r/Glasgow Tools

I’ve lived in both, although I grew up in the Scottish north west, personally I prefer Glasgow, although I am possibly going to be moving to the south east in the next couple of years, mainly due to my other half whos in radiology research.

1. Both are good, Lake District, Peak District and Dales near Manchester are lovely, western Scotland is Beautiful, both are way too busy in the summer, but the Scottish Wild West coast is just, bigger, way more to get lost in and I’d argue more culturally significant to Scots.

2. Near enough the same, both have expensive and cheap areas, both have fairly low wages by western standards.

3. Again, both are good, but if you’re looking for Arabic communities, Manchester has a massive Middle Eastern/North African diaspora, Glasgow has some community but it is no where near as large. Depends what you’re looking for obviously.

4. Again, both are solid, again, Manchester has more Arabic cultural hubs in my experience, both areas have a very drinking orientated nightlife, but I’d say Glasgow more so. Manchester is more centrally located in the UK, so it’s a lot easier to travel for things that interest you.

5. I’d say Manchester has this, they run a lot more night buses, a lot more of the surrounding towns have direct links to the city centre

6. Manchester has this again, you’re more likely to get direct flights from Manchester, with most from Glasgow requiring a stop in London.