How is the quality of life in Edinburgh, Scotland?
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in terms of cost of living, it is slightly higher than anywhere else in Scotland.  I was a student in Edinburgh and couldn't stand the prices, so i moved to Glasgow and commuted, worked out cheaper.
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i went last year. in Scotland, go to Edinburgh, and the castle there. the architecture in the city is awesome. the castle was closed when we got there, so we didn't go in, but we did enjoy the city. on  your way from England to Scotland on the main route you can go through Jedburgh, which is where Mary Queen of Scots lived at Jedburgh Abbey. if you have time, the Lake District of England is just awesome, and there are lots of B&Bs you can stay at. There are some interesting stone circles near the lake district, too. Don't forget Hadrian's wall, a good place to see part of that is Heddon on the wall, which is where my ancestors came from. in england, stop in the bakeries and get some of those delicious meat pies for a cheap lunch or breakfast, the fruit tarts are good too. and try the tea. you may thing you don't like milk in tea, but you may end up addicted, haha
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I think you will enjoy your stint in the UK. The weather is quite wet but not in a torrential way - the climate is rather soft and pleasant. You can enjoy day-trips to London, Bristol, Wales and even travel up to Scotland. There's plenty to soak up in sight-seeing and culture immersion. Happy for you!
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I've lived in Scotland all my life.\n\nApart from anything else, Scotland is generally over-rated, scenery-wise...\n\nWhere I live, near glasgow, and indeed, about 2/3 of the country isn't a lovely scenic place.\n\nIf you life up in the highlands, the place is beautiful, but mostly, it's a bit of a unhealthy place, over populated by neds...
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Get yourself up to Edinburgh for the New Year celebrations.\nYou will have a grand old time and I'm sure you will meet some nice Scots in kilts. However, there are not so many of us that are tall !!
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Scotland - not to be confused with England which we are unfortunately conjoined to.\nWe have Mountains, Lochs, Fresh Air, no handguns under the bed, Friendly natives, men in kilts, the best Whisky in the world. \nWhat more do you need. Ye cannae beat it !!!\nCome & visit & you won't want to leave.
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yeah I AM IN SCOTLAND SIGHTILL
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picturesque landscape, interesting towns, really nice people, good soccer, royal family,\nbut: weather and food isn´t that great
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There are many beautiful places to live in Ontario, especially Southern Ontario. Toronto is a world class city and one of the cleanest and most attractive on the planet. If you prefer a smaller town, Niagara Falls is an obvious choice. Guelph is also very nice. If you're looking for something more bucolic, I'd select from the following: Georgetown, Fergus and Elora.\n\nCommonwealthers refers to member countries (and citizens) of the Commonwealth of nations formerly under British rule and now independent. These affiliated nations formally recognize the British monarch and remain linked by trade and other common issues. Canada is a member of the Commonwealth and Canadians can thus be referred to as Commonwealthers.
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sorry-I can't help you there, but I had to say how beautiful a city Strasbourg is. I was there last summer and would love to go back for more than a day.\n\nGood luck!\n:)
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Scotland is a great place to live us Scots are so friendly there is only one problem the weather - it's not so good.  You will end up with webbed feet like the rest of us because it's always raining lol.  The scenery is spectacular.  I think you would be very happy here.  I'm at uni with a lot of Americans they hate the weather though.  I hope you make the decision to come to Scotland - even for a holiday to see what it's like and get a feel of the place and u could do some research when you are over here.  Good luck and hope to see you soon.
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Hey\ni'm not 100% postive but recently i read that australia is 2nd best when it comes to quality of living, just under sweden.\nI'm from oz and i have to say its awesome!\n-warm climate\n-lots of job opportunites esp labourers\n-low density of population ie not cramped together\n-very high ratio of women:men equality its like 0.92 or something (1 being completly equal)\n-nice, relaxed lifestyle\n-very muliticultural and accepting of others\n-great sense of mateship and friendliness\n\nSo yeh Australia rocks. :)\nhope that helps!
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Move to the UK, its better there anyway
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Well it really depends on how long you're planning to stay.\nI'm an ex-erasmus myself and I strongly advice you to go and live with the locals in order to appreciate the experience.\n\nLiving in a hostel, even the University hostel could be interesting, depending on the state of the place ! \n\nIn Scotland however, people often share their appartments.\nYou could then rent a room in a house with 3 other students.\nThe accommodation office of the university will provide yo with a list of potential rooms. You simply phone and visit. \n\nOnce again it depends where you're going : Glasgow, Edinburgh, aberdeen ??? The prices aren't the same !
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UK\n- lots of good universities\n- progressive in IT development, when compared to Australia\n- better wages, but higher cost of living\n- great base to explore Europe from\n- miserable weather\n\nAustralia\n- lower cost of living\n- friendly people\n- cities aren't manic\n- it's massive - takes a lot longer to go visit anywhere!\n- great weather\n\nI would say that it is more difficult to find work in Australia ... you can only work in one job for 3 months, and with the high proportion of travellers it is difficult to find decent jobs.\n\nBut then I live in the UK and would happily move to Oz :)  Just depends what you are really looking for!
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My brother in law is British and loves it here.  He doesn't want to go back except visit his family once a year.  He hasn't really faced too many problems.  Just some jobs he couldn't get until he became a citizen.
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Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.\nIs there another capital in Scotland?!