East Kilbride – slice of hell cut off from civilisation

Is East Kilbride a nice place to live or is East Kilbride rough?

This is posted as someone who moved to East Kilbride 2.5 years ago temporarily and will soon be leaving, by the grace of all that is holy. As a ‘new town’ in the 60’s and 70’s East Kilbride originally attracted lots of industry workers and their families. However due to the mammoth distance of 10 […]

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Wishaw, A psycho’s paradise with f*ck all to do

Is Wishaw a nice place to live or is Wishaw rough?

Where to even start with this place. Wishaw is a relatively small town in North Lanarksire famed for well… nothing. There is nothing to do in this place, the most exciting part of a day out here is the possibility of witnessing a fight or someone getting abused in some way or another. The towns […]

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Forth – a grey & moribund carbuncle on the ****-end of Scotland

Is Forth a nice place to live or is Forth rough?

The late great Rik Mayall once called Nottingham ‘a dark Godless void on the edge of human misery’, which exactly correlates with my feelings about Forth in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Cumbernauld’s little but equally-as-ugly little brother. Granted, it is a village – but hell is it depressing. A grey and moribund carbuncle on the ****-end of […]

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Motherwell, what a sh*t hole!

Is Motherwell a nice place to live or is Motherwell rough?

i had the misfortune to live in Motherwell during my formative teen years, and also met my now ex-wife there(so i suppose i am slightly biased). Motherwell is between Hamilton and Bellshill, and seems to attract most of the pond life from there and other satellite towns so they can congregate in “strathy park”. now […]

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Larkhall mobs are often quiet during the week, the weekend is a different story

Is Larkhall a nice place to live or is Larkhall rough?

Local mobs often keep quiet during the week in Larkhall although there is the occasional fight, the occasional singing, and the occasional alcohol and cannabis consumption. Larkhall is quite a little place about 30 – 45 minutes away from Glasgow, its big brother towns (the ***** would argue they are our little brother towns) are […]

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