Extrovert, go-ahead, upfront and outward looking.
Glasgow was once 'the second city of the Empire' – a burgeoning metropolis where the Victorian entrepreneurs designed grand buildings in keeping with the buoyancy and confidence of the age. These 19th century businessmen inherited the traditions of their own forefathers, who traded with America from the time when it was a small British colony.
Why is Glasgow different?
It’s nothing new. During the Jacobite rebellion in 1745-6, the Glasgow merchants were too busy to entertain Bonnie Prince Charlie. He passed through the city, a reminder that even today, Glasgow is set apart from the rest of Scotland.
Nowhere else offers quite the same style, nowhere else the panache or sense of being sure of its own unique identity.
You could go to Glasgow for the culture, an important element in the astonishing renaissance and re-invention which has happened in less than two decades. Certainly, visiting museums and galleries is sure to take up a major chunk of time.
You should go for the shopping – not to be missed in a city where people know how to dress well and can buy labels found nowhere else in Britain outside London.
Or you could just go for the convivial atmosphere, friendliness and chat of its pubs, bistros and restaurants.
If you are about to visit Glasgow the following links may also be of interest:
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