People coming to sit on their seats.
“Sorry.”
“Sorry. Thank you.”
“Sorry.”
“Excuse me.”
“Thank you.”
“Sorry.”
“Quite apologetic people here.”
“And all theatregoers!”
“Haha!”
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Traffic
Afternoon on a crowded street. A group of women crossing the street.
“Run!”
Another group of women crossing the street.
“Now.”
Yet another group of women crossing the street.
“Let’s go.”
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Manners
On a bus, morning. A woman comments on a couple wanting to get off the bus after it has closed it’s doors and moved on.
“Tut tut, these people…!”
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Blocked
On a corridor, morning. Two young kids talking.
“And she said, said who do you think you are and like I do what I want. And you know then she blocked me! And I said, I said I don’t care. Monday I’m going to smash her face in. And I was like yeah I don’t care.”
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Horisontal and vertical travelling
At an airport. Afternoon. A woman talking on a phone.
“Hiya. I’m at the borders. At the borders, there’s a massive queue… For fuck’s sake listen. At the borders, at border control. I just got out of the plane and… Where are you? In a lift?”
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Charity
In front of a grocery store. Noon. A woman with her grown up daughter talking to a senior citizen.
“Excuse me madam, please take this voucher I got from the bottle recycling machine. I’m not going to the shop myself.”
“I… I don’t…”
“No no, please, I won’t be using it. It’s worth ten cents. It’s a gift to you.”
“Do you want me to…”
“No no, it’s a gift! I saw you pick a trash from the bench, no body does that these days… You’re welcome. And happy mothers day!”
“I… umm…”
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Music, sports, wine
After a concert, at the foyer. Two women.
“I need to listen to that Petruschka again… He listens to it while skiing, you know. Hears it in his head, that’s what I think he means. The rhythm takes over, skiing…”
“Yes.”
“Oh it went straight to my cheeks.”
“But that’s good.”
“The interval is too short for a whole bottle. Even a half bottle is…”
“… The whole bottle is too much.”
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Commuter influx
Train, restaurant car. Afternoon. A man and a waiter/cashier.
“Do you have those sandwiches, those with salmon? Or anything with…”
“No I do not!”
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Anger
On a bus. Evening. A young woman on the phone.
“… fucking brooding, what the fuck am I going to do with him, fucking hell! Did I tell you what we argued about yesterday? Yea, yea exactly that… Today we agrued, we argued about what music to play in the car while driving to the hospital. It takes fucking four minutes! The trip takes four minutes! He’s going on and on about some fucking principles. He doesn’t have any principles! Fucking hell… Am I stupid or is he a total idiot or what? I’m fucking facepalming all the time.”
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A reminder
In the street. Midday. A woman, man and a three-year old.
“Ok, so see you later. I’m going now.”
“See you.”
“Don’t forget the pickled cucumbers. Mom! The pickled cucumbers, don’t forget them! Mommy! You like them! Mommy, pickled cucumbers! Remember the pickled cucumbers!”
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