Inside the Schemes of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@allanferguson5260]

Paisley was once one of the wealthiest places in the UK, at one point almost 90% of all the thread used in the world, was made in paisley. It’s wealth came from textile industry (there’s a famous pattern named after paisley). Just goes to show what happens when you take an industry a whole town relies on away!

[@malcolm9994]

I think its more the case that the people who owned the thread making industry were wealthy, but the general population lived in poverty.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

Yes my daughter worked in the tartan factory in the 60's not long before it permanently closed down in 1967.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

@@DPhoenixPoet yes I heard this too, my daughter was involved with the production of the third test print for that pattern. Muy bien!

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

@@DPhoenixPoet he knew Scottish anaesthetics were very beautiful.

[@Chrisytigers]

No even fae paisley n this made me angry

[@rosslogan4154]

I'm surprised these Scottish people couldn't even tell Ben the correct meaning of a "scheme". A scheme simply means a council estate. It doesn't necessarily mean a rough area.

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

Council estate's are rough areas

[@totebal1409]

Aye a scheme is a housing estate, usually a council one. Doesn't mean rough area, some are some aren't.

[@Insolation1]

@@totebal1409 Coming from the Faifley, the only one I can think of is Parkhall and every house there was bought over in the 80s

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

@@totebal1409 but how would he know there is council estate's that aren't rough? He's going by his experience not some data driven opinion

[@totebal1409]

@@seanpadraigobrien1260 All I'm pointing out is that not all council estates are rough areas, you said they are. Maybe you ain't seen enough of them yet, lol.

[@DTyoutube1]

Just an FYI for those watching who might not get this from the video, Paisley isn't Glasgow. It's the largest town in Scotland. You also wouldn't call the centre of town a "scheme". It's normally the roughest housing estates within towns or cities that are called schemes.

[@albaPhenom]

It’s a hundred percent not a scheme, has some of the nicest architecture you’ll see but the bampots calling it a scheme, hanging around drinking in the middle of the day think everywhere they go is a scheme. The Scottish couple with them should have have them the context that this is not what 98% of the people in that street are like.

[@den264]

I was surprised that the two young Scottish people did not known the difference. I grew up in Wishaw whefe there were two major schemes. Coltness and Pather. Abot 90% of people living in that town came from one or the other.

[@127cmore]

Glasgow Airport is in Paisley though, just a shithole suburb 😊

[@Thedevilisinthedetail]

Ferguslie Park Gallowhill lovely scenic places to visit

[@wonkeybridges]

So like "projects" in US speak?

[@maureeningleston1501]

I live in Paisley and I wish someone would make a documentary showing all the great buildings there are, and how much history there is to it.

[@FranzBieberkopf]

Paisley also isn't part of Glasgow like this film claims.

[@TheCluelesspanda]

Do you know the lady with black hair and arm tattoo?

[@maureeningleston1501]

Aye...that's me. 😉@@TheCluelesspanda

[@TheCluelesspanda]

@@maureeningleston1501 swear, what's your insta?

[@chucklessavini1778]

Doesn't suit this middle class Englishman's poverty porn agenda, to show his idiot pals in the worthless dump London how 'rough' Scotland is. The clueless middle class Scottish idiots with him are an embarrassment.

[@Frillar]

Scotland is a country of contrasts. Great beauty and great ugliness. But what's universal across both aspects of Scotland is the Scottish people, who are some of the most lovely, friendly and funny people you will ever meet.

[@BackpackerBen]

Couldn't agree more!

[@stephenjones9153]

​@BackpackerBen As a Scouser I found Glasgow a lovely place and the people are Salt of the Earth. The Schemes are very similar to part's of Liverpool with house's boarded up with Steel shutters to keep the Scrap collectors out. The people are very similar and definitely friendly and helpful.❤

[@nnniiiaaallllll]

Everyone says how rough Glasgow and the area is, but you also find the soundest cunts around there. If you ain't a cunt everyone's sound no matter where you go.

[@Celtic4Life9]

100% from a Canadian Scottish transplant always love seeing these videos, and sharing them with friends, well done that man

[@den264]

Being Scottish I tend to agree with you !

[@IngramCars]

Glasgow is a great city. There are rough places in most cities and towns. Scotland is wonderful, beautiful country, made even better by the friendly people that make it what it is.

[@jmcc2275]

We’ll see how friendly it is on Sunday.

[@violetanndoherty6872]

Paisley is NOT GLASGOW. STOP tarring my City with these shiteholes.

[@BackpackerBen]

Welcome to Scotland!! Huge thanks to all those watching the UK series!! Anywhere you think I should visit next?? let us know

[@visker81]

Albania

[@aronjohns4662]

Show London I’ve heard it’s more dangerous than Toronto 😅

[@travelwithwill1]

I’m going to vlog in London soon. Would be cool to see you there for a beer?

[@unclej3423]

Can't get link to Allan's channel to work. 😔

[@pebos1234567890]

Maui look at the state of affairs there for us old chap

[@sneakyprawn131]

I grew up in a council estate people would say is rough. I live in a busy city centre now and honestly; life was nicer in the estate!

[@p4ttl344]

I think the community on a council estate makes it a lot better (also grew up on one) everyone knows everyone but when you're in a city no one knows each other so they don't care.

[@youreatoilet]

I grew up in a middle class town to the north of london and honestly a lot of people were cold, insincere and judgemental. In contrary all I ever hear about people who grew up in estates is that they were like a big family with a community, everyone knows each other and helps each other out. Something I never experienced in the town I grew up in. Community isn't something money can buy!

[@Vile_Entity_3545]

I lived with a Scot from Paisley who had his own house in north Haarlem in the Netherlands 2002. I was there for 2 years working and it seemed like a holiday every day, even when I worked on construction for a dutch firm. It was always back to our pub for a pint or 10 at the end of the day. Wonderland.

[@loserface5000]

Visiting Scotland as a budding teenager, I got this weird sensation when I was there. Like I was on a vacation for the entirety of my life and I was returning home for the first time in ages. Scotland is majestic. Someday I will return.

[@ryancorroll4667]

Wot were u smokin lol

[@jmcc2275]

Want to take my place?

[@ItsOttis]

​@@ryancorroll4667spice probably

[@WishyBoz6]

Ferguslie Park (where you were in Paisley) is going through a regeneration phase. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Saracen is nice inside. Rustic, but nice. Scotland is a great country with friendly people. We have our problems like every other country but we don’t let it get us down.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

When an area is named after an Asiatic warlord you can expect a degree of Rough.

[@traceys8065]

Absolutely 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BigBhoy67]

A "regeneration phase" for the third time in about 30 years. C'mon mate, are ye serious? It didnae work the first or second time.

[@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick]

Feegie....ye can roll a shite in glitter......its still a shite.

[@alexmiller7721]

@@BigBhoy67 Sad, but true.

[@senianns9522]

In the 80's I drove around on a quick tour of Scotland. Went up the west coast to Inverness then across to Elgin. Headed down to Perth past all the distilleries. The weather was superb! Even the locals were amazed at the weather! Picture postcard stuff ! I really enjoyed the trip and the people were fantastic! * I retired in Thailand.

[@ScotsmaninTenerife]

Paisley town centre isn't a scheme Ben you are filming next to historic Paisley Abbey lol, a scheme is known as a housing estate. The scheme you filmed was the old Ferguslie park near St.Mirren football ground which sadly is mainly empty on those streets. Great channel , I am sure these places are mild compared to the places you have visited all around the world lol.

[@nifflofair6685]

I know Paisley is like a small city, it has some beautiful buildings and a very interesting history. They sold it short.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Thanks. Because I'd assumed I was looking a huge cooncil house with an enormous garden but was puzzled by the absence of abandoned sofa and broken toys.

[@dannyking4138]

Feegi black necks 🤣

[@johnfindlay4215]

I grew up on Murray St just down the road from Love St heard it’s all changed now

[@염세주의자-s4r]

What I love about Scotland is that it is full of Scots!!!

[@andyhughes5885]

🤣

[@HawdOanTheNoo1888]

Fuckin too right 😂😂

[@-trixiespumpkins3846]

Well, apart from Edinburghski. Hardly a Scot in it and more like Poland these days unfortunately

[@heeeeeresrossy]

Nice Braveheart reference.

[@TomGB-w7o]

Is fuc come to Falkirk there mare foreigners than Scots all colours and yee cannie get into medical centres fur them

[@njpringle]

A few days ago there was an ITN news report on YT about British families with primary school age children, and with working parents, that were living in hotel rooms, that were arranged by local councils (there's tens of thousands of families living like this) and one family were even living in a tent in Stoke. All because of the lack of housing in their areas, and high rents now. So it is enraging to see good quality family houses., with gardens, like those in that 'scheme' all boarded up and being left to rot.

[@cultfiction3865]

This is one thing I’m strongly opposed to with English culture. In most countries housing is treat as a basic human right. But, driven by our corrupt government, in U.K. housing is treat as a business. This is disgusting and astronomical English house prices reflect the damage that’s been done through this approach. Complete inequality as you highlighted

[@conkadonk4976]

😂😂😂 English families surely

[@njpringle]

@@conkadonk4976 I don't see what's so funny about children being homeless and living in hotel rooms.

[@conkadonk4976]

@@njpringle England voted for this

[@conkadonk4976]

@@njpringle 😆 🤣 😂

[@luminousbanner9643]

He found the most middle-class Glaswegian couple available lol. And that could of been any council estate in Britain 😂.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

My daughter went stelth camping with her pal and pitched a tent on top of the roof of a 18th century church, they used a flat section of the roof covered in lead to get a comfortable spot, unfortunately they didn't realize that this church was still in use and got the fright of their lives when the bells began ringing very early the next morning. They had been using what they thought was a disused chimney pot as a toilet, unfortunately this chimney connected to the ministers changing room and they discovered a fireplace full of human solid waste inside the church. My daughter and hers pal had some explaining to do when the security arrived!

[@deathbycocktail]

I wouldn't really call Possilpark rough, so much as poor- the area's been on its arse since the foundry closed in the late 60s and has never been properly reinvested in. It's a hell of a shame but you see similar stories in villages throughout the central belt here. Glad you liked the haggis at least!

[@NoLikeNoSub]

There is a lot of history to that part of Glasgow, sadly the industrial history is disappearing without any memory left. The Saracen Steel Plant is now totally demolished without a museum or anything like it in its memory. Sad.

[@Grailz1]

U wouldnt call possilpark rough what planet u on 😂😂

[@jjutube313]

​​@@Grailz1😂😂 he's not been held hostage on the landing very much 😂 morning made

[@Macthe67]

No rough even the pigeons carry up among the twt twt 😂

[@fionaedmonds389]

I went to live in Glasgow and lived and worked as a Social worker in many areas of Glasgow and surrounds, never felt threatened or afraid despite having an English accent, the people there were the most friendly and their sense of humour cannot be beaten, I moved away 20 years ago and still miss being around the amazing people! Also been in the Saracen Bar with my best friend who grew up in Possilpark great evening!

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

As someone who grew up in the Rogaland area of Western Norway, Scotland looks so familiar, yet so exotic and foreign at the same time.

[@penduloustesticularis1202]

Whatever it is. Exotic it is not.

[@theflorentine]

fried mars bars are exotic

[@dal_riata_music]

I can very much assure you that this area of Scotland most certainly is not exotic. That would be the very last word I'd use to describe that area, as would anyone else who was born and has had the experience of living there!

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

When I use the word "exotic", what I basically mean is the stereotypical british architecture were the houses mostly are made of bricks, wich is very different from the wooden houses wich I'm used to here in Norway, at the same time, we don't have those type of castles on this side of the North Sea either. Even Danish and Swedish architecture can come of as exotic to me. Despite similar landscapes and climatic conditions, despite the fact that countries can be located so geographically close to each other, yet having such different styles of architecture, that's what I find fascinating.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

How very dare you! We build out stone, not brick. Or we used to anyway. You do see a fair number number of post war wooden houses in the Highlands, funnily enough they were imported from Sweden

[@matthewclarke4645]

I love Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 too , im a trucker so end up in fairly ruff areas but never felt threatened, there are places in Ipswich were I live that I do feel dodgy in🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 great vids

[@nathan_ro]

These definitely aren’t the worst places in Scotland far from it

[@j.a.s.o.n.g.r.a.h.a.m]

Where are the worst places?

[@roddymac998]

Everywhere from John o groats to the borders. Lol Scotland is in the sewers.

[@Pink-Patty]

thats well racist @@roddymac998

[@bullwatch4886]

If you’re going to visit somewhere do your research beforehand and if you have tour guides try and make sure they actually know the area. Making assumptions of a place and its people is never a wise idea. Also Tennents is a lager not a beer, if your guides had even known Glasgow they could have shown you the brewery which is a 10 minute walk from the centre. I think you may have offended a number of Scots with this video, myself being one of them

[@theinfested2004]

I'm not Scottish but even I saw through a lot of this and was thinking this is cringey AF. That wasn't a rough estate, it was an empty estate.. The pub didn't do good beer, it sold Tennant's lager. Didn't see anything rough about what we saw so not sure what the point was..

[@saltymemesmith]

Beautiful country, alot of Scottish people.

[@BackpackerBen]

Best 👏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kevinkean3785]

Sorry this is full of errors yes a Scheme is simply an Estate they never said what Castle they were at they never said the name or location of the Haggis eating Pub what road they were on what Loch they were passing hopeless

[@victoriaaletaaustria2817]

I think the windows are made of metal and grills to protect against vandalism or stealing ligthing and plumbing fixtures. Because if glass, very easy to enter, just smash the glass windows and doors. Been to Scotland seeing the city center and went to the huge Kelvingrove Gallery and Art Museum, I wasn't able to finish, like Louvre of Paris, so huge! It has nice exhibits like long swords during early centuries' kingdoms, armor wear for war, various kilts of clans, paintings, treasures, etc. Then went on tour to the Highlands, saw Loch Lomond; Three Sisters (mountain ranges) where Bond's film Skyfall was shot; Glencoe, went on cruise from Urquhart Castle to Lochness; Fort Williams, etc. Love Glasgow ❤

[@hearditman]

Are these guys supposed to be informing people? At the beginning they say they are in Glasgow when they are standing in front of Paisley abbey. They don't know what a scheme is. They say they are going to the Highlands when they go to Loch Lomond and the central belt. They visit a castle and don't identify it! Geez, that's the point I gave up and went on FB! 😏

[@Essess23]

Never been troubled in any council estate England or Scotland, have had many talks and gone into local pubs as I work up and down the country. I feel if you go to these places with good intention and actually get talking to people then you'll be fine, obviously always have your wits about you and take in the surroundings because being around people on drugs/drink situations can take a turn. But people shouldn't be out off going into these areas just because of reputation.

[@toocharged]

Be it more than ten years ago you can't walk freely in any estate your not known in especially for a younger

[@steviesbadtv]

When you’re speaking about these two countries, it’s always Scotland first, then that shit hole down south second. Don’t ever forget that…🤷🏻‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

ive lived in council estates all my life and the only trouble ive seen is always related to drugs/ dealers

[@tommyhassan3545]

Spot on these areas are the best places to have a drink if you go there for a good time then you will have a great time but if you go there to take the piss then your in big trouble

[@ScottishScott2024]

A scheme is a Scottish version of a housing estate, not necessarily a rough area although a lot are. I grew up on one just outside Glesga and I'm all the better for it. Great vid mucker

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

Much men fun

[@johnfindlay4215]

Did you ever gie anybody a Glesga kiss Jimmy

[@dundeeutility4899]

A scheme is a Council estate in England and a hood in America!!

[@BackpackerBen]

Basically 👍

[@enigma9273]

Ghetto,slum etc etc

[@aronjohns4662]

Hoods are 10000x worse

[@texaswunderkind]

@@aronjohns4662 Actually, they're not. My dad grew up in a neighborhood that was mostly Irish immigrants in Chicago. By the time I was a kid, the neighborhood had transitioned to mostly black and Puerto Rican families. My grandpa still lived there. It was what you would call a "hood" today. We visited every summer when he was alive, and never had any issues. Our car was never vandalized, the people were friendly, and we had no issues.

[@nifflofair6685]

​@@BackpackerBen 100%

[@jamesfulton8251]

Paisley, Ferguslie park what a place. About 30 odd year's ago the rot set in the jellybean came to town, and woosh..we had lift off and then it's just got worse, right enough most of the so called gangsters are dead, locked up, or on the smack and coke,...

[@PaulinAsia_]

The best thing about the Schemes was how nice Shannon wore those jeans, and she was the only smart one to put on a jumper. Can't wait to visit Scotland. My family came from the Black Isle.

[@lizziebeggimbo]

As someone from Scotland, I love this 👏 so good seeing you go around the UK

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks for watching 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ryancorroll4667]

Fm someone in Glasgow,can we swap

[@ronmac9522]

I lived in possilpark and know Saracen street well. Yes it is rough and a shadow of its former self but there are a lot of decent older people who live there. Used to be bustling in the 1960s.

[@BackpackerBen]

the older people were great, spoke to many

[@traceys8065]

It was also where the majority of intricate ironworks where made and sold all over the UK. It was a boomtown back then

[@NoLikeNoSub]

People make the best of it, a lot of businesses there, little government investment.

[@Alan_Misc]

This is amazing, thanks Ben and everyone! I've always been fascinated about both Scotland and Ireland and really enjoyed seeing your visits over there. I grew up in England but with a Mum who was born in Northern Ireland (with a few distant relatives from Govan, Glasgow) and my Dad was from Edinburgh but coinsidentally had some distant Irish relatives too. I went to both places last year too and 100% agree wit you, the people seem so lovely and the places look amazing. For comparison, take a train into London and see how atrocious it is! When I visited both, I looked into houses and couldn't believe the amazing value compared to South England! Honestly for anyone house hunting in future and from anywhere near London, definitely check out Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - You'll be pleasantly shocked at what you can afford!

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

Great video from beautiful Scotland 🤗Thanks a lot for sharing and take care 👍😁

[@BackpackerBen]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍👏🏼

[@zamiadams4343]

I'm from Barrhead which is next to Paisley, I've lived in London for 25 years so can't really comment on what things are like up there today but Scotland and in particular Glasgow has some of THE best clubs in the world and the longest running house music club in the world which is the Sub Club on Jamaica St Glasgow, if you are still there go on Saturday night and you'll have a night to remember.

[@roballen7937]

Hi Ben! Great to see you in Glasgow, Scotland. I am pretty sure it has changed quite a lot since our Mum immigrated to the USA back in 1925!! That Haggis and Neeps looked really good there at the Cairndow Stagecoach Inn! I can actually get decent Haggis here in Thailand so I would have ordered the Cullen Skink instead! Warm regards again from the Allens in Ban Huai Sai Tai, Thailand!! 🐒🌴🐘🐒🐘🌴😄😄😄😎👍👍👍😉

[@BackpackerBen]

Interesting! Thanks for watching 🌞 can’t beat haggis

[@jmcc2275]

That’s the romantic view of Scotland.

[@Michael-zy9pw]

Scottish people's humour is Very witty can't beat Scottish people's humour And friendlyness🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

[@ianthomas1060]

That estate with the houses boarded up look so peaceful and quiet.

[@jmcc2275]

Aye just great,go and try it out.

[@ht8083]

Liminal

[@TheJpf79]

Scheme, Housing scheme. That's what that means, they tend to be rough areas but that's not what it means. "Why are the windows boarded up, did something happen here" Yes poverty and kids not going to schools happened there. They send the worst offenders away from the Glasgow area into "overspill towns" Like the one near me, it doesn't change the people, they just do the same sorts of things in the nicer area they get moved too and those places end up all boarded up.

[@sharonmc5192]

I was born in Paisley but my family moved to London when I was 9mths old. However my gran and aunts and uncles all lived just outside Paisley and I spent many happy Summer holidays up there. I used to love Paisley and it did used to be a lively bustling town with a lot of history but like many towns, when industry is ripped out the heart of it (mills, factories etc) the community suffers. Sad seeing some parts of the town looking so run down and rough, but Scotland is a beautiful place and Scottish people are still some of the nicest people you will meet. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnthomson2869]

The flats & houses are boarded up to stop people going in, ripping out the pipe work & selling it to the scrappy, that’s what you’d now call a metal recycler. These empty properties are usually scheduled for demolition and new housing being put up. The scheme you’re in on Saracen Street is Possilpark, or ‘Pocil’. A ‘scheme’ is traditionally council house area in Scotland, they call them ‘estates’ when the houses are owner occupied, or ‘bought’ houses. You weren’t in a scheme in Paisley, you were in town, or up the toon. If you wanted to see a scheme in Paisley you’d have gone to somewhere like Ferguslie Park.

[@johnthomson2869]

I was using the phonetic Pocil, like pencil, not Poss ill, to try to demonstrate to non Weegies how a Glaswegian might pronounce it. I recognise all the ways Glaswegians might refer to the scheme, I was more focussed on explaining how it sounded if you heard a Glaswegian like me say it, rather than the spelling of it, which can end up being misread as Poss ill and or Poss O.

[@lorrainereid9787]

the boarded up windows are the council forcing people out of their homes, when the council house become empty instead of rehousing people they leave them empty in order to bring the prices down for home owner who then get their home compulsory purchased with a price that they cannot afford to rebye anywhere as they bought their original council house cheaply, new houses are built but of course the people from the area cant afford them and very few are for rent

[@Reliableemily]

Man, Glasgow really never disappoints.

[@louise_8546]

Possilpark isn't in Glasgow city centre, it's a couple of miles out from the centre (shouldn't you have people from Glasgow showing you around who know their stuff? They even said they hardly ever come into the city and usually it's the centre!). And you only really see how rough 'Posso' is when it's at night! Used to live there. Dodgy, yes, but never had any bother, thankfully. I could tell that estate in Paisley (which is not in Glasgow) was scheduled for demolition, just by looking around at the boarded up windows everywhere (is it really 'rough' if hardly anyone lives there?!). Usually you get one or two brave residents hanging on to eke the most amount of money out of the council (home owners). As others are saying, 'scheme' doesn't have negative connotations, unless you're being judgey. It just means a council housing estate - typically away from the city centre and somewhat isolated from the rest of the city (at least, Easterhouse was originally like this, and debatably this caused a lot of the social issues there, and in schemes like it). The Police used to call Paisley "Crazy K" which maybe speaks for its reputation (different areas in and around Glasgow were split into alphabetical letters - they probably still are). If we're talking rough, some honourable mentions for me would be (at least, going by previous knowledge of these areas): Haghill, Blackhill, Milton, Easterhouse.

[@williamthomson7820]

Paisley is not in Glasgow, it's town on the outskirts of Glasgow.

[@AFBadBoy]

Gonna say man your content is really good i really enjoy watching it , and it's just a matter of time before you hit 1m

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks my man!

[@alisonbailey2636]

I love Scotland as its so beautiful and the Scots are warm and friendly.

[@aronjohns4662]

Strongest accents ever the Scots but amazing people ❤ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BackpackerBen]

My favourite place in uk 🇬🇧

[@eclipsez0r]

​@@BackpackerBenScotch lover

[@steviesbadtv]

@@BackpackerBen there is no uk. You need a United people to have a United Kingdom and we are not United Scotland, looking for its independence proves that fact..🤷🏻‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@CardiffUlster]

​@@steviesbadtvwhatever moaner

[@Parker_Douglas]

Scotland said No get over it & the snp are finished 😭😘

[@MrMustardfinger]

thats so crazy youtube suggested this video so just decided to watch it out the blue. Originally from glasgow and grew up down the road from Possil Park (portal park) as a kid wouldnt go near the place it was really crazy about 30 years ago. These days my dad is in a care home near it(nice care home) so I pass by that street once a week and my wife and I nearly every time make comment about how terrible 'The Saracen Bar' looks and how bad/rough it must be in side couldnt believe how different it was inside! small world really enjoyed that thank you.

[@myeyes2urs19]

Great Video Ben, I recommend Limerick in Ireland, some very nice 'Schemes' , plenty of historic sites and a fabulous city, as a Londoner living here the past 20 years I love the place, I live 20 minutes from the city in County Clare, Home of Father Ted and the Cliffs of Moher and so much more, if you ever get the chance to visit you will not regret it.

[@kennymitchell4361]

lol can just see ben going round southill or moyross lol

[@carolineofscots]

The metal shutters are put in by the council to protect the houses and the windows. The first area looks like Gallowhill. It used to be a lovely place, my mum was born there. Paisley was a lovely city, the Abbey is really nice. Paisleys town centre died a death when they built all the out of town shopping centres, like Braehead. I can remember going shopping there when I was young with my aunt and it was always buzzing and a nice place to go out. The windy place was the Rest and Be Thankful. Lots of history there and a brilliant burger van right at the top!! Jim Clark used to race the hill climb up the rest.

[@sharonsecord5777]

It really does look beautiful in Scotland.I would love to tour one of those old castles too.

[@conkadonk4976]

Btw a scheme is simply another name for a housing project , Its a " HOUSING SCHEME " regardless of the state of it 👍🏼

[@chrispybee]

I’ve seen some of the most beautiful scenery in Scotland. It’s unfair to say that England is shit, Lake District , Peak District not to name a few of some of the most beautiful places in England.

[@BackpackerBen]

All banter mate chill. As an English you should know our dark sense of humour and sarcasm

[@cultfiction3865]

I live in England and I agree it’s a right overpriced, overcrowded, claustrophobic shithole. I’m not afraid to admit it. Yeah I’ll give you the Lake District and Peak District but I definitely wouldn’t call it beautiful in a uniform sense because it isn’t. There’s not really much to see, and people are stupid enough to dip their hands deep into their pockets to live in relatively depressing surroundings for such a price tag

[@andyhinds542]

I absolutely love Ireland! The people are so friendly and a great laugh and I have never had a bad experience there, except for the wet weather. I'd move there if I could.

[@yutufoulogalasos]

I wouldnt trade Ireland for Scotland tbf

[@jaws2858]

Been all over the globe with you, this was more fun than any for me. Makes me want to ruin my liver in Scotland and Northern Ireland!

[@BackpackerBen]

😆😆👍👍

[@capsule_gaming]

How can these two bangers not realise the boarding up with the metal are to stop people breaking in to emptied houses that are derelict! They don’t even know what a scheme is pair a whoppers!

[@mdacheets]

I'm English and our elderly next door neighbour is Scots. I have (English) family who have moved up to Aberdeen and then Fair Isle. Met so many great Scots down the years. Warm and friendly people I'm glad we Engligh have next door!

[@BackpackerBen]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@jmcc2275]

Are you talking to me pal?

[@ScratchyBaws]

The biggest difference between the English drinkers and then the Scottish & Irish drinkers is the BANTER. You will never get that in England. The English banter is... what do you do for work, what did you get up to today, did you watch the game last night and then it's all dull football talk for 4hrs whereas the Scots & Irish will talk about everything else that's interesting with banter and jokes thrown in every sentence or other. Great video with no bias, many thanks.

[@Adam-zh4hm]

That's just not true. You people like to make that up in your head's to make yourselves feel "special". Banter in English pubs is brilliant. You're just an angry, miserable, nationalistic moron. Probably taught to you by your unsuccessful parents

[@RwR123]

That girl who was showing you around is super cute

[@AdventureElliot]

Great video man.. you don’t need to use a lot of words to capture the essence of a place. Great job from another KZbinr

[@jmcc2275]

He should have used more words to describe the reality and reasons behind it.

[@Ashs-mini-vlogs]

I love Scotland Edinburgh and Inverness are my go to Scotland gems

[@saulmcgowan]

How can a town centre be a scheme ? It is surrounded by schemes. Also Paisley is not in Glasgow, you may say it basically is but there has to be a line in the sand somewhere.

[@tbone35453]

If you think that, beauty-wise, "England is shit" and "there's nothing there" then you can't have seen much of it. It's one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

[@BackpackerBen]

Oh but I have

[@tbone35453]

Have you seen the Yorkshire Dales, the North and South Downs, the Lake District, the beautiful villages and small towns of the Home counties, the Cotswolds, the Ridgeway, not to mention the beautiful architecture, ancient pubs and woodland? A quick glance on Google Earth shows that England is about 85% countryside, so there is plenty of beauty here.@@BackpackerBen

[@COYBIG1967]

Really glad that the actual Scottish ppl couldn’t tell him anything about anywhere. So basically they met up with this guy and drove round areas laughing at the poorer classes . Classy.

[@Daviebhoy25cfc]

Middle-class Safari Ride.

[@andrewbarr5227]

You are not in Glasgow You kept saying it.. Paisley is its own town. Its like saying welcome to London this area is called Brighton........

[@BackpackerBen]

Mate it’s like 7 minutes from Glasgow centre 😆

[@brewsterkits]

i am glad you liked Scotland, shame we didnt see more of it, i have always felt safe there

[@BackpackerBen]

I will return 💯

[@jmcc2275]

Lol I haven’t and I live here.

[@KingEdwardtheTurbulentNeill26]

The one time when I didn't felt safe in Scotland was when I went to Glasgow and it was night time some foreigner I think eastern European or something like that had a fake printed out picture of a baby and tried to scam me out of my money and also tried to get me in a taxi.

[@Theodjinn72]

I don't know if the meaning has changed but when I was growing up a scheme in Scotland was a housing estate. Hence the term, 'schemie'. Maybe it's different now.

[@Parker_Douglas]

As kids growing up we would often fight with other schemes & we knew which ones to avoid unless team handed part of growing up .

[@Paul-dv4dr]

It's a council estate, isn't it? Ben's local guides seem to have given him a bit of a bum steer.

[@ArooDoggo]

Nah it’s no changed mate. Scheme is still a council estate

[@dalnahaine]

​@@Paul-dv4drThey really didn't have a clue and should be embarrassed by their ignorance

[@GusMac6129]

Paisley is not Glasgow, it is a separate town. 20 years ago, you would never have been able to walk around Ferguslie Park freely, it has changed, for the better. Stay away from the junkies, they will not hesitate to rob you, lucky police were present & watching them.

[@lewisferguson9387]

I think you literally picked the worst two scottish ‘guides’ to show you around. According to them every town is a scheme…was a difficult watch.

[@oddities-whatnot]

That “hello” at the start from the lady was soooo sweet.

[@BigBhoy67]

The metal grates where the windows used to be on the houses were put there to prevent thieves from breaking in to steal copper from wires and pipes. We referred to them as "Iron Curtains". Also i've lived in Paisley for the past 40 years and all i can say is that it is a complete shithole. Welcome to Sunny Scotland Ben.

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks for telling us mate 👍 window mystery solved

[@Celtic4Life9]

They've upgraded, used to be Widden windaes in the schemes roon the toons ;-)

[@BigBhoy67]

@@Celtic4Life9 It seems tae be the one and only upgrade they've done mate. HH

[@Celtic4Life9]

@@BigBhoy67 It's sad how the local councils have allowed this to happen, some of the town centres are derelict, when the towns were vibrant at one time, everybody looked out for each other in the community HH

[@Ickie71]

That one was a bit obvious Ben,mind me saying @@BackpackerBen

[@louise_8546]

Glaswegians don't really say "slainte" either (Gaelic) - that's more of a Highlander thing, in my experience. More likely to hear "cheers mate", or something like it.

[@TheProject1177]

can i just point out, the houses with boards on the windows/metal plating aren’t lived in, they are getting demolished and the window/door panels are to prevent people from e entering, the council will also stop cutting the grass ext to tempt people to move away by themselves instead of them having to pay for new housing come the demolition, as a hole this area *probably* isn’t rough at all, more abandoned for now (i’m from glasgow and this sort of thing is incredibly common, especially during developments ext, the wyndford in maryhill will look like this soon come the time for the regen)

[@TheProject1177]

@@DPhoenixPoet boards on the window 100% mean they are being demolished, houses that are unlived in wouldn’t be boarded up as there would be daily flat viewings ext

[@GrandmasterHash]

if you’re from Glasgow you should know that isnt always the case. Sure the wynford etc, but those bars and metal doors have been in posso for like 10/15 years

[@danahayes6907]

You’re one of the few creators I watch every time.

[@nifflofair6685]

Paisley is not a "scheme" it is a large town almost getting city status because it has an Abbey and A University. Where the houses were boarded up, yes that's a "scheme". Why did they show you the nice parts of Paisley? It is not part of Glasgow. Possilpark is two miles from Glasgow City centre. Traditional Scottish breakfast is same as English inly with haggis and black pudding. That first castle was Inveraray Castle in Inveraray the seat of the Campbell Clan. Haggis is a healthy food. We're a beautiful country and people.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Nice parts of Paisley? Kinda my thoughts too, Paisley toon centre is indeed "nice" all greenery and sandstone. It's hardly Gaza.

[@MameyPlaysGames]

The first housing estate you went through is ferguslie park where my dad grew up & where some of my family still live. The reason for the boarding up of windows with the metal is to stop anyone from breaking in and wrecking the properties.

[@johnfindlay4215]

Is the racecourse still there I remember school football games there I went to St James’s but that was a long time ago

[@JB50713]

I've never seen one with my own eyes but castles always blow me away. Someone used to live there and it's still standing!? Beautiful architecture.

[@johnthomson2869]

Thats the Duke of Argyll’s hoose!

[@BruceFraserJr]

I live in Scotland and there are 5 castles within 10 minutes drive of my house. Never tire of seeing them.

[@JB50713]

@@BruceFraserJr Amazing!

[@MelchizedekKohen]

Glasgow was rough in the 60s and 70s, not any more, though nowhere near as bad

[@Alan_and_Shannon]

What a fun few days😆 your turn to show us around Plymouth next…..

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks for having me guys!! Loved it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏🏼 until our next adventure

[@Daviebhoy25cfc]

Deerie me. That was the Centre of the biggest Town in Britain and then FeegiePark. Middle class buffters going on the human version of a Safari Park drive.

[@evelynwilson1566]

I agree, it felt really awkward to watch. I'm not from Paisley or Glasgow and I knew that scheme - wasn't there a controversy about why it was getting condemned? Did those two not read their local paper or care about their neighbours?

[@chattybatty7726]

Enjoying this thanks ..I’m Scottish from Perth ,I think your friends there have got the definition of the scheme slightly wrong …a scheme in Scotland is the equivalent to a housing estate in England, …where i live now

[@brmc6145]

I think a housing estate is all bought houses, a housing scheme is mainly council houses

[@chattybatty7726]

@@brmc6145 could be maybe ,you have me thinking now 👍

[@wetukman]

I agree i come from England live in Glasgow , a scheme is a housing estate

[@raven-wf9so]

Lovely people , we made a trek up there few years back to Balloch , Scotland’s got some beautiful country if your into walking , planning to head up further soon ! ✌️

[@steven9541]

Great video Ben. Glad you took the couple a long to explore their country. Seemed they knew less about their neighborhoods and country than you did.😮😂 Nice couple though

[@nifflofair6685]

I know, they were nice but clueless.

[@rosslogan4154]

Lol...they were completely clueless. Two Scots that don't know the meaning of "Scheme."😬

[@KT-dj4iy]

Examples of "schemes" in and around Glasgow: Ferguslie Park (before gentrification), Johnstone Castle, Spateston, Corseford, Howwood Road Scheme, Sandyflats, Castlemilk, Easterhouse, Ruchazie, Barmulloch, etc. They were the hearth and hame for hundreds of thousands of us, and were not by any means all bad.

[@WestCoastKilties]

Add Sandyhills Flats to that list now the wisdom if the social services have bussed in a whole bunch of drug addicts and unknown unaccountables into those lovely flats hanging out the windows bawling and tossing drugs at each other from the 20th floor 😳 Thing is they have to pass through the quiet neighbourhood of Sandyhills to get to the nearest Aldis n Tesco which now makes the whole area unsafe at night for everybody. You here them bawling and screaming at each other as they return with their shopping.

[@StevieBluenoseScott]

Paisley is not Glasgow.

[@multipolarworld2228]

Aye it is

[@kevinwilson455]

Some areas of Glasgow are literal hellholes. I come from a wee village near Aberdeen and we had a youth Scottish cup game in Easterhouse against a team called Boscow Rangers. Every flat had a broken window or was boarded up, the football pitches were ash. First time I'd ever played football and grass wasn't involved.

[@lejeuneoli]

Is UK becoming a 3th world country? Damn it's quite depressive. I love Scotland BTW. Gonna be the 4 trips in October. Skye island here we come

[@nifflofair6685]

Looks like the Central government are taking us that way. Its a disgrace people put up with it.

[@ads2829]

Lol a 3th world country.

[@dyl7729]

Glasgow for the most part is pretty safe and has as much upscale neighbourhoods as it does poor ones they chose probably the worst street to go down when they went to Saracen st the place is a dump but there’s always places like that everywhere, hope you enjoy your visit

[@mrb152]

These areas are pretty nice, note nearly as rough as any half decent developing country.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

The entire point was to show the worst areas - Glasgow has plenty of wonderful areas and some of the finest Victorian architecture in the World. Go to virtually* ANY city and you'll be able to find run down areas. *Don't know about Geneva, Monaco or Luxembourg, but go to Rome, Paris or Barcelona and you'll have no problem finding deprivation and squalor.

[@jamesmiller3639]

Social housing scheme. It's another word for council estate. That road you drove down are being rehoused and most of those houses are empty. That's why they are boarded up and there are lots of driving lessons going on. Because no one lives there lol.

[@charlesa.robinson7722]

Thanks Ben. Me having Irish and Scottish heritage along with English and German - probably Viking as well - I enjoyed your video of Scotland and Ireland. It looked like more fun was to be had in Belfast. My Grandfather was from Lisnaskea which is not too far out of Belfast. I traveled to Lisnaskea on leave from the US Navy while we were at port in Portsmouth for some D day rememberance event. Our aircraft carrier was The USS Eisenhower. I said to myself, "I'm taking leave to Ireland!" It happened, by accident/fate, that I chose a guesthouse - just outside of Lisnaskea - that just happened to be on the land once owned by my grandfather's (Robinson) father's land. and my grandfather had been born right across the street. I landed right on the old sod. That ws a trip!

[@TongPo11]

A "scheme" is another word for a housing estate, aka housing "scheme" it's basically any area with COUNCIL houses. Furthermore, the decapitated Council houses that were boarded up are due to get knocked down no one lives there hence why there were no cars in the area . They were boarded up so no one could get in and use them as a doss house.

[@garysmith1206]

13:39 I've never scene someone so clueless about his own country as Ben. Scotland is Beautiful but England has the lake district, Yorkshire , the cotswolds etc. Sounds like hes been to Outer Mongolia but not the Pennines.

[@chrishancock1990]

Lake District is stunning when the sun is shining, sadly it never is... 🤪

[@garysmith1206]

@@chrishancock1990 You could say the same about Scotland. I love scotland btw.

[@BackpackerBen]

Ooooooooioooo

[@BackpackerBen]

Rain 99% of the year Overpriced

[@BackpackerBen]

England has like 5 beauty spots Nothing else and that’s a fact

[@ricoricci1125]

This series has been your best in a while!!!!!

[@BackpackerBen]

Thank you!!

[@Jrhynie]

I went into the Saracen around 15 years ago, was told it was a dodgy area but the people were lovely to be fair. They say its nice to be nice, smile and be respectful, that will usually be enough to wander around Possilpark without any drama.

[@BackpackerBen]

Top people mate! Would of loved to have seen Sarcens 15 years back

[@nifflofair6685]

The Saracen Head (Sarry Heid) at The Barrowlands is the oldest pub in Glasgow, I'm not sure this is same pub. They should've taken you there as well Barrowlands is a legendary dance hall music venue.

[@Jrhynie]

@@nifflofair6685 It was the weekend when Celtic v ICT was called off because part of the roof fell down. We went to the Barrowlands market on the Sunday. We were in Possilpark the Saturday night. I think the pubs are different.

[@John_RVA]

@@nifflofair6685The Saracen Bar in the video is in Saracen Street, Possilpark in the north side of Glasgow. The Saracen’s Head (Sarry Heid) is as you said, in the Gallowgate in the East End so definitely two different pubs.

[@fannycraddock99]

Paisley is not Glasgow! It's separate town. A scheme is housing estate. Can be private or council. Your guides are not very good. Possilpark is not in the centre of Glasgow. It's a poor working class area on the north side of the city. The rest was good.

[@twiggy1870]

It’s that bad the window cleaner needs to use a sander

[@vgshwk]

Ben it is like the old joke. An Englishman a Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a bar. They order three pints of Guinness in fly in three flies and land in their drinks. The Englishman is disgusted and walks away. The Scotsman pulls the fly out and drinks his Guinness. The Irishman pulls out the fly and yells spit me Guinness out you beetch.😊 listening to some of those Scots was like trying to understand Ozzy Osbourne.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Good old Ozzy. Poor bastard is so far gone, I’m shocked he’s still alive!

[@allanferguson5260]

Traditional Scottish breakfast was Kale, Oats, salmon (once a “people’s food), herring and oats….. it used to be a joke in the British parliament, in the 18th and 19th centuries when most of the rest of the UK relied on fried food (and various pastie like treats, tasty but not exactly healthy) English MP’s would scoff at the Scots saying “you eat what we feed our horses”

[@johnfindlay4215]

Porridge oats lol

[@PembsPreppers]

You've got to come to the South Welsh Valleys mate. I used to work there for years in community mental health. The Gurnos Estate in Merthyr Tydfil is infamous. Lansbury Park in Carephilly is like the Bronx. Plus other towns like Aberdare, and this crazy partly abandoned estate on the top of Penrhys hill near Porth....it's like the land that time forgot. It'd be absolute gold.

[@CreatorOfWhites]

I looked those places up, and they look nice, hardly a flat in sight and no boarded up windows. The scheme I grew up in (Easdale st.leonards east kilbride) isn't rough for Glasgow standards but looks much more rough than the places you mentioned!

[@l3awjawz]

​@@CreatorOfWhites Nice? LMAO where can I get a draw of what you've been smoking? 🤣Within the first 30 seconds of looking at Penrhys on Google Streetview, I could see tinned up houses. Just imagine a place like Barrafield or Blackhull in the middle of nowhere and there ye huv Penrhys.

[@tobyjackman3212]

​@@CreatorOfWhites Mate thr Gurnos is _not_ *nice* 🤪

[@WestCoastKilties]

Lol! Sounds like a desirable place to live. What's the house prices like? He's been to England, Scotland and N.Ireland but didn't mention Wales? 😮