AIBU to not be entirely excited about this?

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I had been looking for a job for ages with no success. About a week ago, I was finally offered a job. It's a great company and pays reasonably well.

So I should be happy right? Well, I am happy and I have no intention of turning it down. I feel like I can really do well with this job and I loved the culture of the company.

Except that I am also secretly a little disappointed and sad :(

I'm a London girl- I studied here and lived here for 5 years and I love it. I don't want to leave London :( Especially not to go to Glasgow which is where this job is.

No offence intended towards anyone who lives in Scotland, but I am so apprehensive about moving there! It's too cold

I also found it a bit boring when I went there. Granted, it was only for a day but it felt like a month.

To make matters worse, I don't know anybody at all in Glasgow (or Scotland for that matter) and this means that I will be very lonely.
My parents live in a different country entirely and that was already hard enough to deal with, but now I have to move away from my mates too.

I know I'm being a big baby about this but I really wanted to vent!

Anyone with similar experiences? How did you deal with it?

I'd also appreciate any advice from people who currently live in Scotland. I've been told that it might be better to live in Edinburgh and travel to Glasgow for work. Does that sound feasible?? I haven't been to Edinburgh yet, but a lot of my mates said it was better than Glasgow

I'm from London born and need and am insanely jealous of you! Glasgow is the only other city I would consider living in. My husband worked there for a long time and I spend a lot of time there. The shops are fab, the people are amazing and the nightlife is something else. Personally, I like Edinburgh but absolutely love Glasgow so it would be a no contest as to where to live and if you give it a chance, you'll find a lot of London similarities! Good luck and don't be despondent!!!

I work in Glasgow and LOVE it. I live approx an hour away and my commute can be an hour and a half each way every day but if that's what it takes for me to work in Glasgow then so be it! I was planning on moving there but then I got pregnant so that's put on hold for the time being til my wee one is a bit older.

It is a very vibrant and multicultural city so don't have any concerns about that. There is plenty to do with theatres, great nightlife, loads of restaurants to choose from, great shops... The list is endless tbh. And as has already been mentioned the people are very friendly.

Edinburgh is a beautiful city and prob my fave anywhere in the world (on a sunny day!) but prob best for visiting and not living in esp as was previously mentioned that you'll want to be nearer to where you work for socialising with colleagues when you first move there.

IME the NHS is excellent north of the border and myself, friends and family have never had any complaints that I know of.

If there's anything else you'd like to know about Glasgow then send me a PM and I'll be glad to help!

Got to say - I lived in Glasgow and London. Hated the rainy weather and the sectarianism; got fed up of the Catholic vs Protestant bigotry.

I loved London and would never wish to live in Glasgow again.

I would stay where you are happy. London is much more fun.

Recently done the opposite of you, moved from up north (almost on border to Scotland) down to half an hour away from London. Massive move and I was extremely apprehensive (ie didn't want to move at all). 7 months on and it's all good! I've joined stuff, made friends, got out of my comfort zone on a regular (daily) basis. But, I actually like it here. I'd lived all my life in the north, and never thought I'd settle anywhere else. Never wanted to leave, but actually i think that if you put the effort in you can actually settle anywhere. You can do it!!

OP if I can move and settle into a Middle East country from a small town in the english countryside then I am sure you will find moving to Glasgow child's play.

Having spent time in London and Glasgow I would definitely choose Glasgow any day of the week though.

Pawprint- :(

I am an atheist so the wars being waged between religions rarely bother me. I know I really want to do this job and I am not in a position at this point to refuse it anyway, so I am trying to focus on the positive things in this situation. Like you, I adore London and I can only hope that I will visit frequently and perhaps even return at some point in the future.

Wow, OP everyone (mostly) is so glowing about Glasgow, it's giving me itchy feet. I want to come too.

When are you starting job? (Sorry if you've already said)

Goodness me this thread is making me seriously homesick. Damn DH for having a job that he can't find the equivilant of up there

Yanbu at all to be daunted by moving hundreds of miles away to a strange city

I don't know Glasgow at all, but I moved to my current hometown 7 years ago only knowing 2 people and love it here. I've now got a proper network of friends and do activities and community involvement.

Living costs anywhere away from London will seem very cheap to you! And being able to get around a city centre easily is lovely too.

And if you hate it, really really hate it after a year then you can leave. You're not committing to Glasgow forever and ever. While you're young and not tied down is the best time to move between cities

Best of luck with it and congrats on the new job!

Sorry but this thread is winding me up.

Op - Glasgow is a city; a fantastic, cheeky, cultural, bustling, vibrant CITY - not a backwater void. A city where people of a huge range of ethnicities live and work and get along quite nicely.

I get the impression you think Glasgow and Scotland is some faraway, backward land.... it isn't as if it's outer mongolia your moving to.

London may be bigger but as Rab C once said "it's quality not quantity that counts".

So there.

And I'm a Glaswegian in London, by the way.

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Pawprint-which part of Glasgow did u live in? There are arseholes everywhere and unfortunately ours tend to wear green and white or red white and blue.

Edinburgh is smaller, more touristy and much more expensive. Glasgow is awesome. Live in the West End!

Re the NHS, in 2012 NHS Scotland paid out £55million in compensation for negligence etc. Scotland's population is just over 5million so that's roughly £11 per head.

The NHS in England paid out £1.2billion in compensation. Given a population of 56million for E&W that is around £21 per head.

Glasgow is way more urban than Edinburgh. I love Edinburgh but I'm not an urban person, I lived in London but liked SW London as leafy and green as possible

If you like the city and want a 'proper' city then you'll prefer Glasgow - it's got far more fashion, shopping and clubbing that's for sure!
To me Glasgow feels a bit like Manchester...

In terms of weather, Edinburgh is colder but generally brighter and sunnier, if more windy.
Glasgow is definitely far less cold, but it is greyer and wetter.

Again, I prefer Edinburgh but others prefer Glasgow.

LOL! have just seen the comment about looking Asian - there are LOADS and LOADS of asian people in Glasgow (and quite a few in Edinburgh).
If you'd said you were of african or carribean descent then you'd be more of a minority but there are lots and lots of people with backgrounds from india, pakistan, bangladesh, china... and smaller populations of thai, malasian, indonesian background... the only thing you might notice is that most will have strong glaswegian accents if they're second generation or later which some people from england find odd.

Edinburgh is nice to visit as a tourist, but I would want to live in Glasgow of the two cities. Especially if I was single and child free.

It sounds like you are a shopping & going out sort of person and that is partly why you like London. You can do all that in Glasgow - great shops, friendly, great for going out. In fact, as it is much cheaper to live here than in London you will be able to afford to go out more, shop more (if you want to) and probably be able to afford to live in a nice area too.

I am also half Asian, living in Glasgow and have lived in London. No its not as multicultural as London - nowhere is in the UK - but is absolutely fine and really friendly.

Barmix, here here! Glas gow is an amazing, vibrant, culturally diverse city. We even have electricity and running water

I've lived here all my life and am moving next year for DHs job. This thread is making me cry!

OP Glasgow is fantastic, you'll love it

I'm a Scot living in London. Edinburgh is for tourists, Glasgow ROCKS!

It's good to be aware of the negatives though.

The aforementioned sectarianism is a major black mark against the city
It does rain a lot
It isn't the healthiest of cities
Football obsession gets dull

I love Glasgow, I've lived here my whole life. It's not some tiny town . So easy to get everywhere - where I am, it's 20 mins to Loch Lomond, an hour to Edinburgh, 50 mins to Stirling, 15 mins to the city centre.

There's always something going on, loads of interesting wee places to discover. Feel a bit offended on behalf of my city! Not everyone is a sectarian eejit - lots of banter about it but mostly it's fine.

The fact that you look Asian will not be an issue.

Feel offended by the sectarianism, don't feel offended that someone mentions it exists.

Ooooh yes, the accents! I found them hard to follow at times but I think they're really sexy too .

A lot of people are talking about the religious divide up there- anyone want to educate me a bit further? How might this affect me if I am not Christian (or religious for that matter)?

The reason I had asked about the weather and the NHS is because I have a medical issue that gets worse in colder climates. But hopefully it should be too much of a bother. I'll just try to have my five-a-day and stay very warm :)