[jabbaworx]

Hi folks

figured I'd talk about my home city and give some details. I know this is quite an "american-centric" site, and I have seen a great surge in yanks and canucks visiting the city. I also work in hotels, so i feel my info is a step above some other residents of the city, seeing as its my job to recommend things to do etc

so,

Glasgow, voted both europes friendliest and stabbiest city

Culture

What fucking culture?
This city rides on the past. Glasgow is known for no bullshit.
Back in the 80's, if you were a band or comedian and you did well in front of a Glaswegian (Glaz-weej-yin) croud, you could perform anywhere in the world.


Transport

When visiting the city, you can pretty much walk everywhere. The city is laid out in a grid formation, very similar to most american cities. My advice is to stay north of the river, and south of Buchanen Bus station.

There are 3 main streets, Argyle St, Buchanen St and Sauchihall (SUCK-EE-HALL)
Argyle runs from east to west in the south, sauchihall is the same but to the north, and Buchanen runs from north to south, in between both Streets.

Food

Depending on what you like, there is so much to choose from, suiting all budgets. My favourites currently are Revolucion De Cuba and Opium (oriental fusion)

So-called "Daygame"

Non existant on locals, anyone who responds to your advances on the street in daylight is not worth your time. There is always a chance you will come away with a sore face as well. Not recommended


Nightlife

Drugs and dancing? Subclub
Sweatbox with rock music? Priory
Gullible students with questionable age? CAMPUS
Gullible Uni students? ARK
Mixed bad? FIREWATER
Intimate Ye Olde Pub to show off your cashflow? Sloans (my favourite)


The People

Glasgow can be an intimidating city, when out at night, no matter the day, strangers will ask you for money, don't be intimidated, if you've said more than 3 words to them and you've broken your stride, you've fucked up. Keep walking on, try and be a good judge of character

The Girls;

Often responsive to accents, but you don't want to be that creepy foreign guy which I hear poor guys geting labelled way too often. Honestly, your accent will either be great help or a greater hindrance.

To "git' yir' hole'" it's best to go out at the weekends to a place where Uni students flock. Otherwise, most people have predetermined plans and can be quite responsible.

I'd imagine Tinder is your friend, although I don't buy into any social media.


The Guys;

can be protective and very lassiez fare at the same time. If you're stepping on someones toes they'll let you, and its best to back off with a humble apology and a smile

What to Do (touristy stuff)

Necropolis. Beautiful graveyard, with some beautiful gothic cathedrals (st mungos) and the oldest building in glasgow (Provans Lorship, 1448(?)) a 5 minute walk away.

Continuing south from Lords Provanship, you will find yourself on the High St/Saltmarket, the oldest street in glasgow. I can go on and on about this cities history but I'll sum it up here.

Glasgow is a city that originally stemmed from a small fishing enclave. christianity came, and with that came money, bureaucracy and a rise in population.

Fast forward to the 1600's, Glasgow was further built up by money made from the slave trade, cotton plantations, tobacco plantations, land in the caribbean etc.

At one point, Jamaica was owned by a few Glaswegians(feel free to correct me on this.

There are a few notable buildings, The GOMA for one, which was originally a mansion of a tobacco and slave trader, which still stands to this day.




Okay, I know this is a bit of a scatterbrained post, but I felt the need to give some info on the city.

If anyone plans on coming here soon, please let me know. I'm opening a hotel in the centre, and can offer some cheap (but shitty) accomodation as well as better advice on where to go and what to do.


I look forward to contributing to this site, cheers guys!

[Stirfry]

For whatever it's worth, I took a vacation to Scotland in 2014 and it was amazing. I found people in Glasgow to be incredibly warm and friendly. In the shops the salespeople were very helpful (I know that they were probably trying to make a sale, but just try to get help in an American clothing store, let alone engage them in a personal conversation), as was pretty much anyone I talked to asking for directions, or cab drivers, etc. One afternoon it started to rain and I ran into a hotel lobby (not a hotel I was staying at) to avoid getting soaked. I mentioned to the concierge that I had to walk a little further to my destination and he gave me his umbrella!

I visited Aboyne, the Isle of Skye, Ben Nevis, and everywhere I went not only was the scenery stunning, but the people were the best. I guess my point is, in the context of game, are the women a little more open and friendly than Americans? From your post that doesn't sound like it's the case.

[jabbaworx]

(01-22-2017 11:54 AM)Stirfry Wrote:  

For whatever it's worth, I took a vacation to Scotland in 2014 and it was amazing. I found people in Glasgow to be incredibly warm and friendly. In the shops the salespeople were very helpful (I know that they were probably trying to make a sale, but just try to get help in an American clothing store, let alone engage them in a personal conversation), as was pretty much anyone I talked to asking for directions, or cab drivers, etc. One afternoon it started to rain and I ran into a hotel lobby (not a hotel I was staying at) to avoid getting soaked. I mentioned to the concierge that I had to walk a little further to my destination and he gave me his umbrella!

I visited Aboyne, the Isle of Skye, Ben Nevis, and everywhere I went not only was the scenery stunning, but the people were the best. I guess my point is, in the context of game, are the women a little more open and friendly than Americans? From your post that doesn't sound like it's the case.

really glad you enjoyed the country mate. Next time you visit i'd advise spending alot of time in the cairngorms, especially tomintoul.

I base my opinion on the directness of young scottish woman and many failed exploits of americans, but please take whatever i say with a grain of salt as I am rather young compared to other writers of datasheets on here

[NewMeta]

I visited Glasgow twice on business, why would daygame be not worth your time? I got a few pretty shitty responses in Newcastle when I lived there, but it was still a numbers game, I hardly think a lass is going to deck you for approaching her.

That said. my fondest memory is going into a McDonalds after a night out with my friend so he could get some food and two girls got into a fight at the front of the line over something, god knows. They took each other to the floor, hair pulling, slapping and scratching each other while two chavs sat near them threw chips, salad and burger buns at them. The poor lad working at the desk just said something like "ive had enough of this shit" threw his hat on the ground and went outside for a smoke break.

Good times.

[Conquerer7]

Decent data sheet of my home city. Used to hit Garage, Kokomo, Kushion, Shimmy etc 3 times a week at least back around 2015. Found girls easy in the Garage but the overall quality is lower than Kokomo which has higher bitch shields but was another place that always seemed to be successful for me. Strange as both clubs are the total opposite in terms of size and clientele. As a dance music fan I was always in the arches and always did well in there until it closed with the amount of girl groups staying in a nearby jury's inn etc for a DJ. Only times I'm out at night now is for a DJ at subby/SWG3 or an occasion such as a birthday party but I think night game is slowly getting worse. Have a main girl at the moment but would be more inclined to deal with tinder or indirectly meeting girls during the day/social circle if and when the time arises again. Social Circle is getting more important here on nights out with the amount of spineless orbiters that try to cockblock guys from girls that they will never sleep with. Get the orbiter out the game and you have a great chance with the girl. I never head out with more than one other person. Always had good times with exchange students aswell.

I would say Scottish social circles are less open than American. An American girl I was banging said that Scottish people would only be interested in speaking to her for 5 minutes due to her being American then they wouldn't bother with her whereas in America people would always ask others to join the party and be generally more friendly. Scottish social circles can be very closed off.

[jackflag]

(01-22-2017 05:16 PM)Conquerer7 Wrote:  

Decent data sheet of my home city. Used to hit Garage, Kokomo, Kushion, Shimmy etc 3 times a week at least back around 2015. Found girls easy in the Garage but the overall quality is lower than Kokomo which has higher bitch shields but was another place that always seemed to be successful for me. Strange as both clubs are the total opposite in terms of size and clientele. As a dance music fan I was always in the arches and always did well in there until it closed with the amount of girl groups staying in a nearby jury's inn etc for a DJ. Only times I'm out at night now is for a DJ at subby/SWG3 or an occasion such as a birthday party but I think night game is slowly getting worse. Have a main girl at the moment but would be more inclined to deal with tinder or indirectly meeting girls during the day/social circle if and when the time arises again. Social Circle is getting more important here on nights out with the amount of spineless orbiters that try to cockblock guys from girls that they will never sleep with. Get the orbiter out the game and you have a great chance with the girl. I never head out with more than one other person. Always had good times with exchange students aswell.

I would say Scottish social circles are less open than American. An American girl I was banging said that Scottish people would only be interested in speaking to her for 5 minutes due to her being American then they wouldn't bother with her whereas in America people would always ask others to join the party and be generally more friendly. Scottish social circles can be very closed off.

That could be more to do with her being a boring/entitled American chick that they don't feel like bothering with than Scottish circles being less open. I'm not saying that's what she is, but when I went to Glasgow I found the guys and girls very open with their social groups and eager to hang out and talk.

[Raikahoken]

Anyone still active in Glasgow? I am here for the weekend and all the clubs I went to today (Garage, Kokomo) didn't let me in solo. Unbelievable. Does anyone know which club will let me in solo, or does anyone want to pair up and go in together?