Two Aussie guys and a girl

Two inebriated guys and a girl overheard on a District Line tube
Friday 20th August 2010, 9.30pm

Boy 1: The next tattoo’s on this left bicep mate.  I got it planned out, you really wanna hear it? Right, Roman numerals.

Boy 2: I’ll probably get a couple of bands.

Boy 1: Listen…

Boy 2: Right, the first band’s gonna be the day I get married. The second band – my first born son. One for each child: one, two, three, right there.

Boy 1: (laughing) Your first born son.

Boy 2: One for each child.

Girl: What if it’s a chick?

A young besuited man giving advice to his older colleague on the tube

Overheard on the Metropolitan line from King's Cross.
~ Thursday 19 August 2010, 7.00pm

"I think it’s worthwhile mentioning to him. Don’t get me wrong I think you’ve got to bring it up with him....I think it’s unfair.  The thing is right Keith says we should bring it up, I mean between us… I think if we thought we could have a meeting - if we’re in a meeting, no drinks, no thing - he’s got to tell us what he said, who gives a f*. "

Two teenagers overheard on a private balcony in West London

Girl, about 19, overheard on a private balcony in a West London flat talking to a boy of similar age.
~ Tuesday 17th August 2010, 6.00pm

"You wouldn’t believe it, but our pregnancy rate at X school is ¼ of the pregnancy rate of Y school.  The guys literally go out with one girl during the day, and they go out shagging at night."

[Boy mumbles]

"No no I’ve heard about this.  There are chavs who get engaged after knowing each other for three months, like, who are our age.  My boyfriend wants kids when he’s like 22, 23.  I want one when I’m like, 29.  I wouldn’t get rid of it after 27 you know what I mean.  But I want to get to married older.  I want to have a career.  If I had less ambition…"