resk Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I don't really have any conclusive evidence on this matter, but I was born in Aberdeen, and I'm a total fkin cockpiece. So there may be some truth in what's being said here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 minute ago, resk said: I don't really have any conclusive evidence on this matter, but I was born in Aberdeen, and I'm a total fkin cockpiece. So there may be some truth in what's being said here. There is a possibility that I was just that much of a p***k that they didn’t want to speak to me. There is definitely a different mentality up there compared to the central belt though, it’s quite hard to explain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, IrishBhoy said: Mentioned it on the Do You Like The Scottish thread aswell, that the people in Aberdeen seem very unwelcoming and sometimes just plain rude compared to other parts of the UK. I got the feeling from them that because I had moved up there for work I was taking a job off someone in the area. The guys I worked with who were the same age as me only talked about cars. They all drove Focus ST’s or shitey jumped up Corsas. 2 of them had been involved in quite serious car crashes in the 10 months I was there. It seems there was nothing else for them to do apart from rally their motors around the back roads. ETA - Also the naan breads from the Indian restaurants are tiny in Aberdeen. Like a third of the size of naans in Glasgow. large portions at takeaways are a well known marker of commonness. Aberdonian portions of chips are rarely into double figures; it's positively aristocratic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Aberdeen is an absolute hole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 23:37, AberdeenHibee said: Aberdeen was class as a student, but once you leave that bubble and are faced with the insufferable oil merchants and their ridiculous accents, you realise what a tiny, isolated wee goldfish bowl the city is. I enjoyed it but was mightily relieved to move back to Edinburgh. Aberdonians appear to think everyone knows who they are - they really, really don't. A complete drop in the ocean as far as cities around the world go with little influence. Never lived in Glasgow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Aberdonians appear to think everyone knows who they are - they really, really don't. A complete drop in the ocean as far as cities around the world go with little influence. We are one of the world’s energy cities - which is why many Aberdonians could find their way round Houston, Calgary, Perth WA, Stavanger or Baku - but know piss all about Wishaw, Kilmarnock, Dalkeith or Greenock. The relative remoteness from the more heavily populated parts of the country is a good thing - imagine taking a wee drive out your city and ending up in Coatbridge or Cumbernauld. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 52 minutes ago, tarapoa said: We are one of the world’s energy cities - which is my many Aberdonians could find their way round Houston, Calgary, Perth WA, Stavanger or Baku - but know piss all about Wishaw, Kilmarnock, Dalkeith or Greenock. The relative remoteness from the more heavily populated parts of the country is a good thing - imagine taking a wee drive out your city and ending up in Coatbridge or Cumbernauld. Imagine taking a wee drive out of Aberdeen and ending up in Peterhead or Fraserburgh...or even worse Ballater or Aboyne 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Scotland's cities ranked: Glasgow/Edinburgh Dundee Inverness Aberdeen Perth/Stirling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just now, yoda said: Scotland's cities ranked: Glasgow/Edinburgh Dundee Inverness Aberdeen Perth/Stirling Glasgow Edinburgh Aberdeen Stirling Dundee Inverness Perth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 20 hours ago, I'm Brian said: Imagine taking a wee drive out of Aberdeen and ending up in Peterhead or Fraserburgh...or even worse Ballater or Aboyne I give you the first two - but a trip along Deeside to the eastern side of the Cairngorms National Park is good for anyone's soul. Cracking part of the world...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) Going back to some of the aforementioned places, as I was driving up from England with time to spare on Saturday, I turned off the M74 on to the A70 and took in the delights of the legendary Rigside and Tarbrax before eventually crossing over at Queensferry on the road back to god's country. Sadly darkness had fallen, so likely didn't get the true picture of these places. At Rigside, I turned right into the schemie streets, which had a menacing aura about them (likely due to the murders mentioned before). Then on the entrance to a footpath, I spotted a bloke lying face down on the ground, who looked like he'd fallen or collapsed. It dawned on me that I may need to stop and help the guy, when thankfully I caught view in the rear mirror of a woman and bloke running over the road to (hopefully) assist him. Just trying to explain that the only reason I was driving along this street, was due to being told on P&B it was particularly grim would have been an interesting conversation. Tarbrax appeared on my SatNav fifteen miles or so later and seemed to be the only place in a kind of no man's land between the Lanark and Livingston areas - and even then you had to turn almost 2 miles off the main road to get to it. It was too dark to differentiate it as a particularly desperate place - and maybe the daylight landscape was required to appreciate this one. Edited February 18, 2019 by tarapoa 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 If you’re motivated by civic pride into trying to big up your city and decide to do it by associating it with other cities in USA, Canada, Australia or Scandinavia it’s best not to choose 2nd rate ones like Houston, Calgary, Perth WA and Stavanger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: If you’re motivated by civic pride into trying to big up your city and decide to do it by associating it with other cities in USA, Canada, Australia or Scandinavia it’s best not to choose 2nd rate ones like Houston, Calgary, Perth WA and Stavanger. I would love to choose New York, Vancouver, Melbourne and Copenhagen - but the 'oilfield trash' is in the cities I did mention. (Calgary is decent though) Edited February 18, 2019 by tarapoa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishZizou Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Travelling between Inverness and Aberdeen and you wonder why on earth anyone would want to live in Keith, Forres etc. You feel a bit bad saying it but it just feels so dead. You aren't really in the proper countryside which I can understand the desire to be but you also aren't in a city. This probably applies to a lot of places but at least they are commuter towns or possibly located in a nice setting (the Black Isle etc). Just feels so pointless and that the only thing keeping people there is sheer tenacity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 4 hours ago, tarapoa said: I give you the first two - but a trip along Deeside to the eastern side of the Cairngorms National Park is good for anyone's soul. Cracking part of the world...... I wasn't being entirely serious Beautiful part of the world and home of one of the finest single malts going, but all the towns on the A93 are a tad wanky and stuck in a timewarp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, I'm Brian said: I wasn't being entirely serious Beautiful part of the world and home of one of the finest single malts going, but all the towns on the A93 are a tad wanky and stuck in a timewarp. I am not from there, but moved out that way in recent times and it's the best thing I did (albeit wouldn't have thanked you for it in my 20s). There are key differences though - Lower Deeside is generally commuter territory for ABZ, and definitely the location of choice for many English or central belt settlers who work or did work in executive or engineer roles in oil & gas. Walk around Tesco Banchory and five out of ten voices will likely be English. Aboyne is a bit further out and has a different vibe - and then Ballater/Braemar have the royal angle, but are good outdoor places with plenty tourist stuff - including a couple of decent boozers and restaurants. Lochnagar is a good malt - but obviously you can go 40 miles or so north west and take your pick from some of the best - which is why I don't quite get the comment about Keith and Forres being miserable places - I love it up in Moray, and Speyside is another quality area. Edited February 18, 2019 by tarapoa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, tarapoa said: I am not from there, but moved out that way in recent times and it's the best thing I did (albeit wouldn't have thanked you for it in my 20s). There are key differences though - Lower Deeside is generally commuter territory for ABZ, and definitely the location of choice for many English or central belt settlers who work or did work in executive or engineer roles in oil & gas. Walk around Tesco Banchory and five out of ten voices will likely be English. Aboyne is a bit further out and has a different vibe - and then Ballater/Braemar have the royal angle, but are good outdoor places with plenty tourist stuff - including a couple of decent boozers and restaurants. Lochnagar is a good malt - but clearly go 30 miles north west and take your pick from some of the best - which is why I don't quite get the comment about Keith and Forres being miserable places - I love it up in Moray, and Speyside is another quality area. Yeah spent a fair bit of time up there in the last year and a half and saw most of Aberdeenshire and Moray.. I was pleasantly surprised by it all. Definitely a few must see places 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, ScottishZizou said: Travelling between Inverness and Aberdeen and you wonder why on earth anyone would want to live in Keith, Forres etc. You feel a bit bad saying it but it just feels so dead. You aren't really in the proper countryside which I can understand the desire to be but you also aren't in a city. This probably applies to a lot of places but at least they are commuter towns or possibly located in a nice setting (the Black Isle etc). Just feels so pointless and that the only thing keeping people there is sheer tenacity. Plenty of livestock on offer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Tarbrax appeared on my SatNav fifteen miles or so later and seemed to be the only place in a kind of no man's land between the Lanark and Livingston areas - and even then you had to turn almost 2 miles off the main road to get to it. It was too dark to differentiate it as a particularly desperate place - and maybe the daylight landscape was required to appreciate this one. Think I’ve been to Tarbrax once, and that was probably once too many. I’m currently house hunting, and came across this fantastic investment opportunity:https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69783133.htmlI’m actually struggling to recall any other village in Scotland I’ve been to where there’s just a single road for access in and out. Suggestions welcome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Afro said: Think I’ve been to Tarbrax once, and that was probably once too many. I’m currently house hunting, and came across this fantastic investment opportunity:https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69783133.html I’m actually struggling to recall any other village in Scotland I’ve been to where there’s just a single road for access in and out. Suggestions welcome. Bellsbank, Rankinston 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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