adminee
From: United States
11/25/2008 12:08 EST
We're going to be putting together an article entitled, 10 Tips for Living in Scotland, and we need your help. Please post a reply to this thread with as many tips as you'd like (or as few) for expats living in Scotland. Whether you're a newcomer yourself or a seasoned expats whose lived abroad for many years, share your favorite tips for expats living in Scotland. If you want to discuss or expand upon someone elses tip, feel free! We'll use your posts to compile the articles.
Thanks, in advance, for your help!
Betsy Burlingame
ExpatExchange.com
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garylars
12/10/2008 16:41 EST
I'll be living in Scotland starting 12/25/2008. Would love to learn for others and contribute as well. Thanks!
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troutbum
12/18/2008 15:51 EST
My wife and I have been in Scotland for 1 year. It's been a great experience all around. We spent 7 months prior in southern England... but much prefer the atmosphere, freindliness, and openess of the people here in Scotland.
A few tips:
1) Learn to like Irn Bru...
2) Decide if you are a Celtic or Rangers fan ahead of anyone asking you... you will be asked at some point (applies to Glasgow area)
3) Keep waterproof jacket, umbrella, and wellies in your car or back pack... it can be glorious one minutes and pouring down rain the next.
4) Open yourself to the foods... Haggis, Cullen Skink, pies, neeps and tatties, and of course a great variety of fishes.
5) Treat all speed camera areas like they have active cameras in them!
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jambohighlander
1/2/2009 16:32 EST
1. Learn to follow a local football team instead of simply Rangers or Celtic. You will get much more respect from locals, you can actually go and enjoy the game and it will be much more affordable!
2. Enjoy the colloquialisms. Every area of Scotland has different sayings and Scots is a REAL language, not just a strain of English
3. Learn to enjoy the outdoors and as mentioned earlier, always prepare for bad weather and take it as a bit of good luck if it doesn't rain. There is no such thing as a drought in Scotland.
4. Go to a ceilidh or a folk gig. Scottish music does not begin and end with pipe bands.
5. If you move to the Highlands, learn a bit of Gaelic. It's a beautiful language and features on many of the road signs, shops and even has it's own tv channel now (bbc Alba)
6. Learn to take life at a slower pace (unless in Edinburgh and Glasgow) and accept that anything that needs to be done can be done online if the shop or bank is closed.
(more later if I can think of any!)
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BetsyC
3/18/2009 09:22 EST
Looking forward to this article and hoping there will be ideas for children in Edinburgh in the summer.
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