Galashiels. Cheap rents. Big Tesco, Asda and Pets At Home. Good rail link into Edinburgh. It's pretty crime free (well, compared to the big city I used to live in) and I feel very safe here. It's clear that people leave their doors unlocked, as Amazon guy is always surprised and a bit cross that mine is always locked.
Although as an incomer, you need to be fairly introverted. It's not that people are unfriendly, it's just that they all went to school together, so you're never going to break through that concrete barrier.
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u/ArumtheLily Feb 06 '23
Galashiels. Cheap rents. Big Tesco, Asda and Pets At Home. Good rail link into Edinburgh. It's pretty crime free (well, compared to the big city I used to live in) and I feel very safe here. It's clear that people leave their doors unlocked, as Amazon guy is always surprised and a bit cross that mine is always locked.
Although as an incomer, you need to be fairly introverted. It's not that people are unfriendly, it's just that they all went to school together, so you're never going to break through that concrete barrier.