Edinburgh and Glasgow have long been Scotland’s rival cities, though both are completely unique. We asked people in Edinburgh for the Fringe what they think of Glasgow.
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00:00 The main difference is I know Glasgow is just one big hill, like Edinburgh has got many big hills.
00:06 Grey and dreary and only from Craig Ferguson's perspective. That's sort of like all I have.
00:12 Yeah, I was actually in Glasgow last week. Yesterday actually, sorry.
00:16 I haven't been to Glasgow, no. My flatmate's boyfriend is from Glasgow and one of the cast members is Glaswegian.
00:22 But I've never been to Glasgow.
00:23 That's quite a hard one actually because I know Edinburgh really, really well.
00:27 I thoroughly enjoyed myself in Glasgow but I think my heart's in Edinburgh.
00:31 That is my main thing. Is it just easier to get around Glasgow?
00:34 It's not as good as Edinburgh.
00:36 I always knew Edinburgh, I mean it feels very old money, like big grand buildings and
00:42 sort of like the London of Scotland, like kind of posh and fancy.
00:46 And Glasgow is mostly cheaper, maybe not for accommodation right now.
00:51 It's a bit cheaper and I think, and I don't know if I'm going to upset people from Edinburgh,
00:56 I think Glasgow's a lot more laid back.
00:58 Wait, and isn't, what's his name, the guy who plays Professor X, isn't he from Glasgow?
01:04 From what I've heard, I have a few Glaswegian friends. It's not as nice.
01:10 No, I've heard, so I've got a lot of friends who are students in Glasgow.
01:13 It's a very nice town. I know there's a lot of history behind, you know,
01:18 crime and drugs and all that but no, I think it's a really nice place.
01:22 Oh, we went on a boat trip, we went round the docks.
01:26 It was very nice, I was only there for three days but it was lovely.
01:29 Yeah, oh, what's his name, the Scottish actor?
01:32 I think Edinburgh is always moving, the sheer velocity of the city,
01:37 even during the year is insane. Whereas in Glasgow we're all just a bit like jellyfish,
01:41 we're all just like, "Hiya, how you doing?"
01:44 McAvoy, James McAvoy.
01:46 Yeah.
01:46 Okay, yeah.
01:47 I think, well, me living in Edinburgh, I'm really enjoying myself, you know.
01:51 I've got to back Edinburgh here but I mean, I can see the merits of Glasgow but, you know, it's rainier.
01:58 You know.
01:59 So, yeah, when you get to Edinburgh, yeah, that's a big shock, I think, if you've never been here before.
02:04 Some of the stories I've heard from people interacting
02:08 outside of uni with other people can be a bit more,
02:12 I don't know, I don't want to say aggressive but, you know.
02:17 But I think it's got such a community. I think everyone from Glasgow has such a
02:21 I feel like if you were to find another person from Glasgow, it's like, "Oh, brilliant,"
02:24 like that kind of connection which always comes when you live somewhere like that.
02:28 I've got to love Glasgow because I'm Glaswegian.
02:30 It has a reputation and I've heard things about that reputation from first-hand things.
02:36 I've always wanted to go on a night out there. It seems really fun, so I'd love to go.
02:41 So that's all I know about it. I've never been.
02:42 Oh, and Connelly.
02:43 Oh, and Connelly's from there, that's right. So I've never seen it though.