north east of scotland

Older_but_not_wiser_2

Wayhaaayyy, looks like I'm coming back to the motherland for a couple of weeks DFW style.

Coming to work in Peterhead for a couple of weeks, paid for by my work - should make a few bob out of it as well, and best of all, I'll be able to spend some quality time with my dad, who hasn't been well for a while. (Although I suspect I'll be decorating his house on my time off :eek: )

Looking forward to it, and to hearing the mother tongue again. Bet everyone thinks I'm an "outsider" cos I've been living down here for 10 years :rotfl:

jackieb

Welcome back to the fold.

Simongw

Tibbie's_mum wrote: »

Just a quick question to all you locals. I am thinking of moving up to Aberdeenshire, in order to be near my in laws. Having 3 boys under the age of 5, my worry is, when they go to school will they have a problem being the children of English parents? Bullying or the like? I lived in Ireland, and found it difficult but is it the same in Scotland? No offense intended, but this is a huge move for us and I'd like to get some locals opinions. Sorry for hijacking your board and going off on a non-mse topic, but any comments/advice would be greatly received.

TIA

Looks like nobody else has replied...so hope this helps:
we moved from south Wales (my partner is Welsh, I am English- but also lived in Co. Wicklow for a few years) to Forres and then near Elgin. My partner's daughter has just spent 2 years doing really well in a local state school and will be going to Edinburgh Uni this autumn.
She loves her Scottish school and has fitted in really well. She has not been bullied - tho' she felt intimidated in S.Wales (she's quite quiet and not socially well-skilled) - and now has more Scottish friends from 2years of being up here than she had in the whole of the previous 15 years in Wales. I used to teach - the system up here is superior in my view to that in England or Wales. But remember...every school is different. We visited several before deciding which would be best.
Hope this reply is not too late!!!

couttleberry

Am changing ISP from AOL, and just wondered what you all used as we don't seem to have that many options up here.

Simongw

We use Virgin...it's OK. Never gonna get great speeds up here tho'...not until infrastructure investment improves.

littlereddevil

I use Bt used to have tiscali but they are crap

Miss_Cinnabon

i use bt, does the job:D

somewhere_sunlight

Hi couttleberry . . . i stay in the Malt Whisky Capital as well lol :eek:

just along the road. . .

couttleberry

Do we know each other?

MrsM40

Hi, I'm about 20 miles from Elgin, just moved here from Glasgow. Any advice, hints, tips etc., for the area would be welcome!