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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 17:37

I love Glasgow. DH and I would reguarly go through for a weekend (I'm an East Coast girl) Either for shopping or for the World Bagpipe Championships. Loved the city, great nights out. Would concur about the weather. We used to live in Western Australia for a few year and then moved back to Scotland for 2 1/2 years before we came out here. I found it really difficult to cope with the long, dark winters. Never got used to the cold either, still had the central heating on in the summer!!!!! I ended up getting a light box for during the winter. Would sit in front of it for 15 minutes a day from October to March/April and found this really helped. That said I also worked in a building with no windows and only saw daylight in my lunch hour lol. Don't mean to sound so depressing. Scotland is a great country and Glasgow is a great city. Just think of all the nice autumn/winter clothes you can buy:)

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 17:22

Lived 5 years in Glasgow. Found a Glaswegian husband there and carrying a half Glaswegian baby at the moment! I had great 5 years in Glasgow - I love the city and I miss it a lot! Gorgeous parks, very nice buildings (I disagree with Jonners, I actually think Glasgow has very cheap accommodation!) and awesome people. Believe or not, I learnt my English there :) My family lives in the South Side, which is nice an well connected to city centre with buses and trains. I recommend you to look into Queens Park or Rutherglen, if looking for accommodation. Schools depends entirely on the area, private schools are expensive though. The only reason we moved out of the city was the weather. I found it incredibly depressing after 5 years. Summer (if you get summer at all) finish on August the 15th and it starts raining and windy and miserable weather until May next year. Last July I was in a wedding there ans the temperature was 12C during the day!

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 16:55

No need to be nervous Scottish people are really nice and very friendly especially Glaswegians. and also very sarcastic.....! ;-)

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Thingymabob44863

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 16:54

No need to be nervous Scottish people are really nice and very friendly especially Glaswegians.

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Maaam

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 16:01

If you can understand Rab McGlinchay you'll be just fine...:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk0sS4IFGXA&feature=related

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Jonners

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 15:53

Hi xoxo. Up until last summer when I moved to Qatar, I had spent all my life in a town about 40 kms from Glasgow. Studied and worked there since I was 17 so feel qualified to say its a great place, I miss it dearly. In general terms, as everyone says, it has good and bad areas. Housing is expensive but plentiful and if you don't want to commit to buying, renting is an option too. Like anywhere, the further from the city center you live then the more you get for your money. Transport is great - trains and buses make it relatively easy to get around within Glasgow itself and travelling outwith. Schools - no kids so can't comment on this one! Shopping - fantastic shopping, heaps better than Edinburgh Nightlife - loads of great restaurants and bars Situation for visiting other parts of Scotland - Glasgow is ideally placed. A couple of hours drive in either direction takes you to some beautiful places, be it the Borders or the Highlands Anyway, this is just a quick overview of the main things that have sprung to mind. Let us know what else you need to know, your post didn't give much away.

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JoyceB11624

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 14:36

Glasgow is such a funny place to live....there is so much banter...(google the Glesgae banter....some good clips on Chewin the Fat) :D you get on the bus and it's one chuckle after another.... but not sure if you would have to 'get' the humour to enjoy it. Glasgow has a good atmosphere (apart from on Old Firm days ;) ) - do you know which part you will be living in? Oh aye, forgot the banter! I say stuff which makes people roar as they've never heard it before. I remember the old Glasgow bus conductors " If yer gettin' oan, get oan, if yer gettin' aff get aff!! or Com'oan, get aff!!" meaning " if you are planning to get onto the bus, please get on, but if you are getting off, please do so!" Usually bellowed at men coming out of the pubs on a Friday night after a so called quick drinkie poo before heading home with the weeks wages! :D

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Maaam

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 14:30

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JoyceB11624

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 14:24

I am Glasgow born and although I no longer live in the city, am there often to see family, friends etc. As previous people have said, it is a lovely city, known locally as "the dear green place" and there is lots to do plus great shopping, eating out places every bit as good as the bigger cities. Some no go areas like any city. Not as "glam" as Edinburgh which I also love but people very friendly. (Edinburgh people are a bit more reserved but just as friendly if you are lost and need directions etc. The strong Glasgow accent is difficult to understand and there is a difference between the lazy, dare I say, rough speech and a proper Glaswegian accent but we "Weegies" find accents from other parts of the UK impossible to make out too :)

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 14:01

Just be prepared for the long, dark winters. I haven't been to Glasgow in ages but once spent a week there about fifteen years ago. Glaswegians are very friendly people and pretty much everyone of all stripes from all sectors of society will be receptive (unlike, say, Edinburgh, which is a much more restrained city). There's some marvelous Victorian architecture in Glasgow and the shopping is supposed to be the best in Scotland (I was once told that people in Glasgow spent their money on clothes whereas in Edinburgh they spent their money on school fees). That said, Glasgow is also a down at heels city compared to Edinburgh and it's pretty obvious that between the two places where the money really is. It's also provincial compared to London or even Edinburgh. But Glasgow is also well placed for some truly outstanding regions of Scotland - the West Coast and the highlands. In general as long as you make an effort to get out and meet people and take advantage of what the city offers, you should be happy (as long as you can cope with the wet winters!).

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 13:56

I went there for a weekend many many moons ago - i had issues understanding people - and am an English girl :) I asked this guy for directions, had to say pardon three times and then just nodded and said thank you - had no idea what he said :D

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Lakshmi13897

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 13:55

Glasgow is a great city with a lot going on. Some dodgy parts (like almost any big city) but some truly lovely parts too. Lots and lots of big parks, museums, art galleries etc. It's very quick to get out of the city to some gorgeous scenery at Loch Lomond, amongst other places. Major downside for me was always the weather which is very damp and never gets particularly hot.

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Nic28

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Latest post on 26 September 2011 - 13:34

Hi x0x0, I am from Glasgow and lived there until one month ago!! Happy to help and answer any questions you might have - I know how daunting it is to move to a city you have never visited.

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