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I'd say Edinburgh has been streets ahead of Glasgow in terms of food and drink for years. There appears to far more variety and availability than there is in Glasgow.

I'm not particularly talking about chain restaurants nor am I saying that there's a higher standard but I know where to go in Edinburgh if I want Malaysian food, Persian food or Northern Chinese (none of your msg stuff) and I find that lacking in town. Glasgow seems to have gone the route of modernisation and out of town malls whereas Edinburgh is embracing the traditional olde world and sometimes painfully hipster vibe.

I can find about 20 second hand book stores within a mile of the grassmarket, Italian restaurants that do Haggis Ravioli (incredible BTW), a dozen pubs that will have local brews as well as tennents and Stella and a public transport system (no not the trams) that is fairly clear to understand.

I love my home city, but we fell behind years ago when our major industries that built the character of the city took a beating. We're very much 2nd in the race when it comes to tourism and catering to a multitude of tastes. Sauchiehall and Argyle Street are full of charity and pound shops. Our malls are full of the same repetitive crap that's seen anywhere in the country, sunglass hut, quiz, forever 21, next, game. About the only thing we have going is Build a Bear and John Lewis.

Saying that, Edinburgh nice for a day out, but I'd live in Glasgow every single time given the choice.

I would love to be proven wrong tho, maybe I'm just seeing the same old things because I'm too familiar, so have at it.