Glasgow is less of a destination for English schools than Edinburgh or Brighton but it does have quite a few students, particularly at Glasgow Caledonian, who would have issues with academic English to some degree. Glasgow, rather than Edinburgh or Brighton, also has more of a market for English leading to citizenship / settlement which may be of interest. Going down that route, it would be worth looking into developing a familiarity with the UKVI IELTS and Trinity exams as that does tend to be what a lot of people are looking for help with.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Saturday, 9 July 2016 16:54 (seven years ago) link
A bit tired for a full post right now, but I just wanted to give a wave from Dennistoun! I'm even a Haghill resident technically, but on the fringe, so I can actually leave the flat after darkness. :) I've been here for years and like it a lot.
I would concur with what everyone has said so far. I don't have any great fondness for the West End anymore, apart from usually heading that way when visitors come. Southside seems a lot more interesting nowadays. I love it, but I think Dennistoun maybe needs a wee while longer to really come into its own - changes are positive, but slow.
My mental health care experiences with the NHS in this area have been excellent also.
― NWOFHM! Overlord (krakow), Sunday, 10 July 2016 13:29 (seven years ago) link
back visiting next month for a week, nowhere near long enough. mon eh glesga.
― jim in vancouver, Saturday, 16 July 2016 07:45 (seven years ago) link
Was there for a paltry 5 days last week. Never enough time, despite it's size.
― Gukbe, Saturday, 16 July 2016 08:37 (seven years ago) link
Our flat in Shawlands was robbed yesterday. Two laptops and a tablet stolen, and it seems to have been part of a spate of break-ins. Be vigilant, I wouldn't wish this on anybody.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 26 August 2016 08:22 (seven years ago) link
:(
― conrad, Friday, 26 August 2016 08:35 (seven years ago) link
oh scott, i'm so sorry to hear that! were you insured? I mean it's awful either way.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Friday, 26 August 2016 14:51 (seven years ago) link
Oh, that's shit. I have a few friends round Shawlands way, I'll be sure to let them know.
― ailsa, Friday, 26 August 2016 15:10 (seven years ago) link
I had been insured until last year. We were intending to set up a joint account to pay rent/insurance/etc that we never got around to doing. I'm more upset about losing all my photos and demos and files - my laptop had a dud battery and keys missing so the actual laptop isn't a great loss, it's just that it had basically all my life on it. His laptop was the opposite though - fairly new and a model worth over one thousand pounds. It had a fair amount of his own music on it though, including stuff for a gig a week today. It's a fucking nightmare. I've resigned myself to losing all my digital media stuff but I am desperately hoping to get the actual machines back.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 27 August 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
That's awful, sorry. I hope you do get them back.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 27 August 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Jesus, that's terrible. I completely forget about the value in backing stuff up. A stark reminder. Is there anything any of us can do to help?
― ailsa, Sunday, 28 August 2016 01:19 (seven years ago) link
I don't think so. I've been on ebay and Gumtree and all those Facebay pages religiously but nothing has turned up yet. Thanks though, I do really appreciate it.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 28 August 2016 08:19 (seven years ago) link
worth a revive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIVkfCIunLc
― Heavy Doors (jed_), Sunday, 26 February 2017 03:00 (seven years ago) link
Will never not be funny, that one.
Been a while since we failed to organise a Glasgow FAP, eh?
― ailsa, Sunday, 26 February 2017 13:46 (seven years ago) link
We were in the same room on Tuesday, does that count?
― NWOFHM! Overlord (krakow), Sunday, 26 February 2017 16:25 (seven years ago) link
I guess :-)
― ailsa, Sunday, 26 February 2017 17:23 (seven years ago) link
lol that Rangers fan is priceless! Coincidentally I just clicked on this while listening to a radio program about swearing.
― calzino, Monday, 27 February 2017 20:25 (seven years ago) link
Is that Peter capaldi in the balmore glazing ad? 1:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFoiJs7Injc
― Heavy Doors (jed_), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 09:30 (seven years ago) link
that is not peter capaldi :)
― conrad, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 09:52 (seven years ago) link
Is it not?
― Heavy Doors (jed_), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 10:01 (seven years ago) link
aye that's definitely no capaldi
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 18:00 (seven years ago) link
Definitely not.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:57 (seven years ago) link
Reminds me more of Andrew "Andy" O'Brien:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_O'Brien_(EastEnders)
― Bernie Lugg (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 21:03 (seven years ago) link
actor who played him was from my home town of uddingston
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 21:12 (seven years ago) link
It's him, I tell you.
https://www.peter-capaldi-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Love-Child.jpg
― Heavy Doors (jed_), Thursday, 2 March 2017 00:34 (seven years ago) link
:)
― conrad, Thursday, 2 March 2017 07:27 (seven years ago) link
I was just reading about it. Peter worked for Balmore Glazing and the guy who was cast didn't turn up on the day so PC had to fill in. It was how he got into showbiz.
― Heavy Doors (jed_), Thursday, 2 March 2017 08:13 (seven years ago) link
― conrad, Thursday, 2 March 2017 09:40 (seven years ago) link
whit? it was actually capaldi?!
I'm going to be in the dear green place a week from now, the 6th, til the 15th. any culture happenings of note going on (other than celtic v kilmarnock which i will be attending)?
― gimp in wankouver (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 March 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah also apart from counterflows, which i know about
― gimp in wankouver (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 March 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
Guy in the advert is George Drennan fae Kilmarnock.
― everything, Thursday, 30 March 2017 18:23 (seven years ago) link
knew it wisnae him
really specific from everything there
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 March 2017 23:23 (seven years ago) link
my mate told me his address. i thought "oh that's in queens park", then i google mapped it and saw it was in govanhill, and then i realized id just been thinking of the whole of govanhill as just an extension of queen's park.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 March 2017 23:25 (seven years ago) link
like i think i thought govanhill was up near govan and kinningpark haha.
i would literally go years without going south of the river when i lived in glasgow
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 March 2017 23:26 (seven years ago) link
everything in glasgow is south of the river now jim you'll be amazed
― conrad, Friday, 31 March 2017 15:46 (seven years ago) link
i'm south of the river so not everything's amazing tbf
― tony orlandoni, cheese engineer (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:11 (seven years ago) link
all my pals who haven't moved to the suburbs, and my big brother, live in the southside
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 31 March 2017 16:20 (seven years ago) link
marcello carlin and lena friesan are urgently looking for somewhere to stay in glasgow, details as below copied from marcello's facebook: ATTENTION ALL GLASGOW FACEBOOKERS: Lena and I are planning to come up there soon to see my mum. She is now in a care home and has given up her (council) house so that's not an option for us any more. Is there anybody up there who would be willing to put up with us/put us up for three nights? The care home's down Cambuslang way (probably nearer Blantyre as the crow flies but there you go) so it would be good to be able to get there easily. It would be great to see my mum, which for reasons of health etc. I haven't done since last July. If you can help, please send me a private message and I'll give you more details. Thanks in advance!
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmarcello.carlin%2Fposts%2F10155185981584766&width=500^^^facebook link
or hit them up on twitter: @marcellocarlin @agincourtgirl
― mark s, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 11:55 (seven years ago) link
Any idea what dates he's looking at?
― Madchen, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 11:57 (seven years ago) link
trying to find out
― mark s, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 12:00 (seven years ago) link
found out: 18-20 April
(so next week)
― mark s, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 12:41 (seven years ago) link
Ah, can't help that soon I'm afraid. Might have an empty flat for a short time after 14th May.
― Madchen, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 13:53 (seven years ago) link
(bumping this in case it wasn't seen before)
― mark s, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 16:04 (seven years ago) link
(madchen can you email me?)
― mark s, Monday, 8 May 2017 10:28 (seven years ago) link
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15417790.Man_floats_down_River_Kelvin_on_inflatable_swimming_pool_while_basking_in_sunshine/
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 23:36 (six years ago) link
yas man
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 23:54 (six years ago) link
A good little read... not Smeato. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/01/i-stopped-a-terrorist-attack-experience
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 2 September 2017 21:19 (six years ago) link
talk about being blindsided by unexpected emotion...
i can't see this thing without crying
http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/eccf0839ec5d425ebbc307ae9cf1612c/an-illuminated-sign-for-barrowland-ballroom-at-night-in-glasgow-scotland-d3hgcn.jpg
― Kat Slater Slag meme (jed_), Thursday, 21 September 2017 03:26 (six years ago) link
Was there for the first time last night for lcd soundsystem and took exactly that photo. Amazing venue
― i know kore-eda (or something), Thursday, 21 September 2017 07:11 (six years ago) link
i saw plastikman there in 1994, totally sober. it was incredible
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 September 2017 09:11 (six years ago) link