I'm told Aberdeen used to be a nice Scottish city with friendly natives, but now it's becoming crap thanks to all the English tossers who work in the offshore oil industry. Is this true?
2006-10-23 21:51:04 · 11 answers · asked by popeye 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Aberdeen
Captain Eyewash - get a life, I'm asking a question.
Ed - What planet do you live on?
2006-10-24 04:34:12 · update #1
being an aberdonian who still lives in aberdeen i can answer this. however - i do think u r stirring it.
inabootcomers/white settlers have driven house prices way over what they should be. locals have problems getting good housing. cost of things like fruit etc is more expensive than in most places in England - which is a farce, Jimmy Chungs is cheaper in Glasgow than here.
however those in oil tend to go for the same sort of houses, the same schools, the same social life - and actually dont impact on the character of aberdonians at all.
the doric is alive and well and features in sell-out shows every year at His Majestys Theatre.
as for the world ending at Stoney? - if the Scottish Executive gave us a decent road then maybe it wouldnt. we have a wee airport and a crap rail service.
2006-10-24 02:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by mhairi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My dad works in the oil industry and has often mentioned that Aberdeen is basically like a village with a street of pubs that some of the oil workers who have time off like to get drunk and have fights in. The hay day of the North sea oil industry has been and gone - Aberdeen is getting nicer and more tourist friendly all the time as there is less and less money to be had from the oil workers there and the businesses adapt.
2006-10-23 22:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone who's answered this question so far even been to Aberdeen? If you're looking for a English city in Scotland you might want to take a look at Edinburgh, where there are more English students at Edinburgh Uni than there are Scottish.
2006-10-23 22:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by sarcasticquotemarks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you ask the friendly natives if Aberdeen is a nice city and let them drum the answer into you!
2006-10-24 00:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by sarahlouu13 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aberdeen is a nice place (apart from the weather) and to me it's very Scottish! I have lived there and have not noticed all the English people you talk about.
2006-10-23 23:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Grilla Parlante 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well said N most of Scotlands been invaded but Aberdeens not so bad..try the outskirts ?
2006-10-23 23:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I came to this question by pure chance but to be honest, I've never been there. So it's for somebody else to answer.
2006-10-23 22:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Rinchen Tsering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately It's just another city that has fallen victim to English tossers- they are a growing breed and nature will eventually find a way to wipe them out (soon rather than later i hope )
2006-10-23 21:54:46 · answer #8 · answered by ...n... 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
there are no English or Scots just Britons ,who choose to live in Britian
2006-10-24 03:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by Haydn 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Who are you trying to impress?
2006-10-23 22:11:20 · answer #10 · answered by Captain Eyewash 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋