"What We Forgot to Tell You" - Americans in Scotland - Day #7 Recap

[@margaretnicol3423]

You may not be aware that there have been bin men / refuge / garbage truck strikes in Glasgow. That would have had an impact on what you saw.

[@circus1701]

The newer buildings in most Uk cities is due in part to a little bit of a problem we had with Germany 1939-1945 you may have heard of it - it was quite a thing at the time.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

Unfortunately Anderston and the centre was knocked down by our own Council so they could build a big motorway right through the town.

[@davidfaraday7963]

@@BrokenBackMountains Brings to mind Betjeman's infamous "come friendly bombs and fall on Slough, it isn't fit for humans now".

[@Zveebo]

Not in Glasgow, it wasn’t. 95% of the buildings were demolished in the post-war era, not as a result of WWII bombing.

[@circus1701]

@@Zveebo Did the council do anything with the tenements or did they knock them down too? You can tell its been a long since I've been to Glasgow!

[@Zveebo]

@@circus1701 A lot of tenements were knocked down in the post war years. Not many recently though - the ones that remain are usually pretty popular to live in now they’ve been refurbished.

[@grannyweatherwax5558]

Ethan, you missed out on a real treat. There is actually a tour you can do of Glasgow central rail station where they take you up to see the roof and also down into the abandoned platforms underground in the low level of the station. The tour guid tells you of the history of the station and about the fact that they build the station over the an old part of Glasgow called Grahamston and takes you through vaults and different abandoned areas of the station. I am such a geek and find stuff like that so interesting but particularly for Glasgow central which I used to travel to and from most days for work which I’d such an iconic and busy place yet it has so much history and quiet forgotten spaces within it.

[@midwestamericans3806]

I would have loved to have seen that. Hopefully we'll come back soon. Thank you for sharing sounds really cool.

[@yazmac9294]

Glasgow does currently have a trash issue, our local government changed the rubbish collection from fortnightly to every three weeks to encourage recycling but it’s had a very negative effect. Glaswegians are as disappointed about it as tourists so hopefully it gets fixed soon!

[@Lovelee123]

Yeh mother in law’s car had the wires chewed through by rats!

[@Zveebo]

The trash is not great in Edinburgh, but I was still pretty shocked by just how awful the situation in Glasgow was when visiting recently. Definitely experienced the same ‘Glasgow air’ walking out the train station as these guys did! 🤢

[@RoyKoopaling]

Not with the stranglehold the SNP has on Scottish politics.

[@vinnyganzano1930]

Glasgow is my home town and we are blessed with free museums and plenty of public parks. Glad you enjoyed your visit.

[@hangedman821]

And free buses and trains.........or is that just me? : )

[@vinnyganzano1930]

@@hangedman821 I wish they were free.

[@dinerouk]

All England have free museums now.

[@mjc8364]

I appreciated your "Dim Sum more" joke, Angie, even if nobody else did! 😝

[@betterhalf6868]

Thanks!

[@totoro123]

Yesss! 🙌

[@nightowl5395]

Yes, so did I.....and I don't normally like puns... 😅

[@AGMundy]

Ah yes but I recall first hearing this joke 20 years ago on Will & Grace - not that I am knocking Angela for that.

[@bluecheese1066]

You guys seem a lot more settled now that you're a week in to your travels. Glad to see you're both enjoying things. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make of York, one of my favourite cities.

[@simonjones7727]

I am listening to the birdsong behind you. The little birds are singing their hearts out!

[@kirsteneasdale5707]

You should have visited some of our beautiful countryside instead of 2 cities. The south end of Loch Lomond (at Balloch) is only a 45 minute train journey from Glasgow, and you could have had a boat trip from there to Luss, to see some Highland Mountain scenery.

[@sueKay]

That's where I stay and so many tourists miss out when it's so close by!

[@neilmorrison7356]

I agree know they were on a tight time scale but they missed so much. There are day long tours from Glasgow and Edinburgh that do the highlights of the Highlands.

[@alanlittle4589]

All the more reason for them to undertake their 2023 trip...

[@Lovelee123]

Yes they really should have, the highlands are stunning but Loch Lomond would have been a feasible option in such a tight timeframe.

[@roberthindle5146]

Even better, Glen Coe/Kingshouse (Buachille Etive Mor) or Skye.

[@lox5962]

Dim sum means “touch the heart” and is a meal made up of many small dishes everyone shares, Chinese tapas basically and is available between 11am and 4.30/5pm and it’s my favourite Chinese meal. Shame you didn’t get to visit the museums and galleries in London, most are free and amazing. Glad you enjoyed your trip, hope you come back soon.

[@pongysocks]

Dim = "a little bit" and Sum = "heart"

[@lox5962]

@@pongysocks Hi Harry, Dim in Cantonese means touch

[@pongysocks]

@@lox5962 Not according to my Cantonese wife!

[@lox5962]

@@pongysocks I don’t know what to tell you, according to my Cantonese parents it is 😕 maybe it’s a Hong Kong thing

[@peterc.1618]

And I'm sure Kew Gardens beats any botanical gardens they have in Scotland.

[@STANDREW2]

Glasgow subway is the third oldest underground rail system in the world after London and Budapest.

[@tahiti1]

You've missed the Liverpool/Wirral underground railway, oldest outside London from 1886

[@HotchkissJoe]

I recall travelling on the old wooden carriages before it was shut down and modernised in the 70s. It seems to have been referred to by locals as 'the world's biggest toy trainset' beforehand, and 'the clockwork orange' afterwards because of the new round, fluorescent orange carriages. First time I came across the use of liquid nitrogen pipes to freeze the soil under the river while permanent lining was put in, and the entire building of St.Enoch's station (quite small really) being jacked up 4 inches while work was carried out below- to avoid damage to the sandstone building -and then lowered back down afterwards.

[@markwolstenholme3354]

Is Glasgow underground known as The Low-level or is that something else?

[@HotchkissJoe]

@@markwolstenholme3354 There are upper and lower level platforms at Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations but these are nothing to do with the subway.

[@karenpaterson4559]

The subway is Glasgow is basically just a big circle under the city centre, west end and south side of the river clyde. It is affectionately known as “the clockwork orange” in the city.

[@alabama1413]

Thanks yet again for the recap. It’s always enjoyable listening to your take on the day’s events. 👍

[@davidbruce7350]

Glasgow traditionally is more working class, Shipyards back in the day, Edinburgh being the capital has always been thought of as a rich city....both are great however...enjoyed your videos and thoughts

[@tonys1636]

Most hotels will look after your luggage for a few hours before or after your check in/check out time, they may or may not charge for this. Many will either deliver it to or collect it from your room (budget hotels excepted). The Concierge/Head Porter is an absolute mine of information and always very helpful.

[@josephturner4047]

Over half of the Glasgow suburban railway network was closed in the 60's. Not a metro. Just mainline services in tunnels. It was still steam hauled then of course. One line was reopened in the 80's. The Queen attended at Argyle street. She didn't seem pleased to see me, again.

[@simonjones7727]

I remember Rab C Nesbitt talking about how welcoming Glasgow was. Sure, there might be the odd stabbing but these would be "friendly stabbings, there would be no malice in them"!

[@tonys1636]

And the 'Glasgow Kiss'.

[@michaelkennedy8573]

That also reminds me of Kevin Bridges talking about Glasgow being the friendliest and dangerous at the same time. So you may get a stabbing but we'll also phone you an ambulance.... Or something along those lines lol

[@briwire138]

And the punching of a man who was on fire. Mind you he did carry out a terrorist attack.

[@simonjones7727]

@@briwire138 But that was brilliant! An asthmatic baggage handler (Stevo? Wheato?) and Shona-Marie and her friend from the Claire's Accessories franchise gie'd those terrorists laldy. Only in Glasgow!

[@sammoore5136]

How about the Glasgow smile? My husband’s uncle has a rather impressive one…. Xxxx

[@racheltaylor6578]

The museum at Glasgow University is good.The People’s Palace and Transport Museum,,Science Museum are worth a visit.The Willow Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall Street are beautiful and recently restored.

[@AndyKing1963]

a trip to Glasgow without Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street or Argyle Street is a mistake

[@hangedman821]

@@AndyKing1963 Not nowadays with all the empty shops and homeless folks.....it's like world war z.

[@steve3291]

When you buy rail tickets at the station the price tends to be more expensive. Best prices are from booking in advance. Most hotels will hold your luggage prior to check in I find. It does depend on the hotel. Yes, you were here in June so the days are very long. London has a botanical gardens at Kew. Shame you didn't see some of the London museums such as the Natural History Museum, the Tate, Tate Modern and Science Museums; they are always a treat. All free too.

[@nickgrazier3373]

In the South West of England they have a place called The Eden Project, this is similar to the Glasgow gardens but is made using geodesic domes which are huge. It is in a valley so is well protected from the elements. You can look it up “The Eden Project” if you ever come back it could be a number on your list to see next time.

[@paulclements6277]

Apparently the architect who designed the art gallery killed himself because the actual gallery is built back to front ..he couldn’t live with such a blunder..so the front door is actually the back door

[@craighobbs3708]

The SNP run Glasgow city council should watch this! - I actually love your videos - your honest first hand experiences of the UK are great!

[@Kari_B61ex]

You mostly go to the bar to order food and drink in a pub, whereas in a restaurant they come to you at the table to take your order.

[@TimeyWimeyLimey]

The best way to do it is for one of you to go to the bar as you enter while the others grab seats.

[@billyhills9933]

I always found Glasgow to have more of a 'working city' feel to it, rather than Edinburgh which felt more touristy.

[@samsprrr3548]

Loved the style mile in Glasgow and the hulimans umbrella.

[@markwolstenholme3354]

Yes guys, Edinburgh & Glasgow are completely different cities, I prefer Glasgow. The Glaswegans are different to the Edinburghers. You will find newer buildings in Glasgow & other UK cities due to WW11 bombing (blitz). The Bruce plan slum clearance in the years after the war made a huge change to Glasgow. Many foreign people think only London was blitzed.

[@margaretnicol3423]

The Clydebank Blitz was really bad. They were targeted because of the shipbuilding they did. That's where the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth II were built along with the HMS Hood and HMS Repulse (war ships).

[@BrokenBackMountains]

Glasgow wasn't really bombed. Clydebank and Greenock were. Most of the buildings were knocked in the sixties and seventies, ostensibly as slum clearance but mainly to build a huge effinmotorway right through the heart of the city.

[@Zveebo]

Very few parts of Glasgow itself were bombed in WWII. Most of the old buildings were pulled down in the post-war years as part of the Council’s plans to ‘modernise’ the city, clear slums and drive motorways through it. It’s not like London etc.

[@markadams9333]

Yes Glasgow council pulled buildings down and built a motorway through the city. Believe it or not, Edinburgh council were going to do the same, but a group of architects stopped it (forget the name, still get involved with planning applications now). If it had happened Edinburgh would look much like Glasgow.

[@alexrafe2590]

Glasgow is just a younger city than Edinburgh. It went from being a modest-sized town before experiencing massive growth in the late 18th and 19th century, which transformed it into Scotland’s largest city. It benefited from things like shipbuilding and a big increase in other economic activity as part of the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century. New industry attracted loads of immigrants, especially the Irish. That’s why a lot of the ‘older’ buildings of Glasgow are still younger than Edinburgh’s 18th century Georgian and older buildings. As Scotland’s capital, it has just been an important city for far longer than Glasgow.

[@garethhocking2910]

Thank you guys for the update, I hope you're having a great time, I live in the UK but right down the opposite end, I'm down in the south west in a city called Plymouth in Devon, continue being yourselves and natural, love you both xx

[@rwbranger62]

You mean England

[@tonys1636]

@@rwbranger62 It's all part of the same island and part of GB.

[@richardlee3235]

Just up the road from you in brixham

[@garethhocking2910]

@@richardlee3235 I've been there but many years ago Richard

[@margaretnicol3423]

If you'd caught a bus on the street you were walking on you could have been at Loch Lomond in an hour! Some of the interesting things are on the outskirts of Glasgow rather than in the town centre. Edinburgh is the pretty centre but Glasgow is the working/industrial centre. I wish you'd gone to Bellahouston Park for the House for an Art Lover and the skiing/snowboarding. I did mention that before you went.

[@louisemiller3784]

Oh and a snippet of info for Glasgow. Buffalo Bill brought his show from the USA and the first place it was played was in Glasgows East End just off Duke St. There were quite a few Native Americans in the show who went to the local pubs and partied with the locals, so a few ended up in Barlinnie Prison for a short spell due to being drunk and disorderly

[@Pitcairn2]

Happened here in Perth also. The show management passed a flyer around the pubs which said 'Do not give alcohol to the Indians'

[@garymacdonald7165]

You seen about 5% of Glasgow! Scotlands biggest city is easier to see if you get on a "Hop on-Hop of bus"!

[@Kazza_8240]

The entrances/exits to Glasgow Central kinda smell because you can't smoke inside, so people stand there and smoke before or after a train ride, and there are bins placed there for anybodys rubbish while they're standing there, once you walk past that bit it's ok though.

[@alias47]

There definitely are sketchy parts of Glasgow, although this is true of all cities. Funnily enough if that abandoned railway wasn't fenced off that would have probably attracted homeless and sketchy people too! Maybe that's why Ethan was drawn to it. Ethan is confirmed sketchy.

[@PaulEcosse]

To be fair they were around St Patrick's Street and China town which is usually a busy area when the college is in, but with it being summer it's pretty deserted.

[@annother3350]

Glasgow is sketchier as a man with a english or US accent

[@markwilkie3677]

@@annother3350 that`s nonsense

[@ajivins1]

I sketch!

[@1951woodygeo]

Yes Possil is one sketchy place if you have not been or lived there I have though and love the place as I do Maryhill and Springburn and Port Dundas all the places I have lived .

[@brianhepke7182]

Your videos are rich in detail which makes them very interesting.... I really must get to Scotland once I am back there.

[@andrewpinks4925]

I love haggis with breakfast; you buy it sliced rounds that you fry/grill. Its great in a buttered scotch roll. From my experience, I would say that Edinburgh is very much tourist Scotland with lots of arty stuff whereas Glasgow is more down to Earth real everyday Scotland. I love the people of Glasgow.

[@jacquelineburke3413]

that old railway station was being used fr raves in the 80s and 90s until it was eventually sealed off though threre was talk of reinstating it as a station but dont think it came to anything, thanks for visiting

[@retroghetto7646]

Usually when I visit the kelvigrove I'd usually visit the transport museum the same day. You guys would of liked that, they have set up old streets and old fashioned subway trains and all kinds of transportation device's from history, and you can go on the tall ship.

[@wilmaknickersfit]

I must remember that for our next visit thanks!

[@jackpatrick4462]

The Transport museum has been relocated to the Clydeside now, which is now the Riverside museum, not as close as they used to be…

[@retroghetto7646]

@@jackpatrick4462 still within a 20 min walk, faster by car.

[@andybrown4284]

Glasgow has a reputation for being rough but glaswegians are generally friendly towards strangers and save their rougher side for locals. So long as the stranger isn't being abrasive at least.

[@katbryce]

The old town (around the Royal Mile) in Edinburgh, is a lot older than Glasgow. The new town, behind the side of Princes Street that has the shops, is about the same age. The bit around Glasgow Cathedral is very old, but Glasgow was a small village until relatively recently by UK standards.

[@tcharles2466]

Really good upload, guys - I just love the way you engage with (and contradict) each other in such a 'laid-back' way. I'm so glad I discovered your Channel! I'm really looking forward to your York upload! Best wishes - and stay safe! Tony, UK

[@midwestamericans3806]

Thank you!

[@vaudevillian7]

I know it’s a bit late now but for next time, if there’s a number on your table you probably order at the bar. You’re more likely to order at the bar than not, but it’s always worth asking when you go in “if they’re doing food and do we need to order at the bar”, even we do that in places if we’re not sure, and there’s times when pubs aren’t necessarily cooking food (although food in pubs is much more of a thing than it was 20 years ago even so you’re generally okay)

[@marymellor7214]

Enjoying following by our trip. You quoted price for haircut, but how much was the haggis meal? Why didn't eat the swede/carrot mash? How much was the steak and ale pie? Did you see the national rail museum in york? Also really enjoyed Angela's trip up Edinburg mountain, she really caught the sun.

[@petervenkman69]

Generally at pubs you order at the bar, while restaurants tend to have table service.

[@markb4759]

Super fun to see you enjoying your visit to Scotland, and hope you get to see more of the UK. Big up for my home town of Coventry, with its cathedral ruins consecrated in 1450, and plenty of churches, buildings and the odd pub from the 15th and 16th century. The guild hall of Coventry has just reopened and the old and new cathedral with the Herbert gallery are free, with Fargo village too.

[@midwestamericans3806]

We would love to come back.

[@cathymcdonald4734]

Enjoyed the video of your visit to Glasgow my home town, hopefully you will return one day. We love having visitors.,also hope you found us friendly folks. Safe journey to you both on your trip to York

[@voododd666]

I’m glad you enjoyed it all plus both videos was so fun to watch.

[@raibeart1955]

I’ve been down on these tracks in the Botanical Gardens when I was about 15 years old one place that they lead to was the Barrowlands. You only have to go in about 20-30 yards and you are in pitch blackness. All the best. Rab

[@Lemmi99]

I have worked in quite a few states in the US but not Missouri, Iowa was the nearest. I would like to go to the Arabia steamboat museum in Kansas City.

[@scottishsithphotoygraphy]

I was born in a town just outside Glasgow, and I currently live in another town about 20 miles South of Glasgow. However, Glasgow is where I was raised, and I am a Glaswegian to my core. I love Edinburgh too, but to get a real feel of Glasgow, you really need to spend a few days at least in the city. From the multitude of parks and museums, to the restaurants to and quirky shops. From the medieval Presbyterian Glasgow Cathedral to the Modern Roman Catholic St. Andrews Cathedral. The sprawling Necropolis grave yard that borders Glasgow City Centre and the East End. Glasgow is a fantastic city to spend time in, whether it's the West End, or the South Side where I grew up. If you do make it back over, consider a stay of a few days. Hook up with a friendly Glaswegian, and we'll show you the Working Class beating heart of Scotland.

[@stuartlodge1959]

We know Edinburgh is full of saddos, Glasgow is now full of saddos, what is going on in my country?

[@scottishsithphotoygraphy]

Eh?? Saddo's.. What are you on about?

[@stuartlodge1959]

@@scottishsithphotoygraphy losers

[@BrokenBackMountains]

Well said, John.

[@gordonhayward4409]

Sorry to disagree pals but I'd go to Glasgow anytime over Edinburgh. People a hell of a lot friendlier and the craic is awesome. Lived there for a year and miss it like hell.

[@wonhung]

Not TRAIN YARD, but STATION, or TRAIN STATION. To Brits a yard is 39" about the length of a stride by a full grown man. We do have train yards, but that is a reference to where rolling stock in kept and shunted.

[@chrisgee7631]

Love your videos, all the best from Newcastle

[@1951woodygeo]

That was a self portrait of Van Gogh you saw in the museum in Glasgow

[@ulyssesthirteen7031]

Looking forward to the York stuff! my favourite city!

[@stephengreen6338]

Nice cut Ethan, well done for trying new stuff, you was scared on day one.........of the car, haha, and roads, enjoying the content

[@buffs1899]

I live in Glasgow and things have deteriorated in the city centre in recent years. Two large fires damaged large parts of Sauchiehall Street which is one of the main shopping streets. This has resulted in missing buildings and businesses closing down. Also, there are 3 large shopping centres in the suburbs and many city centre businesses have closed as people shop elsewhere now. The part you felt was unsafe looks much worse than it actually is. Due to repair works on the motorway, there is extensive disruption in that area as the pillars which hold up the carriageway are repaired. I’m sorry our city smelt of trash and you felt uncomfortable but Glasgow is a very friendly place. It has issues and challenges like any other big city, but there is plenty to see and unlike Edinburgh, its probably more authentic and less designed for tourists.

[@simonjones7727]

I love Glasgow and have known it since the days of Lewis's (with its groovy modernistic self service restaurant by Misha Black), St Enoch Station and when the Merchant City was more commonly known as "the back of Goldbergs" (and, yes, I remember the fish pond too). It had a good 80s (The Italian Centre, The Garden Festival, and I might just slip in "That Sinking Feeling" although late 70s) and there were quite a few years after that when the retail was great. The loss of the Mack library (twice!) has been terrible, and the other fires have left the centre looking sad. Glasgow will rise again though.

[@abigail1st]

Too old to party? No way! Glasgow is a party town for all ages and you are young. Some areas look a bit dodgy but really in comparison to cities in the US it’s really safe. Glad you enjoyed your day there, but there really is so much to see. If you ever visit again please check out the Tenement House and Pollock House for a bit of social history from both sides of the class divide.

[@abigail1st]

@mary carver hey, that’s a given, the Highlands are fantastic 🙌🏼 but, they only had a day to kill and were on public transport 👍🏻

[@charlestaylor3027]

You can get a tour of the buried village under Glasgow Central Station.

[@gwaptiva]

Love how you're learning to pronounce Glasgow properly! Stick with it! Let's Go Glasgow!

[@chrisbowden6924]

Love what Angela has brought to the channel, but when they share the screen like this, she doesn't allow Ethan to speak for a second without cutting him off! 🤣

[@betterhalf6868]

🙃 I was in a talkative mood

[@normanwallace7658]

FOSSIL FINDING as we know it today first started in Lyme Regis Dorset when a young girl Mary Anning found a fossilised Icheosaur skull on the Beach from the erroded cliff face with her brother in 1811 & it all took off from there !! Their is now a statue of her close to where it happened !!

[@billmayor8567]

Almost all botanical gardens, museums. Art galleries are free in U.K. There are so many things to do in U.K. that are free.

[@john_smith1471]

£14 for an off-peak return/round trip walk-up fare is very reasonable, (often no significant difference for single and return fares) you are not tied to a specific train time, so no clock watching like you'd have with fixed discounted Advance tickets, try doing it in a taxi and see the hole your wallet.

[@dooley-ch]

I very much enjoy your posts. You are what we in Ireland call "Educated Americans", meaning that you are aware of other cultures and ways of doing things and you are open to exploring it. I have no doubt that no matter where you go, you will find something of interest to see and do. Looking forward to your next adventures.

[@auldfouter8661]

So funny you saying Edinburgh didn't smell- you used to always know you were in Edinburgh by the all pervading smell of the breweries. The yeasty smell was unmissable -just like when we got a big load of brewers grains delivered to the farm to feed the cows with.

[@nickgrazier3373]

Hi! Glasgow used to have a brutal name in the back streets gangs a couple of decades ago and they used to have a vicious attack called the Glasgow kiss (pronounce Glasgee Kiss) basically a really vicious head butt. Silly but true it’s where Billy Connolly comes from, Glasgo famous for ship building.

[@jimibhoy8935]

Glesga kiss. Actually lol

[@garygreen1782]

Botanical gardens are great on a miserable winter's day 😂 with a coffee 😃 glad you enjoyed your trip to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

[@clairebarrowcliffe5620]

I think you would have loved the Glasgow Central Tour. Its based in Glasgow Central Station and they take you on a tour of the old railway underneath. Have been really enjoying watching your visit to the uk and love that you got to my hometown Glasgow.

[@josephturner4047]

Note: there is no law of trespass in Scotland except on the railway. Not sure those tunnels &c are still railway property.

[@jonathancowan2251]

Golfers are keen to tell you differently! Though you are actually allowed to cross golf courses, so long as you take heed of a couple of conditions ... not to interrupt play, and keep off the greens ...

[@john_smith1471]

Glasgow locations were used in the US film 'World War Z' with Brad Pitt, American taxis and street furniture recreated, and a real US style grid road system already existing, did you spot that? and maybe some mannequins were still in that old tunnel mentioned in the video, perhaps shifting mannequins like the ones that spooked Will Smith in 'I am Legend'

[@PaulEcosse]

Yeah it won't really get dark in the Summer, so any hotel that has blackout curtains / blinds gets extra kudos.

[@davidhyams2769]

Had a business trip to Helsinki at midsummer one year. Asked especially for a hotel that had some kind of blackout facility. I got booked into a hotel that's actually under the runway!

[@ErictheRedCantona]

Excellent recap guys, great watch.

[@Ian-lx1iz]

OK, guys - ya got me beat. I live in York, and I just cannot work out where you're sitting. I thought that I'D been to every church café in the city, but that view has me flummoxed. So... Where ARE you?

[@livvymunro1929]

When you visited Kelvingrove museum I was disappointed that didn't show any shots of Glasgow University which is on the hill behind the museum. I don't know if you know this, but Glasgow University was founded in 1451 and is the fourth oldest in the English speaking world after Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews.

[@livvymunro1929]

@@hangedman821 If you have time have a walk around the university campus and if you are interested in Charles Rennie Mackintosh, be sure to visit his house reconstructed in the University library building .

[@kumasenlac5504]

The artists group was The Glasgow Boys - they weren't related AFAIK.

[@raiseyourworld5324]

Is a pity you did not come across the research on tartaria and the mudfloods before your visit, Edinburgh in particular is full of the stuff along with remnants of the antiquetech they used. The Derbyshire Peak Districts also has a lot. Would have made your visit more fascinating. haing said that, the US has a lot to offer in that department also. Worth you looking into.

[@christinebarnes9102]

London has many abandoned stations that you can explore if you you look on the transport for London website for the tours.

[@redeadknight5380]

Scotland gets lots of daylight in summer. being so far north, in the winter it's completely opposite. we get about 4hrs of daylight where I'm from.

[@sandersson2813]

4 hours? Behave, you're not in Norway. I lived in Aberdeen and it got light about 9 and dark about 3 in mid winter. Even if you lived in Shetland it wouldn't be much less.

[@redeadknight5380]

@@sandersson2813 I may have exaggerated a little, I'm from Orkney and it's always dark in the winter it may be around 5 hours 6 max last year in December it was dark at 3pm

[@sandersson2813]

@@redeadknight5380 It's dark every year in December then. Ha ha. Daylight is consistent year to year.

[@wilmaknickersfit]

Did Nathan start saying Edinburow again at the beginning? 😜

[@john_smith1471]

Yes hes dropped back again, Stanley Baxter is still around, maybe he can give some coaching.

[@damionyates4946]

I get my hair cut in London for under a tenner (something like £6). There is a chain called topcuts with a branch in Camden

[@kevinkvs9746]

That sketch bit was Glasgow China town and very close to marryhill and posso

[@stevieduggan1763]

Hi Angie and Ethan. It's a pity you didn't get to the highlands to see wild Haggis. They're really cute, but shy for obvious reasons. Two of their legs are shorter so they don't roll down the mountains. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🖖💜

[@jodiedarlingauthor]

🤣

[@josefschiltz2192]

Some of the haggis are in decline. They've been usurped by the imported McNugget - which is not a true haggis. The haggis need urgent protection from this invasive species.

[@steve3291]

Wild haggis are easy to spot due to their tartan skin.

[@stevieduggan1763]

@@steve3291 True dat.🐶👍

[@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380]

Lol.

[@nightowl5395]

Yes, Angela....you are quite right to feel pleased with yourself for recognising an unfamiliar painting from the artist's style 😊👍 (I just thought I would say that....after Ethan's "well, anyway...." response....!)

[@BillySugger1965]

Many of the older parts of Glasgow were run down residences called tenements which were demolished or converted in the 70s and 80s. Edinburgh was always a more affluent city in general, which is why its older architecture survives and much of Glasgow’s has been replaced by modern buildings.

[@BatfinksWings]

Was Edinburgh always more affluent? It certainly has become in the past 20-30years but before that it was fairly dodgy perhaps on par with Glasgow?

[@BillySugger1965]

@@BatfinksWings Both cities have always had their rough parts and nicer parts, as do all cities. But Glasgow’s history is much more industrial with major ship building etc., while Edinburgh has always been the cultural capital of Scotland. I don’t know that Edinburgh was ever famed for places comparable with the Gorbals. And a head but is not knows as “the Glasgow kiss” for nothing.

[@BatfinksWings]

@@BillySugger1965 Yeah I agree. I'm from Glasgow myself and tbh I wouldn't really recommend the city as a tourist destination, very much industrial. I just remember Edinburgh being pretty rough back in the 80s/90s (Trainspotting etc), the past 30 years change in Edinburgh has been pretty amazing. But yeah, I think Glasgow was always poorer and rougher.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

@@AJ-PFbat some parts of Edinburgh were mental in the 80s and that is from a Glaswegian that worked and studied in Edinburgh. I had more hassle in Edinburgh than I ever had in Glasgow. Also, Edinburgh also has its fair share of tenements for the poster up a bit.

[@BillySugger1965]

@@BatfinksWings I tried to get into Strathclyde Uni in the early ‘80s but my grades weren’t good enough. I’d have absolutely loved spending four years in Glasgow at that age!

[@nigelhyde279]

Dim Sum is the name of a style of Chinese cuisine, just as BBQ is the name of a cuisine. There are many Dim Sum restaurants but they aren’t all part of one chain just as not every BBQ restaurant is apart of a chain.

[@chrischarlescook]

Most train tickets are only £1 or so to add a return. Sounds like you bought two singles, which is madness. Even when I used to travel 6 hours on the train, it was £66 there, 50p back. During the summer it gets "dark" at about 2 am but then dawn starts an hour later. In Scotland it's even more extreme. It's worth noting that the entire USA is further south than the UK👍

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Well, apart from bits of Alaska. Anchorage is further north than Unst.

[@chrischarlescook]

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t ok the contiguous US.

[@PolarBear4]

If only all trains were that cheap to get a return lol. I'm paying about £15 to get to London (from Newcastle) this Sun and the return ticket (on Mon) is around £25. I can't think of any trip I've been on where it's been that cheap to add a return.

[@sandersson2813]

@@PolarBear4 What are you moaning about? £15 is cheap as fuck from Newcastle to London

[@PolarBear4]

@@sandersson2813 Who's moaning? It certainly wasn't me. It's far cheaper than I'd expected (but then we're on stupidly timed trains or I'd be an adding at least an extra £100 in total). What I was saying is that realcookiecook's saying that it's only an extra 50p to make a ticket a return sadly isn't the case (any more or near me at least).

[@joensuu123]

I had a great few days in that hotel a few weeks ago - lots of drinking with friends from WA

[@laurareaney4702]

Such a shame you didn't make it to the waterfront in Glasgow, its beautiful.

[@andyt8216]

Welcome to York, I'm sad I never bumped into you...and the lovely ItsJPS from KZbin too. Maybe next time!

[@rosuobs3972]

Glad your having a lovely trip, you have been lucky with the weather heat wave. The haircut looks like you cant decide what to have, just shave the tuffty bit on top and be happy with it the same length all over, its popular here. Have a nice time in York see you afterwards, THREE CHEERS to you'all

[@stirlingmoss4621]

Tresspassing isn't the same in the UK as it is in the USA. It's not an offence unless criminal damage has been done or 'do not enter' signs are ignored with warning of possible fines etc.

[@Sophie.S..]

I can see the headlines in the paper "Fire brigade rescues American trapped down a 25ft hole" 🤣 Loving your updates.

[@midwestamericans3806]

That would've been it, I Google what it looked like later and looked exactly out of a zombie movie.

[@john_smith1471]

Glasgow is not Edinburgh, it is a working city with an industrial heritage, is dense with amazing Victorian and gothic architecture which I think went over your heads, you should have taken a tour of Glasgow City Chambers, 19 century opulence, and you could have visited one of the few surviving medieval houses, Provand’s Lordship.

[@fionaj8668]

I totally agree. They essentially spent an afternoon in Glasgow and spent it in my opinion the least interesting places of the West End. Glasgow is not a touristy city but a place you need to spend a bit of time in to truly appreciate.

[@john_smith1471]

@@fionaj8668 Yes, and if open, Scotland street school museum is worth a visit.

[@peterbrown1012]

The reason Edinburgh has old buildings and Glasgow has new buildings is because Glasgow was bombed during the war and Edinburgh mainly was not.

[@stewartbristow846]

Also the fact that Glasgow is an industrial city and didn't grow very much until the 18th century, whereas Edinburgh is a historic capital dating back to the early Middle Ages. Edinburgh is a tourist town, Glasgow is great for shopping, I have always found. That was reflected in your haircut price!

[@katbryce]

Also, it just is a newer city. It was a small village until the Industrial Revolution, so most of it was built in the mid 1800s, whereas the old town in Edinburgh is about 1000 years old.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

Clydebank got bombed. Glasgow was hardly touched. The buildings were knocked down in the sixties and seventies by the council. I wish people wouldn't repeat the bombing falsehood.

[@pete975]

glasgow city cente often stinks of whiskey mash because of distilleries

[@daijay9084]

Personally we found Glasgow far more interesting than Edinburgh. There was a greater variety of historic buildings, better prices and a better selection of eating places. Also we found the people far more friendly. It has had a reputation for being rough in places but we wondered into what was a reputed 'rough' area and we found the people so friendly and helpful. Edinburgh the people were all in a rush and a bit stand-offish.

[@Zveebo]

@@AJ-PFbat That’s nonsense. Just as many Edinburghers in Edinburgh as Glaswegians in Glasgow. And unlike Glasgow, Edinburgh has tonnes of people living right in the city centre.

[@ksmith3997]

Love that you’re shocked Glasgow is rough 😄 if anyone offers you a Glaswegian kiss, say no! 😂👌🏻

[@marjian6991]

Glasgow kiss! Or Glesga kiss!

[@lastfirst5689]

People don't to offer Glesga kisses they just give you one

[@marjian6991]

@@lastfirst5689 You're right You won't know what hit you lol! More likely to get the warning "Al stick the heid in ye"" meaning 'My head will come in contact with yours" 🤪

[@louisemiller3784]

Edinburgh city centre is very much geared toward tourists Glasgow isn’t really geared for tourists. If you go not too far from Edinburgh centre there are places that are very sketchy, hence the film Trainspotting being in Edinburgh. But Glasgow definately not geared for tourists hence the less kilt and tartan shops compared to Edinburgh

[@andybrown4284]

Trainspotting was filmed in edinburgh because that's where the book it was based on was set.

[@louisemiller3784]

@@andybrown4284 exactly

[@richmorris2870]

You've fallen in to the 'Tourist Trap' - Glasgow is authentic and warts and all, with lots of cultural stuff too. I find it sad that Americans (Europeans get tourist traps), just stick to London, Oxford, Bath, York and Edinburgh.... They're all set up to cate for tourists, very few even locals in these places will visit the places that the tourists do. If you ever come to the UK again, I'm happy to show you around my very authentic little city of Worcester in the West Midlands (I suppose the equivalent of your MidWest, but not the same at all). 🙂

[@lastfirst5689]

Yeah. Why go to cities where you'll only meet other tourists and outsider workers? You may as well just watch a doc about the cities of interest at home. I personally don't like Edinburgh and London, I like Glasgow warts n all, you also get more for your money not forgetting brutally honest and nice people

[@markadams9333]

They can't go to Scotland and miss out on the stunning architecture, history, food, culture, etc. Edinburgh was instrumental in the American founding fathers getting inspiration for US independence. the Canongate Kirk has/had a display with the history of the kirk and mentioned Thomas Jefferson visiting) It is one of the greatest cities on the planet and you cannot miss it.

[@zakstarchild]

What a load of rubbish, I live in Edinburgh, I work just off the Royal Mile, loads of us go into town every day, work colleagues were even at the Tattoo the other night, but Glasgow does still have some lovely old buildings , it wasn’t bombing that butchered the city centre it was post war town planners

[@RichardSmith-ew3xz]

Be sure to take the city wall walk when you are in York, It's like a raised walk through the city. The history of the wall is fascinating too. I got talking to an old guy on the wall, when he found out I was Scottish he took me to a part of the wall a Scottish army had attacked. Yorkminster Cathedral is stunning. How that was built 1000 years ago is beyond incredible. Y'all will love York. There was a Viking festival when I was there too, celebrating a time when York was called Jarvik.

[@tonys1636]

York Minster is not a Cathedral in the definition of a cathedral. Although does have a Bishop. A Cathedral in sense and function but not in name. One of the peculiarities of the C of E and the Head being the Monarch. The Duchy of York being the loser in the Wars of the Roses. The similar with Westminster Abbey, the property of and administered by the Crown Estate.

[@MrSinclairn]

Yes,they should defintely try to get to the Jorvik Viking Heritage Centre,but it at this time of year,might be overbooked and hard to get a viewing,like Edin. Castle!

[@victoriaedwards1220]

The amount of times I have been on top of the wall with the Station below! Thinking "i've done it again" haha

[@Jamienomore]

Dim Sum is a Chinese dish of small steamed or fried savoury dumplings containing various fillings. When I came out of the Library this morning an Ice Cream Van shot past at 80 miles an hour. You should have seen then Van Go. You won't believe this because there are only 3 People know about it but there is an Underground Alien Base in Scotland.

[@normanwallace7658]

The stuffed animals are called Taxidermy

[@craigross341]

The trains are scandalously expensive. Sometimes Glasgow smells sickly sweet because there's a brewery out in the East End, and if they're doing a "mash" you can smell it everywhere. 13:57 That bit there used to be a problem. I had an issue one night and ran to the nearby police station. The cop said, "Aye, we've an opiate user problem. They don't even run when we come". It's pretty okay now, though!