Glasgow a top ten city!

[Govangirl]

This was in the 'paper today - Glasgow, according to Lonely Planet, is one of the top cities in the world. It was the only British city that was featured. I loved the quote: "Forget about castles, kilts, bagpipes and tartan," the travel firm's Best in Travel 2009 guide states. "You come for the cocktails, cuisine and designer chic (plus the legendary native wit) ... Scotland's biggest city has shaken off its shroud of industrial soot and shimmied into a sparkling new designer gown."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/o ... w-scotland

[jdcarra]

This was in the 'paper today - Glasgow, according to Lonely Planet, is one of the top cities in the world. It was the only British city that was featured. I loved the quote: "Forget about castles, kilts, bagpipes and tartan," the travel firm's Best in Travel 2009 guide states. "You come for the cocktails, cuisine and designer chic (plus the legendary native wit) ... Scotland's biggest city has shaken off its shroud of industrial soot and shimmied into a sparkling new designer gown."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/o ... w-scotland

No replies so far, well i'll vouch for that. Love nothing better than a weekend in the big city , birth place and home of my mothers side, John Knox street, Tollcross,Stepps and so on. Glasgow any day as to Edinburgh.

[A Horse called Juan Face]

It'd be in the top ten pretentious shite holes if you ask me. I love the way all the bars and clubs act as if they're in some exotic place like Monte Carlo or somewhere when two doors down there's a junkie lying out his box and across the street there's a few punters getting hooker favours. Great Place!!!!!

[EMDEE]

It'd be in the top ten pretentious shite holes if you ask me. I love the way all the bars and clubs act as if they're in some exotic place like Monte Carlo or somewhere when two doors down there's a junkie lying out his box and across the street there's a few punters getting hooker favours. Great Place!!!!!

I suppose every major city has its dark underside, it's just that most of us here know Glasgow. There's no doubt it has become more cosmopolitan in recent years.


The Glasgow That I Used to Know
(Adam McNaughtan)

Oh where is the Glasgow where Ah used tae stay
The white wally closes done up wi' pipe clay
Where you knew every neighbour frae first floor tae third
And to keep your door locked was considered absurd
Well, do you know the folk staying next door tae you

Oh where is the wee shop where Ah used tae buy
A quarter of totties, a tuppenny pie
A bag o' broken bisquits and three sody scones
And the woman aye asked, How's your Maw gettin' on
Can your big supermarkets gie you service like that

And where is the fitba' that Ah played and saw
The fair shoulder charge and the tannery ba'
There was nae four-three-three, there was nae four-two-four
And your mates didnae kiss you each time that you scored
Is the game, like Big Woodburn, suspended sine die

Oh where are the weans who once played in the street
Wi' jorries, a peerie, or a gird wi' a cleek
Can they still cadge a hudgie or dreep aff a dyke
Or is writing on walls noo the one thing they like
Can they tell Chickie Mellie frae Hunch, Cuddy, Hunch

And where is the tramcar that once did the ton
Doon the Great Western Road, on the old Yoker run
The conductress aye knew how tae deal wi' a nyaff
If you're goin', then get on, if you're no', then get aff
Are there ony like her on the buses the day

And where is the chip shop that Ah knew so well
The wee corner cafe where they used tae sell
Hot peas and bray, and McCallum's and pokes
And you knew they were Tallies as soon as they spoke
Do you want a-da-raspberry o'er your ice-a-cream

Oh where is the Glasgow that Ah used tae know
Big Wullie, wee Shooie, the steamie, the Co
The shilpit wee bauchle, the glaiket big dreep
The ba' on the slates, and your gas in a peep
If you scrape the veneer aff, are these things still there

[Coxy]

It'd be in the top ten pretentious shite holes if you ask me. I love the way all the bars and clubs act as if they're in some exotic place like Monte Carlo or somewhere when two doors down there's a junkie lying out his box and across the street there's a few punters getting hooker favours. Great Place!!!!!

You obviously know a few cities where this doesn't happen. I'm sure you'll find it in most cities worlwide, not just Glasgow.

[Govangirl]

It'd be in the top ten pretentious shite holes if you ask me. I love the way all the bars and clubs act as if they're in some exotic place like Monte Carlo or somewhere when two doors down there's a junkie lying out his box and across the street there's a few punters getting hooker favours. Great Place!!!!!

I was going to say the same thing Coxy - you'd find this in every major town. I think you're really being unfair Horse, you old nag you!

[A Horse called Juan Face]

You obviously know a few cities where this doesn't happen.

Obviously I dont then. Just you tell me what i know and what I dont know and well keep going, aye?

[Coxy]

You obviously know a few cities where this doesn't happen.

Obviously I dont then. Just you tell me what i know and what I dont know and well keep going, aye?

I won't tell you what you know or don't know!! cos YOU know what you know and don't know, but I would like to know of these fairytale cities.