Is Glasgow Shit?
When you’re born and raised in a city, you can’t be anything but biased towards it. However, a friend of mine recently pulled my love affair with Glasgow into question. The friend in question (Steve) upped sticks and left, and has now settled in Oz. When I asked if he’d ever be back, he answered “Hell no – Glasgow is SHIT!”
Rather offended, myself and another Hard-Copier assembled on Buchanan Street with a net and ambushed some foreign types. Here’s what they had to say:
Jack, from England
Hard-Copy: So Jack, Is Glasgow Shit?
Jack: I thought it was going to be, but no, it’s actually really good.
Hard-Copy: What’s the highlight so far?
Jack: I went to SubClub on Friday, that was pretty darn good.
Hard-Copy: Any lowlights, apart from being hassled on the street by some arseholes asking stupid questions?
Jack: Yeah actually this is it, but it’s not a negative, so it’s all highlights so far.
Ronan & Eva from Paris, with important jobs
Please use a French accent and hand gestures when reading this
Ronan: eeeehhhmm, no, I had a bad opinion of it, but it’s less shitty than it sounds.
Hard-Copy: Can you elaborate on that?
Ronan: I had a pretty bad vision of it, but it’s way more active, way more beautiful, way more eh.. cleaner than I had in mind and the people are warmer than what I had in mind.
Hard-Copy: So Eva, is Glasgow shit?
Eva: No, it’s not, not at all. I didn’t really have an opinion before, I was just curious about the city, I’ve found a nice city.
Hard-Copy: Highlights?
Eva: Just wondering about, the pubs, the necropolis and the Cathederal
Katie, Sofia and Karen all from Canada
Hard-Copy: Is Glasgow shit?
Katie: no
Sofia: no
Karen: I don’t think so.
Katie: She’s been here for like two minutes,
Karen: I’ve only been here for 24 hours.
Hard-Copy: So 24 hours, hows that working out for you?
Karen: I love it. It’s beautiful, but thats because I come from somewhere with no history
Hard-Copy: So, did you go out to last night?
Sofia: 212
Hard-Copy: What’s 212
Katie: The club, 212
Hard-Copy: Never heard of it, you’re cooler than me.
Katie: Well, We went for the black vibe.
Hard-Copy: You’re definitely cooler than me.
Katie: It was actually pretty amazing, we were grinding all night.
Karen: You can’t say that!
Katie: It was an amazing atmosphere, the dancing was out of this world.
Karen: I had a blast.
Hard-Copy: So would you say that 212 is the best grinding establishment in the UK?
Karen: Probably not, I’m sure that there is much nicer places to grind .. but I had a lot of fun.
Kirsten (19) & Paul (20)
Hard-Copy: Ok guys, is Glasgow shit?
Kirsten: No it’s so good, I go to uni in Aberdeen and that is shit. Glasgow is really good.
Hard-Copy: So it’s Aberdeen thats shit.
Kirsten: Yup.
Paul: I go to Uni in Paisley and that’s even shitter than Aberdeen, so you know..
Hard-Copy: So You’re saying no?
Paul: Aye.
So there you have it, Steve – the people have spoken, and they have reached a verdict of Not Shit.
Chris Pettigrew
Images by Joe Peden
