Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

LydiaJ

PasturesNew wrote: »

Turned off the heating now, all toasty until it cools down

:j:beer::D:T

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

My sibling was in the city for a national competition last year. Was warned "stay quiet on the buses, don't let them know you're English". Had to go to/from hotel to venue 2-3x a day. Found lots of threatening/drunk and gobby natives at the bus stops and, on the last day, abandoned their last event as it'd have meant catching the buses alone.... and this is my super-fit, super-bult, gobby/confident sibling who is used to being threatened by life's underclasses every day in her job.

I've been there for a couple of things and had no problems. I am half Scottish, but I'm pretty sure no-one would have guessed that (I left my kilt at home).

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

My sibling was in the city for a national competition last year. Was warned "stay quiet on the buses, don't let them know you're English". Had to go to/from hotel to venue 2-3x a day. Found lots of threatening/drunk and gobby natives at the bus stops and, on the last day, abandoned their last event as it'd have meant catching the buses alone.... and this is my super-fit, super-bult, gobby/confident sibling who is used to being threatened by life's underclasses every day in her job.

It's got an edgy image partly due to the fact that most of the bars and nightlife are in the city centre and very little out in the burbs. There's hardly any pubs or drinks licences south of the Clyde;

t's a little bit like traditional cities turned inside out as the main council estates are out on the edge of town, they're massive and have nothing to do. One estate Castlemilk was the same size of Perth and at one point the only drinks license in the Conservative Club!

There's massive numbers of people who want to go out will get buses into town and then return on the same buses a lot the worse for wear. Trains and underground are a lot more comfortable. Buses in the US (I mean local bus networks) feel a lot like that too.

The IRA never attacked it. When the Glasgow airport attacker received a traditional Glasgow response to his offer to send innocent families to a fiery hell, I heard people complain he was being treated too roughly. What a shame.

If that murderer in the news today had beheaded the soldier in Glasgow, then God's mercy on him if a mob got him.:cool:

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

Maybe it was the hotel they were at and the venue and the bus route. No idea where hotel was, venue was at Tollcross. Hotel would have been a regular/cheap type.... probably 3 star max.... travelodge style.

Maybe. Hotel in was definitely cheap (I was paying), but we didn't need to venture out of the centre (reading Zag's post above, that probably makes a lot of difference).

zagubov

Nikkster wrote: »

Maybe. Hotel in was definitely cheap (I was paying), but we didn't need to venture out of the centre (reading Zag's post above, that probably makes a lot of difference).

The centre's fascinating to me. the grid layout (shared with Edinburgh) was copied in a lot of US cities and there's an American feel to the scale of the place. you'll get to road junctions where you have to scan around to find all the exits. Even the motorways have offramps from the right (overtaking ) lane.

Sadly Glasgow's murder rate is more like a very safe North American city rather than a European one.

The centre has the ballet and opera and all the cultural stuff and the biggest retail area outside of London. Outside the centre I'd only recommend Glasgow Green to the East which has the People's Palace and the Winter Garden,, and Pollock Country Park (which is like a mini Richmond Park but has an art gallery with the Burrel Collection with Rodin's The Thinker). It was Best Park in Britain in 2007 and in Europe 2008. Feels more like a city than many bigger cities do.

There's areas of town that residents know to avoid. If you've ever visited people in the US you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

Spirit_2

zagubov wrote: »

The centre's fascinating the Burrel Collection with Rodin's The Thinker)..

My only visit to Glasgow was 12 yeasr ago with a native of the city as my guide. I had a very happy time visited the Burrel collection, Scotland Street School, admired the art school and University, walked through a market which was big on nylon communion dresses and ate at the Rogano which has the most fabulous art deco interior.

Stayed with his parents...who I liked but he was:eek: about.....he is a Glasgow boy made good. I will admit that I found it difficult to understand quite a lot of what his dad was saying to me. We both could not understand the 'guide' in the Scotland Street School. He had a new Audi TT at the time and an older Audi estate which he treated like a skip. We travelled up in the skip as he said the area we were staying in was 100% not safe for new cars.

My sister married into a Glaswegian family. The combined Dublin/Glasgow wedding reception became legendary in my home town.

Doozergirl

lostinrates wrote: »

He said he'd pay for my light. That's almost half a days work. Why do I feel about that?

Honestly, as the person who generally has to take responsibility for and pay for other people's mistakes as well as their own, he has to learn that this is not correct and pay. He should have (a. protected his small child + b. protected your light = c. done his job correctly.

If he had been subcontracted through us, we'd have paid.

The last person to pay should always be you. How is it even partly your fault?

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

My sibling was in the city for a national competition last year. Was warned "stay quiet on the buses, don't let them know you're English". Had to go to/from hotel to venue 2-3x a day. Found lots of threatening/drunk and gobby natives at the bus stops and, on the last day, abandoned their last event as it'd have meant catching the buses alone.... and this is my super-fit, super-bult, gobby/confident sibling who is used to being threatened by life's underclasses every day in her job.

As others have said, it may depend on where she was staying.

I've been out many times in both Glasgow and its more uptight posh sister. While it is true that Edinburgh feels safer, Glasgow was much more fun and vibrant. I've never been to Ed during the festival season though. I would find that fun I think.

In terms of the anti English banter, I spent my early years in Australia being called a POM and see very little difference. It is rivalry banter and generally light hearted rather than threatening.

lostinrates

Lydia, sprit is busy, and pn I think is pretty flexible, are you still interested in the Salisbury Christmas market? If so which Saturday is good for you guys? (I presume all three would come? ).

You guys could come here and we could go on to salisbury and meet pn in my car to break the drive for you?


I'd like to get something planned with pn before too long so she has seen someone!!!

silvercar

Doozergirl wrote: »

Honestly, as the person who generally has to take responsibility for and pay for other people's mistakes as well as their own, he has to learn that this is not correct and pay. He should have (a. protected his small child + b. protected your light = c. done his job correctly.

If he had been subcontracted through us, we'd have paid.

The last person to pay should always be you. How is it even partly your fault?

I agree. Really he should have insurance if he is going into other peoples houses for work. What would he/ you have done if he had caused some structural damage?