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Author	yermawsgotbawz
Comment	More than anything I would prioritise how you picture family life: are you in a flat or a house? Because that (and your budget) is really going to determine where you end up staying. The city centre area is small, so while some areas can be defined as suburbs- they might not be the burbs as it is in the US. Racism happens but it doesn’t tend to be overt. Re:drug use. You will see this in the immediate city centre/west end/Southside parks. It’s just part of the territory of living in a high density area. West end is nice but expensive and overrun with students who can be quite ignorant to families trying to live a quiet life. Southside is getting to be just as expensive as west end but doesn’t have the proximity to the Uni etc so a little less student centric. Both have lots of cafes etc. independent stores are having a hard time in Glasgow with the current cost of living but these are the areas where they tend to prosper. If you want a house it will be tough finding those in these areas- personally I’d go a little deeper into the Southside (Cathcart/mount Florida/battlefield/giffnock/Clarkston) to find the balance of property vs access to amenities. The further out you go the quieter it gets with regards to ‘cool’ bars/cafes etc. but every area tends to have one or two decent options. And they’re all linked by train line. And again, the further out you go the play parks get a bit nicer as they’ve not got as huge a population next door. Rouken Glen is a great kids play park (giffnock) for example.
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Created	Fri 10th Feb 2023 12:58pm
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More than anything I would prioritise how you picture family life: are you in a flat or a house?
Because that (and your budget) is really going to determine where you end up staying.

The city centre area is small, so while some areas can be defined as suburbs- they might not be the burbs as it is in the US.

Racism happens but it doesn’t tend to be overt.

Re:drug use. You will see this in the immediate city centre/west end/Southside parks. It’s just part of the territory of living in a high density area.

West end is nice but expensive and overrun with students who can be quite ignorant to families trying to live a quiet life.

Southside is getting to be just as expensive as west end but doesn’t have the proximity to the Uni etc so a little less student centric.

Both have lots of cafes etc. independent stores are having a hard time in Glasgow with the current cost of living but these are the areas where they tend to prosper.

If you want a house it will be tough finding those in these areas- personally I’d go a little deeper into the Southside (Cathcart/mount Florida/battlefield/giffnock/Clarkston) to find the balance of property vs access to amenities.

The further out you go the quieter it gets with regards to ‘cool’ bars/cafes etc. but every area tends to have one or two decent options. And they’re all linked by train line.

And again, the further out you go the play parks get a bit nicer as they’ve not got as huge a population next door. Rouken Glen is a great kids play park (giffnock) for example.