Glasgow, Scotland Travel writer and Glasgow native Steve King wrote that the city is a place where “complete strangers will talk to you as if you'd been at school together” – and, while they're generally friendly to everyone, they have a particular affinity with the French.
Glasgow regularly tops the charts as 'world's friendliest city', most recently in the Conde Nast Readers' Choice Awards (2022, 2023, and 2024) and Time Out Index (2022).
Though the city on the Clyde is attempting to reinvent itself with stone-cleaned buildings, upscale shopping centres and an increasingly strong financial services sector, life in Glasgow remains problematic for many of its citizens, mired in poverty, unemployment, lack of educational opportunities and a deep seated ...
The rate of adults assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness is more than 40% higher for Glasgow (178 per 10,000 population) than Scotland (126).
What we ultimately created was a radical policy that embedded a feminist approach into Glasgow's new City Development Plan – the main policy document that the council uses to assess all planning applications. And just like that, Glasgow became known as the UK's first feminist city.
The recent cross-party group on tackling Islamophobia public inquiry report revealed that 83% of respondents experienced Islamophobia directly and 75% of Muslims say that Islamophobia is a regular issue in Scottish society. It doesn't even stop there. Islamophobia affects Muslims' everyday lives.
Glasgow. Remnants of Glasgow's long shipbuilding heritage are everywhere in a city known as the friendliest in Scotland, from monuments and murals to the many exhibits in the superb Riverside Museum, and a handful of historic cranes that still stand proudly by the River Clyde.
West end. The leafy west end of Glasgow is known for its top attractions, quirky lanes, amazing food scene and relaxed vibe. Find out more about this bohemian area which has landed on many 'coolest neighbourhood' lists.
Glasgow is one of the UK's best cities for nightlife. From techno in warehouses, disco in dive bars and LGBTQ+ anthems in 150-year-old buildings, the city has it all.
With lots of green spaces, bags of cultural heritage, a UNESCO-recognised music scene, great bars and an exciting culinary landscape, Glasgow provides a wealth of date ideas. And for those looking to meet someone new, there are plenty of places to hang out with other singles.
A bit grittier than Edinburgh (its eastern counterpart), Glasgow sees its fair share of crime, but most of it is inflamed by drugs or too much alcohol and amongst local Glaswegians. Visitors should avoid potentially volatile Orange marches, which relate to the centuries-old hostility between Protestants and Catholics.
Glaswegian is the associated adjective and demonym of Glasgow, a city of the Scottish Lowlands in Scotland. It may refer to: Anything from or related to the city of Glasgow, in particular: The people of Glasgow (see also List of people from Glasgow) The Glasgow dialect of English and Scots.
Its title is a quotation from the Bible, where Paul the Apostle says that he is a citizen of "no mean city", (no obscure or insignificant city) i.e. he was a Roman citizen, even though he was a Jew from Tarsus.
Among the key figures of this cultural revolution were talented women artists and designers known as the Glasgow Girls. These women made significant contributions to art and design, bravely pursuing careers in a field traditionally dominated by men.
Umeå (pronounced oo-may-yoh, population 134,000) is famous in Sweden as the home of radical ideas and of “the red university” – during the 70s, the city hosted a large number of student strikes and left-wing, politically active students. A Swedish friend tells me that “everyone in Umeå is heavily into punk”.
"Expats in Glasgow often find the local culture to be quite different from what they are used to. The local dialect can be difficult to understand, and the weather can be unpredictable. Additionally, the local customs and traditions can be unfamiliar to those who are not from the area.
Across English regions and Wales, the highest percentage of people identified as homeless was in London; 24.8% of all people identified as homeless were located in this region (3,460 people).
Eventually, many settled in Britain and it was these individuals that would form some of the first working-class South Asian communities in Britain. Glasgow was one of several cities where South Asians made their new home, with new arrivals settling in the Gorbals.
Birmingham and Manchester have the largest percentage of the population from non-white ethnic groups (51% and 43% respectively). Pakistani is the largest ethnic group in four of the six selected UK cities, including Glasgow. Around 8% of Glasgow's population come from white ethnic groups (excluding White British).
According to the Scottish Public Health Observatory, the Pakistani community totalises 1.3% of Scotland's population, with the biggest concentration in Glasgow, nearly doubling its inhabitants in the last two decades, with 50,000 Pakistanis among a total of 5.5 million population in the country.
