-There was at least 100 people just fighting on the yard.
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Stoke isn't as bad as people make out it is, but it
isn't as good as it could be.
I would like to be a graphic designer when I grow up,
and hopefully own my own company.
I don't think it'll happen.
Some people just haven't got the opportunities,
and people who aren't as well off as some people
can't afford to do stuff like college and stuff like that.
I went to Longton High School.
I enjoyed it there, but most people
wanted to leave as soon as they could.
We used to just mess around, basically.
I mean, it's not the best thing.
We used to run around stairwells at dinner,
and just get chases off the teachers who we didn't like.
Just harass people.
It was funny.
One day, one of my mates was getting harassed
by this Asian lad, and then this other lad jumps in.
Another Asian lad hit my mate.
So I hit him, and then it all just kicked off and that.
There was at least 100 people just fighting on the yard.
That was mad.
I've got a few friends that hang around with a gang round here,
and one of them was like, oh, I'm a gangster, kind of thing.
And they hang around the scene.
They think they're hard, but one day they'll
get what's coming to them.
What goes around comes around.
If they pick themselves up and start working,
then they'll do well for themselves.
And if they don't start working, then they're
just gonna end up on the dole with 10 kids and benefits.
I think the future's looking OK.
I'm going to have to work hard to achieve it.
But I think I've got the skills to be successful.