Hey
As a Glaswegian, I have brought my readers a few insights into life in Scotland, as those insights have always had a good reception, I thought that I would bring you some more. Just to let you know, in some of the videos embedded in this post there is swearing so if you are uncomfortable with that it may be best to avoid them.
These videos have it all : the good, the bad and the ugly
- Glasgow has frequent and reliable public transport, but there is always going to be at least one complete nutter on or interupting your bus.
2. Glasgow also has a wealth of street performers, with different ones performing and busking all over the city centre every single day. Unfortunately they are often interrupted or harrassed by idiots.
3. Glaswegians have a reputation for being able to hold their alcohol. However this has made some Glaswegians think that they are immune to alcohol and they continue drinking long after they should have stopped.
Want to know the interesting thing about all of these videos? Look at how the ordinary everyday people in the videos react to the nutters. They don’t give them a second thought. Their attitudes illustrate more than anything else just how often madness like this occurs in Glasgow. As your reading this post, some Glaswegian, somewhere in Glasgow, is doing something youtube worthy for it’s stupidity/craziness/drunkeness.
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This is so educational! lol. I think we have similarities to this in the USA as well.
I guess you get some ‘characters’ no matter where you go in the world lol x
haha so true. post some photos of Glasgow if you have a chance. I’d love to see what it looks like! x
I will do, I’m from Glasgow but I live in stirling at the moment but next time I go I will take lots of pics
x
Breige, your writing made me chuckle, somehow. I read this right away last night before I fell asleep. Definitely an eye opener. Reminds me of my little hometown in Philippines, the drunken people part. We got so used to it that when we would hear a ruckus or yelling from the street, we would know who it was already. Sometimes we’d be surprised if we didn’t see them make a scene every weekend. Lol.
It’s so suprising how immune you become to it all x
Lol! The electric scarecrow in video 3 is more commonly known as the acid man, I used to see him on my way to school years ago. Surprisingly a very friendly guy
hey Katie, yeah he is known by a few names, I think every glaswegian who uses public transport will enounter him at some point, he is always on the buses in town and shawlands x
Haha, what about the weather! It NEVER stops raining! EVER!
Oh don’t remind me
, I really need to see some sunshine