Edinburgh OR Glasgow

k12chu · Post by **k12chu** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:27 pm

there r a few interviews for me lined up in Edinburgh, Glasgow & London. dont want to leave scotland. so my choices r edin & glas.

my current make up -
married, no children yet
am in the architecture field
wife is setting up a catering (not targeting asian crowd)
havent bought a house yet
own an elise, but know jack sh*t of the working and repairing (so will need service stations or friends around to help)
luv to spend on gadgets

so what do u guys think? where should i give my pref to? sincere suggestions pls. dont have much time on my side...

Post by ed » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:34 pm

Edinburgh all the way, but im biased!

Im a country boy and heart and Edinburgh is big enough for me. Housing isnt cheap but there is a huge buy to let market so plenty of options. If you are looking to rent http://www.lettingweb.co.uk is a great place to start. A two bed flat in a reasonable area will cost atleast £650-£750 pcm. Decent one beds start from about £525. Everywhere i reasonably close and theres also a fantastic bus network.

To be fair though ive never really experienced the weej but its always been good for a night out.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:35 pm

ed wrote:Edinburgh all the way, but im biased!

& have no style or taste

... so Glasgow it is!

Edinburgh does have one good point; the M8 to Glasgow

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:36 pm

I had to make that choice 2 years ago coming up from London. Was an easy choice for me.
Spend some time in each ?

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:40 pm

Both pretty much the same but if forced to choose i would lean towards edinburgh more

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:43 pm

If your jobs are city centre glasgow then it's generally easier to get in from the 'burbs (if you were going to stay there).

However for someone in my line of work (MI reporting / data analyst) got to say there are tonnes of opportnities for me in Edinburger than Glasgow.

I've heard it said that Edinburgh takes longer to get under your skin, whereas Glasgow can feel "right" quicker. My sis went to Edinburgh uni and i went to Strathclyde - both moved from inverness (stop laughing) and both felt more at home in Glasgow.

Not really a bad choice to make is it?

r055 · Post by **r055** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:13 pm

you have PM Krishnan

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:38 pm

I think (and probably biased) that most of the regeneration work is still in the West as is most of the big design houses.

I also think that there is still a huge market for asian cooking in the west - the only think I'm not sure about is how open minded folk from the west can be. It's sad that I have to say that about my home town and I'm sure these kind of folk are in the minority but as usual they are the vocal minority.

Mac

Caveat Lector · Post by **Caveat Lector** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:06 pm

I grew up in the West and always thought that Glasgow was by far the better of the two. However, three years ago we moved across to West Lothian, and now spend more of my liesure hours in Edinburgh than Glasgow. I've found to my surprise that I actually prefer it, especially the restaurants.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:21 pm

mac wrote:I'm not sure about is how open minded folk from the west can be. It's sad that I have to say that about my home town and I'm sure these kind of folk are in the minority but as usual they are the vocal minority.

Mac

Saddens me too after being born and bred in the west. 7 years abroad and then in London and then "coming home" and I am gutted to see Scotland with wider eyes.

Guess this is for another thread.

K you are in a lucky position being able to choose. What floats your boat and that of your good lady ?

Possible factors:
Food ?
House prices ?
Nightlife
Live music
Sports events
Football
Lotus service stops!
Density of people you already know
...

Post by **campbell** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:26 pm

Krishnan,

If your primary goal is access to widest range of job opportunities, then actually living somewhere between Edin and Glasgow on the main rail line makes the most sense. This enables access to either city in 45 mins max, the trains are very frequent if occasionally a bit late & unreliable.

Linlithgow - where we live - ancient market town, a bit overdeveloped but brilliant ambience and potentially affluent enough population to be able to fork out for catering services

Expensive place to live though, house prices on par with Edinburgh.

Polmont - slightly smaller than Linlithgow, even more over-developed and not much soul as a town. IMHO, happy to be corrected by locals! Cheaper housing.

Falkirk - bang in the middle, undergone considerable regeneration in last 20 years, has some credible housing to offer and every Edin-Gla train stops there (every 15 mins between 7am and 7pm) so a popular choice. Well established town centre, good range of shops and amenities and well linked to motorways etc.

Croy / Lenzie etc - getting further west now, no real experience of these places but they strike me as hybrids of all the above.

Driving into Edin and Glasgow is a bit of a pain these days, Edin council in particular have made life very hard for motorists. Hence city centre is losing its soul as a shopping district but picking up on restaurant and leisure culture as a result. No bad thing maybe.

Good luck with the hunt.

Campbell

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:32 pm

campbell wrote:
Croy / Lenzie etc - getting further west now, no real experience of these places but they strike me as hybrids of all the above.

Campbell

Lenzie has some very nice, older areas, and several 70's/80's housing estates. As Campbell mentions, it has good rail links, but is also close to M80 & M73, giving good, quick access to Glasgow, Central Scotland, and the south. I have a few friends that live there, and it seams quite a quiet place, with little recent development, and not many signs of more to come.

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:41 pm

I know little about either cities, but living on the east coast and knowing farmers who have moved to Angus from the West to avoid the rain, check out the average annual rainfall figures.

Average annual rainfall (mm)
Edinburgh 626
Glasgow 951

clicky

More than 12 inches more rain per year in Glagow would settle it for me. The weather in Scotland can be crap alot of the time so you really want to give yourself the best chance possible.
2p
Stewart

k12chu · Post by **k12chu** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:41 pm

Sanjoy wrote:K you are in a lucky position being able to choose. What floats your boat and that of your good lady ?

Possible factors:
Food ?
House prices ?
Nightlife
Live music
Sports events
Football
Lotus service stops!
Density of people you already know
...

food... we luv to try out different cusines.
house prices... oh we HAVE TO buy a propert this year.
nightlife... not much of a pub crawler. most of the parties r at home with friends coming over.
live music... is something i'm really missing in aberdeen.
sports events... well i wish knockhill was just down the street.
football... has never interested me.
lotus service stop... a must if i dont have any of the SErs to give me a hand.
density of people we already know... as long as they r SErs

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:55 pm

mac wrote:I think (and probably biased) that most of the regeneration work is still in the West as is most of the big design houses.

Would agree with you there.

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