In Aberdeen, the haar will go a long way up the Dee valley, and well up through Cults and beyond. You feel the temperature drop and then see the big brown smudge rolling in and you know you’ve got about 15 minutes before being engulfed.
Be prepared for temperatures to be generally 5 - 10° C lower than you’re used to in Wiltshire. Snow often late Jan to Feb but this year has been bad (friends in Insch).
Aberdeen itself is struggling, 250 oil and gas layoffs a week at the moment. You’ve got a good chance of losing your arse on buying a property in the city (rents are high, nobody wants to commit to buying).
If you’re fixed on the area I’d be looking at the Banchory area, still an easy drive into the city for schools if you’re set on private primary, but local state primaries and Banchory Academy have always had good reps.
You’ll enjoy the local potholes - bigger and better than the English ones. I knew people with expensive cars that would only drive in daylight because they are so brutal (take out your tyre, wheel and suspension).
And daylight - brilliant in the summer when it’s light until 11pm, but don’t underestimate how long, dark and cold the winter will be.
As for anti English bias, didn’t really see much of it, although my German friend was made to feel unwelcome at times.
We left before the AWPR opened, but used to have to get from Cults to the sports village, a journey that took 10 minutes at 5am and 40+ minutes at 7.30am.
Gordonstoun is a bit elitist I think
Not so much I’d say - our next door neighbour’s son went there, they were very ordinary; daughter went to local primary and secondary.
Have you even ever heard an Aberdeen accent?
It’s not Peterhead or the Broch.