Life in glasgow
Discussion
There could be a job going at glasgow university and I'm thinking about how life would be for my family there.
The town has a pretty rough reputation and often comes near the bottom of quality of life lists (life expectancy, stabbings, heartdisease rates etc).
But is this rep deserved?
It's there a nice district or two which is nice and safe for a young family?
We currently live in Devon. How bad is the weather on west cost scotland?
Thanks
The town has a pretty rough reputation and often comes near the bottom of quality of life lists (life expectancy, stabbings, heartdisease rates etc).
But is this rep deserved?
It's there a nice district or two which is nice and safe for a young family?
We currently live in Devon. How bad is the weather on west cost scotland?
Thanks
Glasgow's a great place. Well some parts. The atmosphere in the town centre is brilliant and no most of it doesn't deserve its rep :/ Weather in the West Coast is getting pretty dull this time of year but that's to be expected and if it's not cloudy, it's raining 
(Most of the time) but sometimes you can get some nice Scottish sunshine
Hope I helped !
- Mike
(Most of the time) but sometimes you can get some nice Scottish sunshine Hope I helped !
- Mike
I worked at Glasgow Uni' for a while. Plenty of nice places to live. You don't think the £20,000 a week footballers live in the council estates do you? I live in Lanark, the edge of nowhere, and I'm only 35-40 minutes to Glasgow Uni'. Compared with Devon, anything north of Bristol is going to be a let down. I think you will be remote from what you hear about Glasgow. You will eat and live like you do now, which means you will succumb to disease no matter where you live. You can avoid being stabbed of you stay out of the working mens clubs and any establishment that sells a pint of lager for £1.
If you don't do it, you will always wonder, what if?
If you don't do it, you will always wonder, what if?
Angelus said:
I worked at Glasgow Uni' for a while. Plenty of nice places to live. You don't think the £20,000 a week footballers live in the council estates do you? I live in Lanark, the edge of nowhere, and I'm only 35-40 minutes to Glasgow Uni'. Compared with Devon, anything north of Bristol is going to be a let down. I think you will be remote from what you hear about Glasgow. You will eat and live like you do now, which means you will succumb to disease no matter where you live. You can avoid being stabbed of you stay out of the working mens clubs and any establishment that sells a pint of lager for £1.
If you don't do it, you will always wonder, what if?
If you don't do it, you will always wonder, what if?
So true about the £1 Pint bit haha. Nah but if you want a good life and a nice place to stay the West end of Glasgow is the place to browse through
- Mike
And the best driving roads in the UK are available every weekend. Glasgow is a brilliant city. Live in the north...Bearsden, Milngavie ( pronounced 'Milnguy') and you could be in Surrey, well kind of, but with private-ish rally stages within 20 minutes.
Jeez, might have to go back myself. Main drawback for me would be the weather. But that's a matter of the right clothing, of course.
Jeez, might have to go back myself. Main drawback for me would be the weather. But that's a matter of the right clothing, of course.
911newbie said:
It's there a nice district or two which is nice and safe for a young family?
I'd recommend East Dunbartonshire (Bearsden, Milngavie, Bishopbriggs, Lenzie) - nice established suburbs close to the countryside, very few stabbings, good schools, choice of homes to fit every wallet ranging to the several million £, access to some excellent chip shops if you do want to end it all early.The weather is atrocious, depressingly so at times, I've considered moving away purely because of it.
Hawmaws said:
Main drawback for me would be the weather. But that's a matter of the right clothing, of course.
Very well put, with a couple of million people in the central belt, I'm sure they manage without all dying of pneumonia every year. Interestingly enough, I wonder how the skin cancer rates compare to the south of England?grayr said:
It will be very different to Devon, its like another country
Well done Gary, I've got tea sprayed all over my keyboard now.
I moved up to Glasgow about 10 years ago (from the Midlands) and think it's great! It does get a bit of a bad rep sometimes but in my opinion, it's no different to any other big city - there are good areas and not so good areas. Believe me, some areas of Birmingham aren't exactly lovely (most of it some might say ).
There are plenty of areas in/around Glasgow that are safe with properties to match all budgets. We used to stay in the southside of Glasgow (Pollokshields) which has some very nice/expensive period houses (we didn't have one though!). Also there are lots of more rural areas which are easily commutable into Glasgow. I now live in North Ayrshire which is only 30 mins of the center of the Glasgow but it's very rural/quiet.
Glasgow itself is a great city, always loads going on, great bars/restaurants etc. I don't tend to go out in the city a huge amount but always feel safe when I do. Just a case of picking the right area - places like the Merchant City & West End fine.
Admittedly, the weather isn't the best but I'm not convinced it's THAT much worse than the rest of the UK. My Dad lives down in Devon but seems to get his fair share of rain plus if you're into cars/driving (I presume you are!) then it's a million times better! The roads in scotland are fantastic and the further up north you go the quieter they get.
).There are plenty of areas in/around Glasgow that are safe with properties to match all budgets. We used to stay in the southside of Glasgow (Pollokshields) which has some very nice/expensive period houses (we didn't have one though!). Also there are lots of more rural areas which are easily commutable into Glasgow. I now live in North Ayrshire which is only 30 mins of the center of the Glasgow but it's very rural/quiet.
Glasgow itself is a great city, always loads going on, great bars/restaurants etc. I don't tend to go out in the city a huge amount but always feel safe when I do. Just a case of picking the right area - places like the Merchant City & West End fine.
Admittedly, the weather isn't the best but I'm not convinced it's THAT much worse than the rest of the UK. My Dad lives down in Devon but seems to get his fair share of rain plus if you're into cars/driving (I presume you are!) then it's a million times better! The roads in scotland are fantastic and the further up north you go the quieter they get.
As an English guy living in Scotland (originally come from Cornwall) you will find the weather a major difference. Yes there is the rain and the general grey drizzle stuff, but the temperature is the main one for me.
As a kid I remember a lot of hot gloriously sunny days with temperatures 20+ late into the evening. Makes for a great outdoor lifestyle when I was there. It can happen up here too, but for the main part the temperature is frustratingly never quite there, if you know what I mean? When it does make it up to decent temperatures, it's one of the best places to live in the UK without a doubt.
Bar the weather, there is fantastic roads, better services (a lot better to down south tbh) half the traffic problems and crime is significantly lower up here in my experience.
As a kid I remember a lot of hot gloriously sunny days with temperatures 20+ late into the evening. Makes for a great outdoor lifestyle when I was there. It can happen up here too, but for the main part the temperature is frustratingly never quite there, if you know what I mean? When it does make it up to decent temperatures, it's one of the best places to live in the UK without a doubt.
Bar the weather, there is fantastic roads, better services (a lot better to down south tbh) half the traffic problems and crime is significantly lower up here in my experience.
Crime in a city centre council estate is always going to be high, anywhere in the UK. Everyone here has said get a place outside of the city, where crime is relatively low, schools are good, amenities are great and public transport is frequent.
I was born in Liverpool and brought up in Birkenhead, most of my family are still there. I can tell you that I experience less crime and negative issues living here than any of my relatives do in Wirral.
I moved back to Wirral twice, and didn't like it so came back.
I was born in Liverpool and brought up in Birkenhead, most of my family are still there. I can tell you that I experience less crime and negative issues living here than any of my relatives do in Wirral.
I moved back to Wirral twice, and didn't like it so came back.
okgo said:
"is this rep deserved?"
Its not a rep it's fact!
Its not a rep it's fact!
okgo said:
Crime isn't lower though is it, hence it's frequently features in the worst places to live in the uk!
Ok, what long term experience do you have of Scotland, and in specific, Glasgow?What areas have you lived in, and for how long?
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