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Author	eenbiertje
Comment	I think when everything's factored in, this is genuinely one of the best cities to live in Europe: Cost of living (for rent + general spend on shopping, transport, leisure) vs typical income is on the whole much much better than similar cities elsewhere. Culture: Loads of free museums and cultural centers; loads of regular arts/music/film/neighbourhood festivals thoughout the year; fantastic local music scene; the Hydro/Academy/RCH/Barras etc means we're a stop off point on nearly all major acts' tours; plenty of good pubs and restaurants in the city centre and west end. Economy: quite a mixed city economy, with all sorts of trades and business going on. Lots of global companies with offices, and it being the biggest city in Scotland, a lot of key institutions (public sector, charities etc) are based here, or very close by in commuting distance towns like East Kilbride, Paisley etc. Huge service industry with tonnes of bars/restaurants, shops and events places. Public transport: Comprehensive (biggest suburban train network in UK outside London, loads of bus routes, we have the subway too), but it's not joined up and can be cheap to quite expensive depending how you use it. Some other things: the city's neighbourhoods are all becoming quite distinct with hotspots (other than the city and west end) sprouting up all the time. The west end is almost like another city in itself, and just a nice place to spend your time. Some of the city's Victorian architecture is downright amazing (something it shares with Birmingham I think?). There's some fantastic parks across the city, and we have two very big football teams. I've lived here most of my life, and while the weather's generally shite, and some parts of the city are still in dire need of regeneration and general tlc, the city's improved so much in just the last 15 years or so. Comparing it to others in the UK, and even abroad, on balance I cant say anything other than I feel quite lucky to live here.
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Created	Sun 15th Dec 2019 3:00am
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I think when everything's factored in, this is genuinely one of the best cities to live in Europe:

Cost of living (for rent + general spend on shopping, transport, leisure) vs typical income is on the whole much much better than similar cities elsewhere.

Culture: Loads of free museums and cultural centers; loads of regular arts/music/film/neighbourhood festivals thoughout the year; fantastic local music scene; the Hydro/Academy/RCH/Barras etc means we're a stop off point on nearly all major acts' tours; plenty of good pubs and restaurants in the city centre and west end.

Economy: quite a mixed city economy, with all sorts of trades and business going on. Lots of global companies with offices, and it being the biggest city in Scotland, a lot of key institutions (public sector, charities etc) are based here, or very close by in commuting distance towns like East Kilbride, Paisley etc. Huge service industry with tonnes of bars/restaurants, shops and events places.

Public transport: Comprehensive (biggest suburban train network in UK outside London, loads of bus routes, we have the subway too), but it's not joined up and can be cheap to quite expensive depending how you use it.

Some other things: the city's neighbourhoods are all becoming quite distinct with hotspots (other than the city and west end) sprouting up all the time. The west end is almost like another city in itself, and just a nice place to spend your time. Some of the city's Victorian architecture is downright amazing (something it shares with Birmingham I think?). There's some fantastic parks across the city, and we have two very big football teams.

I've lived here most of my life, and while the weather's generally shite, and some parts of the city are still in dire need of regeneration and general tlc, the city's improved so much in just the last 15 years or so. Comparing it to others in the UK, and even abroad, on balance I cant say anything other than I feel quite lucky to live here.