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  • Commonplace among the scummy neds that dwell in Glasgow in certain places sadly. Live there long enough and you'll get a bit of a sixth sense for how to avoid it most of the time as daft as that sounds (you shouldn't have to adjust your behaviour for other people acting like dicks but pragmatically it's probably the easiest way). There are other ways to deal with it too but realistically not worth the hassle... by zappafan89 (Thu 30th Jul 2020 8:09am)
  • There is a problem too in that (in my experience) a lot of the few people who leave don't come back, when if they did it would contribute something new to developing the culture. I compare it to here in Sweden where it's pretty much standard now for a lot of young people to go and live a year or two in London, Barcelona, maybe the states. But more often than not people move back, and one of the consequences is that Swedish society has become a lot more internationally minded in the big cities at least, way more exciting new businesses etc than there were 15 years ago or so. Scotland would do well from encouraging people to try life elsewhere but also to come back and bring something new as a result. by zappafan89 (Fri 31st Jul 2020 8:56am)
  • I used Headhunter over in Kinning Park years ago. Facilities are good -- it has new owners as of a year or so ago I think so can't speak for the standard of staff but it was a nice place back in the day and reasonably priced. by zappafan89 (Fri 31st Jul 2020 10:25am)
  • Fair enough , wasn't really clear on what you meant - of course violence breeds violence. Sweden isn't perfect, I wasn't trying to portray it that way, I meant more specifically on this particular subject (the attitudes of an how well-formed young people are), and comparatively it's pretty fucking good. Drugs have long been a problem, it isn't anything new, and it all comes from draconian drug laws designed to create a "drug free society" (a pure fantasy) where for years they've resisted educating people about drugs and even resisted harm reduction measures like needle exchanges until very recently. But that's for Reddit/Sweden I suppose! by zappafan89 (Fri 31st Jul 2020 11:39am)
  • Definitely. by zappafan89 (Fri 31st Jul 2020 11:41am)
  • Give Gothenburg a bash at some point -- reminds me a lot of Glasgow (vs Edinburgh/Stockholm) in that the people are a bit easier to get to know. Amazing places to eat and a lot of great places for live music too (plus the best record shop in Sweden) by zappafan89 (Fri 31st Jul 2020 11:47am)
  • Everywhere has their plus and their negative ultimately. Swedes can be quite closed off, at least in Stockholm, and that's another whole pain in the arse to deal with, so I guess it's just about what you are more happy to deal with! by zappafan89 (Fri 31st Jul 2020 2:32pm)
  • Sounds like a pervert, let's be honest. by zappafan89 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 1:34pm)
  • Once had a five pound three course Indian when I was a student. Thought it was too good to be true and it was -- was commiting sensory crimes for a solid 24 hours afterwards by zappafan89 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 1:33pm)
  • Opened my guts there a few times as a teenager. Used to be a classic pre Barrowlands gig drinking venue for the underage by zappafan89 (Mon 3rd Aug 2020 1:35pm)
  • Did you hear the story about the dyslexic pimp? Bought a warehouse. by zappafan89 (Tue 4th Aug 2020 4:43am)
  • Some of the replies to this with people sympathising with the pimp really give you food for thought... by zappafan89 (Tue 4th Aug 2020 12:29pm)
  • The Note is a brilliant place and long has been. The most fun gig I ever played in my life was downstairs there when I was 15 so it will always have a special place in my heart. Chin up, I hope things work out for your soon, and that's very kind of you to try and pay the favour forwards. by zappafan89 (Fri 7th Aug 2020 1:01pm)
  • >SodonaBalalaica This!!! Literally the only gig in my life where I got paid AND fed (this was the height of pay to play in the early 2000s) was the Note (credit too to the promoter). Thought I was dreaming. by zappafan89 (Fri 7th Aug 2020 1:06pm)
  • Always hard to tell a tall goth from a fake goth at that time given the size of the New Rocks some wore. by zappafan89 (Mon 10th Aug 2020 7:54am)
  • It was a thrilling day when the altnation forum died and the records of an entire generation's teen embarrassment disappeared ith it. by zappafan89 (Mon 10th Aug 2020 7:57am)
  • Those the ones near Springburn? For some reason (actually no, for a very specific reason of weekly car journeys into town) what I always remember about them is the big banner with a smiley face on it that read "Glasgow's miles better" by zappafan89 (Tue 11th Aug 2020 8:23am)
  • Good excuse to get a cat. by zappafan89 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 9:59am)
  • \*Reportedly Very little concrete info on yer man sadly. How do we know he's deid btw? by zappafan89 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 10:00am)
  • On the other hand I've spent more time stopping my wee bastard from killing field mice and bringing them home (she goes outside and now rather than a mice problem in the flat I have a problem of her bringing mice in the flat) by zappafan89 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 10:05am)
  • Ours only goes out for a few hours each day (usually when the sun comes up she fancies a wander) so it's largely manageable, but this year I think some mice nested nearby, which wasn't their smartest move. She's shite at killing them too/not hungry enough to bother so often I manage to get them and the little things appear to survive once they got over the shock and scutter away, but a couple of times I haven't managed. She's generally a terrible bird hunter too though the fruit tree in front of the house just filled with cherries so the sparrows were asking for it, and she did get one of the poor buggars. Looking back on three paragraphs here I think I need a new hobby... by zappafan89 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 11:17am)
  • I don't even think they need to actively kill them -- the scent of them keeps mice away apparently. by zappafan89 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 11:29am)
  • To be fair he already looked a solid 50 plus in the old videos which is quite an achievement for someone on a health diet of rodents and cat food. by zappafan89 (Wed 12th Aug 2020 12:33pm)
  • The Warner Brothers store was amazing! Don't think I ever got anything out of there because it was too expensive, but it felt like a different world. Shout out to the Jolly Giant too. by zappafan89 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 10:12am)
  • >before walking along to Victor Morris to buy a samurai sword This part had me in stitches. Never could understand how they got away with selling such a wide array of killing devices. Did occasionally have the odd guitar in there mind you if I remember correctly. by zappafan89 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 10:11am)
  • I remember another wean in my primary school (must have been aged six or seven or so?) scribbling "IRA" with barbed wire wrapped round it in great detail on one of the pencil holder things. Always stuck in my head and still does as a solid example of how fucking deep rooted that shite is in Glasgow. by zappafan89 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 11:39am)
  • Dunno if it's still the case but next to the (old) transport museum as well as next to the necropolis used to absolutely reek. Think there were breweries in both places? by zappafan89 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 11:38am)
  • Sounds about right. There were always rumours about "special" stock hidden out of sight... by zappafan89 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 2:34pm)
  • The Queen Street barriers came really late, and even then there was a good while when you could just get off at High Street or Charing Cross and walk the difference to bunk the fare. by zappafan89 (Thu 13th Aug 2020 8:08pm)
  • To me the Showcase still feels new (I was born 89). There was still a cinema in central Coatbridge when I was really young I think, which became a snooker hall. Something I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned here yet (unless I missed it): when the ABC was a cinema. I saw the Jungle Book there when it was rereleased, think that's my earliest memory of going to a cinema. by zappafan89 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 8:29am)
  • I went to Quazer at some point in the 90s. Was quality (at least for a seven year old). I think there was one on Argyle street or am I making this up? by zappafan89 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 8:25am)
  • Another thing nobody has mentioned yet I think, from the 1990s: the big Clyde 1 events at George Square. They definitely had them around Christmas but I think possibly other times too. Felt like the entire city was there. by zappafan89 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 8:30am)
  • Aye that's exactly where I remember it being. Think when it became a pool hall it was called the crucible for a while maybe. It's pretty mental to think of the difference between even when I was at primary school to when I was a slightly older teenager: the mainstreet was full of different shops, local bakeries/cafes to get food or a tea or coffee, stuff like the cinema, swimming pool etc. By the time I left high school all that was there was pound shops, charity shops, bookies and junkies. by zappafan89 (Fri 14th Aug 2020 9:51am)
  • Does he do kids' birthday parties? by zappafan89 (Mon 17th Aug 2020 7:46pm)
  • The UK economy is fucked, and it has been coming for a long time. by zappafan89 (Thu 20th Aug 2020 11:04am)
  • "Clockwork orange" is right up there with "weegie" among my trigger phrases. by zappafan89 (Thu 3rd Sep 2020 6:25am)
  • You'll get chibbed. It's the national sport and the championship is on just now. by zappafan89 (Wed 9th Sep 2020 6:27am)
  • Same weather as any other time of the year apart from that one week in April when it's sunny, so you'll be fine. by zappafan89 (Wed 9th Sep 2020 6:30am)
  • On the one hand, it only has one line, basically gets you nowhere other than the close west end and close southside, and is ancient as fuck. On the other hand it's ancient as fuck an basically gets you nowhere. by zappafan89 (Fri 11th Sep 2020 11:22am)
  • The Arches, once upon a time. by zappafan89 (Fri 11th Sep 2020 11:21am)
  • Was funny once upon a time but when it became a "thing" and on t-shirts etc definitely lost its charm. by zappafan89 (Fri 11th Sep 2020 11:21am)
  • That's a pretty low bar to set though. Compared to any other metro system I've used it's absolutely pish. by zappafan89 (Fri 11th Sep 2020 12:17pm)
  • Upvoted purely because you still get your news from Clyde 1 by zappafan89 (Sat 12th Sep 2020 2:28pm)
  • If it makes you feel any better, bouncers are pricks in general, not just in Glasgow. by zappafan89 (Sat 12th Sep 2020 2:26pm)
  • Me and a mate had a show on Subcity for a couple of years. Our "material" was we'd just read the Metro we picked up on the way over and laugh at all the shite in it. Went out on their FM slot too.... Money well spent.... (To be clear, it was fucking awful) by zappafan89 (Sat 12th Sep 2020 2:30pm)
  • Sweden is the perfect control for this comparison: there they've had an ideologically based, science ignoring "zero tolerance" policy to drugs where the goal is to "eliminate" drug use for decades. Despite the evidence showing over and over again that this is a fantasy, they ignore it and continue to treat drug addicts like criminals. The result is one of the worst rates of heroin overdose per capita in Europe. I mention all of this because Sweden is in many ways comparable to Denmark in terms of education, infrastructure etc, so it's a pretty useful way of seeing where the opposite approach leads you. by zappafan89 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 11:37am)
  • Wish there were more pictures and people talking about this. Maybe put it on a t-shirt or some kind of merch. Really deserves more attention. by zappafan89 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 11:35am)
  • Woooosh by zappafan89 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 2:59pm)
  • As a teenager I was convinced it was full of dobbers despite A: having never been in there for obvious reasons and B: never knowingly having spoken with someone who went there. So it was probably pretty good? by zappafan89 (Wed 16th Sep 2020 3:05pm)
  • Did it after the Cambridge Analytica thing broke and honestly haven't missed it once. by zappafan89 (Fri 18th Sep 2020 1:34pm)
  • There was a documentary made by... I want to say BBC Scotland, called "Glasgow's Goth Kids" years ago. Maybe 2001. A bunch of people I knew were in it, and it was the longest cringe you'd imagine. Would love to hunt it down but last I checked it's impossible, unless someone has access to the BBC archives... by zappafan89 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 11:52am)
  • Reckon that was Glasgow's Goth Kids. by zappafan89 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 11:57am)
  • Is the ginger guy Nicky something...? The "GAT" as it was was basically bams from the Gorbals plus a few select troublemakers who also happened to go to the Cathouse, if I remember correctly. by zappafan89 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 11:56am)
  • Checked a while back but seem to remember the only way of accessing it now would be through the BBC's archive. People who work there can access some of it digitally but short of that, nope. by zappafan89 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:11pm)
  • No idea why I remember a few names of people, but literally only first names. It was funny how that whole scene went through waves of changes as each group got old enough to stop going to the unders! by zappafan89 (Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:39pm)
  • Used to be tonnes, but the market for CDs is pretty miniscule now so you'll struggle. Vinyl you may have more success with. by zappafan89 (Thu 24th Sep 2020 10:30am)
  • Drinking in itself isn't really the issue as much as the culture in Scotland of drinking expressly to get shitfaced (there's a similar problem in a lot of northern European countries, it's there in Scandinavia at least). When I lived in Barcelona it struck me how slowly my Catalan friends would drink on a night out. They would take their time, have a soft drink inbetween, and for large parts of the night always be eating something at least until we went to a club. The nights out were much longer but the drinking was more spread out, mixed with food, and there wasn't this mad race to see who can spew their guts out first that I still see among a lot of perfectly reasonable people back home. by zappafan89 (Mon 28th Sep 2020 9:01am)
  • A crow of goths. The collective noun. Edit: great minds and all that. Brandon Lee would be proud... by zappafan89 (Mon 5th Oct 2020 6:25pm)
  • Play minesweeper in Starbucks. Students usually leave some dregs and if you act swiftly they'll still be semi warm. by zappafan89 (Mon 5th Oct 2020 6:30pm)
  • Unbelievable defender. by zappafan89 (Sat 24th Oct 2020 2:58pm)
  • You sound bright. by zappafan89 (Wed 4th Nov 2020 3:54pm)
  • To be fair Ayr sets a low bar. by zappafan89 (Mon 9th Nov 2020 2:34pm)
  • Specialist forums or subreddits are your best bet. If it still has its electronics and pickups in particular you may be able to get a ballpark idea from them. by zappafan89 (Tue 17th Nov 2020 1:54pm)
  • Hero!!! Thanks by zappafan89 (Fri 8th Jan 2021 11:35am)
  • Hook a brother up with the photos? I remember this so vividly and it couldn't have been THAT long ago, 2003 maybe? by zappafan89 (Fri 8th Jan 2021 11:40am)
  • Really? Super interesting thanks! by zappafan89 (Fri 8th Jan 2021 8:52pm)
  • Honestly in my head I remembered them looking differently - not bright colours or anything, but having not seem them for the best part of 18 years I likely don't have a clue. by zappafan89 (Fri 8th Jan 2021 8:50pm)
  • Those pictures only confuse things further for me. Was sure it was the second shop on that side walking from Queen Street by zappafan89 (Fri 8th Jan 2021 8:55pm)
  • Exactly by zappafan89 (Sun 10th Jan 2021 12:49pm)
  • One route in is to start as a glass collector (I did that when I was a student, around 2010 and assuming not that much has changed). Usually there's a need in busier places for someone to do that utterly boring job and eventually they'll train you up to work on the bar because it's more practical to always have people who can jump on. by zappafan89 (Thu 14th Jan 2021 8:57pm)
  • Many a night spent in that establishment as a student back in the day. by zappafan89 (Thu 14th Jan 2021 8:56pm)
  • Literally the opposite of what i would recommend in Glasgow by zappafan89 (Tue 19th Jan 2021 8:43am)
  • It always amazes me how badly built housing in Scotland is for the weather conditions we have. Here in Sweden there are vents above every window in every house, also good vents in kitchen, bathroom etc. Despite heating being on half the year the windows never steam up and I've never ever had mould or humidity problems. Is it really THAT difficult? by zappafan89 (Tue 19th Jan 2021 8:45am)
  • Mum's from there, grew up nearby. Here's another way to look at it: objectively, would it be an ENJOYABLE place to live? Hell no. by zappafan89 (Fri 5th Feb 2021 3:59pm)
  • Nah. I've lived in four different countries, it's really not the norm. by zappafan89 (Thu 18th Feb 2021 8:13pm)
  • There's just as much reverse snobbery to be honest which is as bad. My experience (disclaimer: from a working class background, bog standard school) is there was just as many decent normal people as stuck up arseholes. The latter group tended to gather round one union in particular which was helpful by zappafan89 (Thu 18th Feb 2021 8:16pm)
  • I bought so much for so little in Missing (or the various Missings - I seem to remember it moved a few times within the same area) by zappafan89 (Wed 10th Mar 2021 8:13pm)
  • A lot of great shouts in here. Hyndland Road has some good memories for me - when you wanted to "treat" yourself as a dirt poor student that felt quite posh for absolutely no demonstrable reason but the memory stuck by zappafan89 (Wed 19th May 2021 10:59am)
  • It's legal to jobby on the street as long as you shout "tiiiimmmmmbeeeer" by zappafan89 (Wed 26th May 2021 10:54am)
  • Not even just a UK problem. Try finding somewhere affordable and decent to live in Barcelona at the moment, or Stockholm or Copenhagen. For young people in particular it is pretty much impossible unless you have money in your family. Covid has rocketed the prices of two-three beds up at a disproportionate rate too by zappafan89 (Mon 31st May 2021 6:49am)
  • That's not a very high budget for living in the west end or other more in demand parts of the city. I'd start adjusting my expectations... by zappafan89 (Thu 1st Jul 2021 5:26am)
  • Yes, you should probably turn back now just to be safe by zappafan89 (Fri 2nd Jul 2021 2:00pm)
  • Taking the bus in Glasgow is a hilariously complex experience by zappafan89 (Tue 6th Jul 2021 4:45am)
  • Coatbridge hasn't aged well so nostalgia hasn't been much of a problem... by zappafan89 (Tue 13th Jul 2021 8:29pm)
  • Raw fish isn't exactly a food stuff that mixes well with "buy cheap" by zappafan89 (Fri 30th Jul 2021 8:32pm)
  • Captain technicality to the rescue by zappafan89 (Sat 31st Jul 2021 10:47am)
  • You and your pal up there should get together and have a party, sure it'd be a riot by zappafan89 (Sat 31st Jul 2021 2:57pm)
  • San Francisco is legit the scariest place I've ever been. Turn a wrong corner in that place and you're in trouble fast... by zappafan89 (Mon 9th Aug 2021 7:50am)
  • Classic. Used to rehearse there about 20 years ago! by zappafan89 (Thu 12th Aug 2021 9:14pm)
  • The 78 was somewhere I went as a skint student and it was understood that it aint fine dining by zappafan89 (Mon 16th Aug 2021 8:47pm)
  • We used to embarass dirty old men looking at scud mags in there. I think you could see down from the level above. Good Times by zappafan89 (Sat 21st Aug 2021 9:14pm)
  • There's the official way to deal with this, and there's the unofficially make sure you've got him on video beforehand way to deal with this. One of them will actually fix it... by zappafan89 (Mon 23rd Aug 2021 6:54pm)
  • Walk by zappafan89 (Sat 2nd Oct 2021 3:17pm)
  • Went to the same school a long time ago and this could easily have been me or any of my mates at the same age. Personally I never used a weapon but was in situations where I had one and who knows what could have happened- sliding doors moments. Saddens me that Coatbridge still seems to have a serious problem here. by zappafan89 (Thu 21st Oct 2021 1:54pm)
  • My point was that even people with decent parents can end up in these situations, so there's something bigger at play too by zappafan89 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 9:21am)
  • Not really sure that's the root issue here mate.. by zappafan89 (Fri 22nd Oct 2021 9:38am)
  • A reminder that not all yanks are absolute lunatics (though the reaction she provokes shows plenty of them are). by zappafan89 (Wed 10th Nov 2021 5:37pm)
  • She is, I think it is fair to say, the perfect woman. by zappafan89 (Thu 11th Nov 2021 7:05am)
  • Even better (not much use now but for future...) take pictures when you move in, too. Always good to cover those bases by zappafan89 (Thu 9th Dec 2021 6:36pm)
  • Lucky! by zappafan89 (Sat 18th Dec 2021 7:29am)
  • Have a love hate relationship with that bastard bench. Horrible, but in the end always feels more effective than anything else trying to target those muscles by zappafan89 (Sat 18th Dec 2021 7:33am)
  • This blows my mind. People would definitely use it, at the bare minimum on the weekend (see: any other reasonably sized city outside the UK who seem to have figured this out years ago) by zappafan89 (Sat 18th Dec 2021 7:39am)
  • Yes officer, I believe this is the man you're looking for... by zappafan89 (Sat 18th Dec 2021 7:42am)
  • Place has been a graveyard as long as I remember. Even coatbridge Town centre felt like it had more stuff when i was a wean in the 90s/early 2000s, and that's saying something by zappafan89 (Mon 14th Mar 2022 4:45pm)
  • Burn it while listening to Ghost by zappafan89 (Fri 18th Mar 2022 8:08pm)
  • Even better by zappafan89 (Fri 18th Mar 2022 8:55pm)
  • It's not even a true IMAX is it? by zappafan89 (Sat 9th Apr 2022 12:56pm)
  • Sneakys in Airdrie is good and they don't check ID. Won a bottle of Coors Light for air guitaring Detroit Rock City there circa 2005 by zappafan89 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 3:29pm)
  • What you don't know is that jacket was recently stolen and had one of those DNA identifier things exploded all over it by zappafan89 (Wed 13th Apr 2022 3:26pm)
  • My dog had a similar experience. It literally ate itself it was so terrified. The final paw was the hardest bit to watch by zappafan89 (Sat 14th May 2022 8:08pm)
  • Please do not belittle a traumatic experience. Honestly one of the most difficult wanks I've had in years by zappafan89 (Sat 14th May 2022 8:11pm)
  • Call Dick Dastardly by zappafan89 (Sat 28th May 2022 9:11am)
  • The cathedral has a great events space. I'd check with them by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:22am)
  • I remember. Knew my new boss was sound when he said something along the lines of "I'm a republican and I don't believe in this shite. I'm going to work and take the day off another day, do you want to do the same?" Course I did. Had a nice long weekend at a later point and avoided all that shite. by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:28am)
  • Great approach but to even further maximise the likelihood of reaching them I'd write an angry post-it with your address, times you're home and telephone number. by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:33am)
  • This deserves more love. Your mate was ahead of his time. by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:31am)
  • Free fingering with your drink by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:39am)
  • Checks out. Even better, do it when you're about 14 then go see some rubbish numetal band or to the Cathouse unders after by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:37am)
  • The old docks. But at what cost? by zappafan89 (Sun 5th Jun 2022 9:35am)
  • Alright calm doon by zappafan89 (Tue 3rd Jan 2023 2:32pm)
  • In the Clyde by zappafan89 (Tue 3rd Jan 2023 2:31pm)
  • Funny thing nostalgia. Most of these places were shiteholes by zappafan89 (Tue 3rd Jan 2023 2:36pm)
  • I felt this way until I moved to Sweden when I was 25 and things changed. Upward mobility in the UK is a myth for the most part Therapy wise: it doesn't work for everyone but Better Help really made a difference for me. I think the key there is trying until you find the right therapist. But it was way cheaper than paying for a physical therapist and it got me out of a bad place. There's often discount codes kicking around too. Maybe worth looking into by zappafan89 (Wed 4th Jan 2023 8:12am)
  • I remember it and it is the star of a memory I've moaned about every year since. It's about 1999, I'm nine. Me and my pal are walking around the mainstreet. We find a £20 note. He quickly grabs it. I suggest we split it and live like kings for a month, because a tenner each went a long way at that age. No chance he replies. Goes immediately into that shop and buys a single shiny Charizard card for the entire 20 quid. He was an only child FYI. Coincidence? I think not by zappafan89 (Wed 18th Jan 2023 4:34pm)
  • I am in fact a chicken by zappafan89 (Thu 19th Jan 2023 11:12am)
  • If you were (un)lucky enough to be from Coatbridge and primary school age they started doing free swims all summer. Me and my pals easily spent a combined month or so there each year. The ice rink originally had a small raised section but they took that away pretty quickly if I remember. Mammoth lasted longer. Other stuff would go out of order quite regularly and stay broken for ages. Even at the tail end of my age to go there around 2003 or so the water and surfaces was already rank. Changing rooms in particular by zappafan89 (Wed 19th Jul 2023 11:34am)
  • Which part of South America are Mexico and Texas in? by zappafan89 (Wed 23rd Aug 2023 12:57pm)
  • I smell shite by zappafan89 (Fri 1st Sep 2023 11:51am)
  • Copenhagen has plenty of social problems, regardless of what your tourist experience might tell you. by zappafan89 (Fri 1st Sep 2023 11:50am)
  • If money was no object no sane person would choose to have their main residence in Glasgow by zappafan89 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 1:37pm)
  • Obviously too late now but even if they're "allowed" to confiscate the card I'm pretty sure they cant take it by force legally. In other words tell them to do one and just accept you won't be getting on that particular bus... by zappafan89 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 1:35pm)
  • Blows my mind that it was only eight years ago the Arches closed tbh by zappafan89 (Thu 14th Sep 2023 1:41pm)
  • Have it on good authority that it's spunk by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:04am)
  • My uncle worked in the Queen Street Flip for a while. By the time I was going there it was on Bath Street I think. Formative place for a lot of teenagers. by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:09am)
  • Boardwise was a classic as a kid, I think at Royal Exchange Square. ​ And Borders obviously. ​ Sound Control when it was good. by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:06am)
  • Classic. Also the first place I ever saw a cappuccino in my life. Think they had one of the first Costa Coffees in Glasgow, at least that I remember. by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:14am)
  • Regular round there as a kid. Classic. by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:13am)
  • That was Virgin Megastores no? by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:12am)
  • Fuuuuuuck. That's some deep dark memory shit right there. Had good Batman shit. by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:11am)
  • Went there a lot as a kid. Went back after becoming a young adult and was disappointed tbh by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:32am)
  • McCormacks was pretty shite for guitars. The sheet music and other instruments made it worthwhile tho by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:30am)
  • When I was hanging around there during the riddy conjuring GAT v NEDs days we always called it the galleries. GOMA I only heard once the emo generation showed up, could be misremembering too tho by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:37am)
  • Used to go there every year to spend Christmas money in boxing day sale on games and cds. Great shop by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:36am)
  • Yes, still can't accept the Galleries being relabelled the GOMA tho by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:34am)
  • No worries pal by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 9:40am)
  • Good to see the dweebs have turned up for the party by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 11:37am)
  • Really wanted to make sure it was yer maw's tho by zappafan89 (Sun 8th Oct 2023 11:37am)
  • Orange Walk? Marvel at how the ghosts of a knuckle dragging mentality from times gone by continue to walk the streets by zappafan89 (Mon 9th Oct 2023 3:15pm)
  • A wee tug aye? by zappafan89 (Tue 10th Oct 2023 12:44pm)
  • Missed the peak years sadly (weirdly my earliest time at the Arches was when they built a temporary skatepark in there at some point in 2001, true story) but spent many a not so great night at Octo as a student. In hindsight kicking around in a paddling pool with a bunch of drunk clothed students probably wasn't the best hygiene. by zappafan89 (Tue 10th Oct 2023 12:40pm)
  • Hi yeah itz me. No worries pal send me fifty quid for the rights to the photo. by zappafan89 (Tue 10th Oct 2023 12:48pm)
  • My grandad was a joiner and I can hear him rolling in his grave right now. Bit offputing. by zappafan89 (Tue 10th Oct 2023 6:08pm)
  • I think it is judged by the armpit though and it's clearly off by zappafan89 (Tue 10th Oct 2023 6:06pm)
  • These days Glasgow is held up as an example for other cities to follow on how to effectively tackle knife crime. by zappafan89 (Tue 10th Oct 2023 6:10pm)
  • Bridge over gobble water by zappafan89 (Sat 14th Oct 2023 1:03pm)
  • A wee tug aye? by zappafan89 (Sat 14th Oct 2023 1:02pm)
  • M.O.S.H and/or Psyko Dalek played there circa 2003 I think. See if anyone understands that reference from this old bastard by zappafan89 (Tue 17th Oct 2023 3:07pm)
  • Ok chat GPT by zappafan89 (Tue 17th Oct 2023 4:14pm)
  • Yeah that'll explain the shakes.. by zappafan89 (Tue 17th Oct 2023 4:16pm)
  • Do neds still exist? (Genuinely) by zappafan89 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 4:59am)
  • To be fair though, Govan by zappafan89 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 4:58am)
  • Tbh all for this where can I vote for you ? by zappafan89 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 4:57am)
  • Is he fuck by zappafan89 (Thu 19th Oct 2023 4:56am)
  • Sturgeon must condemn by zappafan89 (Sat 21st Oct 2023 7:19am)
  • I did roll my eye about that. It's a shame because the rest of it is really good I think – a decent mixture of "must do" stuff and genuinely good tips for food etc that wasn't just a run down of stuff i've already heard of. It has been 12 years since I left Glasgow (and Scotland) now and as the years go on and I live in different places I appreciate more and more the diversity of things to do and eat that we have. Usually anywhere like that ends up overrun with tourists and loses its authenticity. by zappafan89 (Sat 21st Oct 2023 7:29am)
  • This is pretty much the same with Sweden, where I live. They do Edinburgh, if they're of a certain type they do golf stuff, and they maybe do distillery tourism, that's it. Very very rarely I meet someone who has been to Glasgow and their response is almost always positive. by zappafan89 (Sat 21st Oct 2023 7:31am)
  • Right, own up. Which one of you was it pretending to be an American in the comments section? "Manhattanite Manhattan Oct. 19 Who travels to Glasgow to eat Chinese / Italian food? We New Yorkers can go to Chinatown or Little Italy for that, thank you. Pretty lame suggestion. Rather, there are dozens of “chippies”, fish and chip shops which offer some of the best battered freshest fish in the world, taken from nearby pristine North Sea waters. Yet all the author mentions about these shops is the hackneyed “deep-fried Mars bars”, which few actually eat, compared to the incomparable “fish suppers”. Maybe chippies are too plebeian for her “refined” tastes And the obsession with rain is a gloomy cloud overhanging any good points this article might have. The misty rain is good for the skin, a natural moisturizer. Note what nice complexions the Glaswegians have. Finally, how could anyone write about Glasgow without mentioning some of the most intense football (soccer) fans in the world, the Glasgow Celtics and the Glasgow Rangers? A visit to their stadiums at Parkhead or Ibrox will be more than a memorable sporting event: it will be a revelation of unbridled passion, one of the most memorable events I have experienced in my travels to some 30 countries. Then you can truly sing Harry Lauder’s “Glasgow belongs to me." by zappafan89 (Sat 21st Oct 2023 7:39am)
  • In Stockholm the monthly public transport season ticket (no zones, just everything – buses, trams, commuter trains, ferries etc – within the greater Stockholm area which is over 100km north to south) costs about 72 quid. And we're all moaning because they've been putting the prices up for a few years by zappafan89 (Mon 23rd Oct 2023 6:39am)
  • Offt there's a memory I had buried by zappafan89 (Tue 24th Oct 2023 5:54am)
  • >Janet Hamilton Centre Sorry for the late reply but just saw this. A literal olympic athlete trained there (Lee McConnell). Mental that they cant keep something as basic as a track and its facilities in nick. Presumably better if people go out and booze when they're growing up instead. by zappafan89 (Tue 24th Oct 2023 12:29pm)
  • Had these outside my window in London and Barcelona when I lived there. They make some fucking racket. Pain in the arse. by zappafan89 (Fri 27th Oct 2023 11:44am)
  • Beginning to think this might have to be a squinty wall. Willing to accept Bonnybridge but head south and they're no saying it in Caldercruix. Going to be a fucking hassle to build. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 12:32pm)
  • Have cousins from Alva who are serial kenners so this checks out by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 12:40pm)
  • Where do you stand on Caldercruix? Need an answer for my data by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 12:40pm)
  • Can confirm kenning in Dumfries by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 12:54pm)
  • It's like Airdrie's shite mutant brother. I know it's hard to imagine anything shiter than Airdrie. A73 seems solid to me. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 12:53pm)
  • This adds a complicated element to the equation that I was keen to avoid: age Obviously the Scottish cringe was violently active in the latter half of the 20th century and we also got the influx of American TV etc which may well have dampened previously kennable areas from kenning. Not sure if this should be a time sensitive boundary or not. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 12:55pm)
  • This may well prove to be the unfortunate truth. Someone at Glasgow Uni's Scots language department is writing their dissertation off this thread as we speak. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 1:18pm)
  • Have family in Armadale who I haven't seen in about 10 years, likely subconsciously because of incessant kenning. Have only driven through Blackridge but even then you can smell the ken. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 1:17pm)
  • Maybe I was unclear: Bathgate is closer to Glasgow than Edinburgh is to Glasgow.... by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 1:49pm)
  • My gut tells me ken is nowhere to be found in Fort William but I'm willing to be proved wrong. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 1:53pm)
  • Thoughts and prayers by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 1:51pm)
  • Ullapool is a wildcard here. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 2:03pm)
  • As a public service we should collect the objective data from this thread and draw a map so everybody knows exactly where to avoid after sundown by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 2:17pm)
  • Aberdeen folk are awrite. Aberdeenshire is where things get Tory and complicated. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 2:30pm)
  • Realise now this potentially fucks up my map by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 2:59pm)
  • Except plenty of people can language shift and know which 'context' for which. by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 2:55pm)
  • You're being left to fend for yourself by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 3:08pm)
  • Willing to keep Wishaw out on a technicality to be honest by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 3:05pm)
  • Fuck that hit hard by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 3:11pm)
  • Do you have an uncanny resemblance to the Edinburgh-born milkman? by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 3:11pm)
  • Larkhall is a special, special place by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 3:28pm)
  • Cheers. Bit worried about Millport. Have a feeling it could fuck everything up by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 5:54pm)
  • Was never my question was it ? by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 5:52pm)
  • Scotland is famous for extensive infrastructural projects on time and on budget so we will be fine by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 5:55pm)
  • You just earned yourself some subpar real estate on the other side of the wall by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:33pm)
  • I have Armadale family who do it but they're fairly old now by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:44pm)
  • Protest against centuries of antikenitism by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:43pm)
  • Edinburgh isnae Scotland by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:47pm)
  • Honestly misread this as Bangkok by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:47pm)
  • Take that "weegie" slander elsewhere if you don't want to be put to work on the wall by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:46pm)
  • Let's not cross the streams by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:45pm)
  • You're in by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:58pm)
  • Don't worry some prick will bring it up at their weekly editorial meeting tomorrow by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 8:55pm)
  • Potential policy winner here to send ex cons out to Cumbernauld to live a miserable life of service on the front line repaying their debt to society by zappafan89 (Thu 2nd Nov 2023 9:00pm)
  • Real Issues. Hard hitting coverage. Seven days a week. by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:49am)
  • Bloody climate change by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:46am)
  • See this is the kind of insight I need on my team by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:52am)
  • Nah became Swedish, lived there for a long time now. But like Bonny Prince Fuckface I'm sailing back to Scotland from foreign shores to liberate us from the Kenites Aye Frank's the man by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:52am)
  • Not gonna lie didn't read this. You in or out ? by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:59am)
  • Amazing patter by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:59am)
  • Im beginning to get suspicious that you're actually one of them and trying to buy favour. I'll be needing a birth certificate to be sure by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:58am)
  • No they're from Armadale, Scotland, not Armadale just outside Örebro by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:56am)
  • Roaming sniper squad by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 5:55am)
  • See this is the kind of pedantic shit I need. Are we saying any derivative of "Känner" which they use in all the big three Scandinavian languages has to count? In other words the wall needs to cover Sweden/Denmark/Norway?* (Unsure about Iceland and they have trolls so not keen to fuck with them) by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 6:04am)
  • You really fucking complicated matters didn't you I'm willing to take defectors if they go through Ken correction treatment by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 6:01am)
  • Excellent start. You can be minister for kentography by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 6:05am)
  • Lad is cutting a classic Attitude Era style heel promo by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 9:56am)
  • Is that supposed to look like a boaby because if so fair play ? by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 10:23am)
  • Important documentation that will serve generations to come by zappafan89 (Fri 3rd Nov 2023 1:28pm)
  • To be honest, yeah. Their parents have clearly done a bad job teaching them decency that should be par for the course these days. Best and only thing to do is to try and teach them consequences. Really sorry you had to deal with that OP by zappafan89 (Wed 29th Nov 2023 6:48am)
  • Those numbers are wild. I was there 2007-11 and during the busier periods it was impossible to get a spot at the Library etc at the best of times. Also during that time they had already figured out that taking in people from countries that paid the highest fees, no matter the cost, was the way to make money. There were at least two people in my class who legit couldn't speak English, got appropriately badly graded work, yet somehow made the cut. Not their faults, they were the ones getting fleeced, but said a lot to me about how this stuff works if there's money to be made by zappafan89 (Wed 29th Nov 2023 1:44pm)
  • its by zappafan89 (Thu 30th Nov 2023 2:11pm)
  • Mad hardman by zappafan89 (Thu 30th Nov 2023 2:10pm)
  • Back in the day my pal and his maw used to doctor the wee paper tickets with a byro, you could make a 1 look like a 7 quite easily. Hot tip from 2004 by zappafan89 (Thu 30th Nov 2023 2:16pm)
  • This is a very wise response. by zappafan89 (Fri 1st Dec 2023 11:51am)
  • Moving away was a real eyeopener for me. Both in Barcelona and Sweden when I've lived there the kids seem way more open-minded and decent (of course bullying still exists, but I mean you just don't see the same open displays of it in public). This extends to adults and their mentalities too. by zappafan89 (Fri 1st Dec 2023 11:50am)
  • It's a kind of bread by zappafan89 (Tue 5th Dec 2023 9:54am)
  • REMOVED Loads of folk from Glasgow in there. I of course don't condone this kind of action... Terrible that their information is now available in public.... \*cough\* We should all definitely avoid the list. Here's the link to make sure you avoid it: https://midgard.antifa.se/register/ by zappafan89 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 11:51am)
  • Exactly, like I said. by zappafan89 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 12:08pm)
  • No they were just researching. by zappafan89 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 12:13pm)
  • The Pete Townsend approach by zappafan89 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 12:12pm)
  • There's allegedly a guy I grew up with allegedly on that list and I allegedly recall him being exactly what you'd allegedly think the incel type to allegedly be. by zappafan89 (Tue 12th Dec 2023 12:32pm)