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Author	GandyOram
Comment	> I don't really get your point? We should just be grateful were not Manilla? I literally just spelled it out... "my point was just that it's not "filthy like every inch of it is litter ridden and is generally dirty and done in looking.", which is a description more fitting of these places I mentioned rather than Glasgow." So to further spell it out, I'm not saying we should be grateful about anything; I'm just disputing the lie that every inch of the place is filthy. That's my only point. > the "Toon" I thought you meant Newcastle by that aha took me a while. But I'm in town near enough every day, it's not our prettiest side but there are a whole range of factors affecting that; many people are still working from home, people have less disposable income, and the death of the high street in general. The city centre is going through a forced period of change, and there are limited resources with which to work. But it's no worse than the centres of the places I mentioned before, Newcastle or Liverpool. Sauchiehall Street did just see a major redevelopment that makes the top of the street a bit more pleasant. Getting onto abandoned buildings is really a whole other topic though, I was just talking about litter really. It is upsetting to see buildings like the [Lion Chambers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Chambers) sitting rotting away, but I don't know the ins and outs of that situation perfectly enough to criticise it too much; maybe the owner refuses to sell, maybe the repairs are far too expensive to be worth it. I can't help but give them the benefit of the doubt on such matters. > The city needs a better vision of it's future, otherwise its in for a long period of decline. In my 3 and a bit decades here the city has come an incredibly long way. The 80s and 90s it was a proper shithole. That growth has slowed, particularly in the centre, but other parts of the city are still flying. Finneston, Shawlands, Dennistoun, etc. all been majorly revamped in the last decade. Town might be fucked but that might be unavoidable for a while as it undergoes a period of unprecedented change as lifestyle habits evolve. And by fucked I just mean a bit untidy and not as busy. I just don't share the same pessimism for the future I guess.
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> I don't really get your point? We should just be grateful were not Manilla?

I literally just spelled it out... "my point was just that it's not "filthy like every inch of it is litter ridden and is generally dirty and done in looking.", which is a description more fitting of these places I mentioned rather than Glasgow."

So to further spell it out, I'm not saying we should be grateful about anything; I'm just disputing the lie that every inch of the place is filthy. That's my only point.

> the "Toon"

I thought you meant Newcastle by that aha took me a while.

But I'm in town near enough every day, it's not our prettiest side but there are a whole range of factors affecting that; many people are still working from home, people have less disposable income, and the death of the high street in general. The city centre is going through a forced period of change, and there are limited resources with which to work. But it's no worse than the centres of the places I mentioned before, Newcastle or Liverpool. Sauchiehall Street did just see a major redevelopment that makes the top of the street a bit more pleasant.

Getting onto abandoned buildings is really a whole other topic though, I was just talking about litter really. It is upsetting to see buildings like the [Lion Chambers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Chambers) sitting rotting away, but I don't know the ins and outs of that situation perfectly enough to criticise it too much; maybe the owner refuses to sell, maybe the repairs are far too expensive to be worth it. I can't help but give them the benefit of the doubt on such matters.

> The city needs a better vision of it's future, otherwise its in for a long period of decline.

In my 3 and a bit decades here the city has come an incredibly long way. The 80s and 90s it was a proper shithole. That growth has slowed, particularly in the centre, but other parts of the city are still flying. Finneston, Shawlands, Dennistoun, etc. all been majorly revamped in the last decade. Town might be fucked but that might be unavoidable for a while as it undergoes a period of unprecedented change as lifestyle habits evolve. And by fucked I just mean a bit untidy and not as busy.

I just don't share the same pessimism for the future I guess.