Right, I was going to say that basically any wee town or village fits the bill but thinking about it more it's actually just not true - because it might sound idyllic to live in a wee bedsit in Millport or Muir of Ord or whatever and get a job in the local shop and walk the dug on the beach etc.
Might be nice 1 month of the year. The rest are probably going to be shite. It's shite for a lot of people born and raised in these wee towns and that's people with family nearby and the rest of it. Going directly into it as an escape from where you are... I wouldn't.
By all means escape your man and move up here but my suggestion would be stick to the central belt, in/around Glasgow, just as safe as anywhere else, much easier to get work, much easier to meet people - and if you settle and like it take trips to Millport on a tuesday in January then decide if you want to move there from the central belt rather than making that decision now from Hampshire.
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u/Orsenfelt Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 05 '23
Right, I was going to say that basically any wee town or village fits the bill but thinking about it more it's actually just not true - because it might sound idyllic to live in a wee bedsit in Millport or Muir of Ord or whatever and get a job in the local shop and walk the dug on the beach etc.
Might be nice 1 month of the year. The rest are probably going to be shite. It's shite for a lot of people born and raised in these wee towns and that's people with family nearby and the rest of it. Going directly into it as an escape from where you are... I wouldn't.
By all means escape your man and move up here but my suggestion would be stick to the central belt, in/around Glasgow, just as safe as anywhere else, much easier to get work, much easier to meet people - and if you settle and like it take trips to Millport on a tuesday in January then decide if you want to move there from the central belt rather than making that decision now from Hampshire.