Cardoso: “I have never seen anything like [the fans] anywhere in the world.

[StuGers 477]

Edinburgh will be nice when it's finished...

 

Glasgow and Edinburgh are two very different cities and it's difficult to make a comparison other than through personal preference. As a born and bred Glaswegian I have to disagree with the assertion that Glasgow has more cultural and musical events than any city outside London. Although I did think that myself once. All of the main provincial UK cities have fairly vibrant cultural scenes, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Liverpool are very well served by the arts and music and university towns like Oxford, Cambridge and Durham can compete with most places in the world culturally despite their size.

 

You need to be blind not to see how incredible the Edinburgh new town is, the Princes Street Gardens are not only an amazing monument to the foresight and genius of the city planners of the day but even now make the centre of Edinburgh unique. The castle dominating the skyline and the constantly evolving lanes, closes and streets of the old town make a visit to Edinburgh a constantly surprising experience. During the festival there are few cities in the world can compete with Edinburgh for atmosphere and choice of things to do.

 

That said I've never found Edinburgh to be a friendly place. It's a cliche but no less true for that. It's not a working class city and so while it looks nice and pretty it lacks warmth and heart. Glasgow has many, many faults, but it's a friendly town to strangers and visitors. By and large Glaswegians are more open and welcoming, people will simply start a conversation with you in a shop or a cafe and that doesn't happen in lots of other places. I've only really experienced that level of friendliness in Liverpool and Belfast, both cities with similar industrial backgrounds to Glasgow. Glasgow also benefits from its position, a half hour drive to Loch Lomond or train journey, an hour to Inverary, slightly more to Glen Coe. The West Highlands are among the most beautiful places on earth and Glasgow is their city too.

 

Glaswegians are proud of Glasgow in a way that's entirely unwarranted. We don't like people putting the city down despite the very many social and cultural problems we have. Parts of the east end have the male life expectancy of a third world country and anyone who has had to visit the Royal's casualty department at midnight any day of the week will see first hand the very worst of the city. We have some horrendous architectural eye-sores and many of the new buildings in the city centre won't last 30 years before being pulled down and replaced by some other utilitarian cheapest possible solution.

 

That being said I've chosen to live here and raise my family here. I've an extended family around me, the city does have many positive things in its favour if you are raising a family. It has some good schools, many brilliant parks, cinemas, sports clubs and facilities, hospitals, libraries, theatres and easy access to some wonderful places. Also, according to my wife, it has brilliant shopping, not something I'd put in the credit column myself but each to their own.

 

Lastly, and most importantly, it has Rangers, so, you know, the argument kinda ends here.

 

Sorry but you are wrong about the music scene - one of the world's few UNESCO Cities of Music, the Hydro (the world's second busiest music venue), hundreds of other music venues (including multiple other large scale venues that regularly sell out) and a truly world class Techno and House scene that is a world level influencer.

 

Also, as for the arts scene, it may not be obvious on the surface (apart from the world class mural trail) but it has one of the most influential art scenes in the U.K. With the Dchool of Art at its hub (a ridiculous number of Turner Prize winners recently). There are also multiple top class galleries as well (outwith the GoMA or Kelvinhall).

 

You are right, it has its fair share of scumbags but one thing that most don't point out is that it is one of the most polarised cities around - it also has a large amount of Scotland's most affluent areas. But that doesn't suit the "pure mental Glasgow" image so it's not communicated.

Edited August 6, 2017 by StuGers

[StuGers 477]

Has Cardoso bought a hoose in Edinburgh or something?

 

No, someone insinuated that as he called the city beautiful, he must have been talking about Edinburgh.

[Uilleam 5,960]

No, some Philistine insinuated that as he called the city beautiful, he must have been talking about Edinburgh.

 

That's better....

[StuGers 477]

That's better....

 

very good

[the gunslinger 3,366]

I only went to Edinburgh when i was in my twenties and the clubs were shit so i prefer glasgow.

 

May prefer edinburgh if i went now as im into different things.

 

 

Glasgows for the young edinburgh the old.

Edited August 6, 2017 by the gunslinger

[StuGers 477]

I only went to Edinburgh when i was in my twenties and the clubs were shit so i prefer glasgow.

 

May prefer edinburgh if i went now as im into different things.

 

 

Glasgows for the young edinburgh the old.

 

Yeah Glasgow's clubscene is amazing. Edinburgh's is well known for being pretty poor but I guess it's not bad for a city of its size.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Glasgow is really second only to london for shopping as well.