I'm Scottish born and bred but have spent the last decade+ of my life in Canada and have Permanent Residency here. My background is as an AV tech/rigger but I'm most of the way through a Canadian Red Seal commercial/industrial electrical license apprenticeship which the UK governing body considers legitimate so if I got my arse in gear I could challenge the 18th edition test.

Not going to lie things are looking fucking rough here in Ontario with the tariffs kicking in, I have a gut feeling it's going to decimate the construction and manufacturing sectors for the foreseeable future. I'm strongly considering moving back if things get insane with the US like boots land on Canadian soil but I'd have to sponsor my wife over which means I'd need to make £29K, is this even doable with UK wages? I make a lot more than that here but it's also a lot more expensive here and I work a couple of unionized jobs.

Hopefully this is the right place to post, would love any and all advice, even if it's just a 'calm down pal'. Anyone in the trades probably hears all the time that qualified tradesmen are in high demand but we all know that what people say and what the actual job prospects are can vary wildly.

https://youtu.be/QITGsHudgxM?si=ABskL6q0IZ5A0PL4

I’m a software developer working fully online, and I’ll be moving to the UK soon. I’m looking for a place to rent in Scotland but haven’t decided where to settle yet. Since I work remotely, a fast and stable internet connection is essential.

A bit about my preferences:

I currently live in a small, quiet village and really enjoy being away from the chaos of cities. I’d love to find a peaceful place where I can focus on work. My rental budget is around up to £1,000/month (bills may or may not be included). I’ve done thorough research and believe I can find a nice place within this range. I spend most of my day working on the computer at home, so a comfortable living space and reliable broadband are priorities. I got accepted from a Master’s programme at Edinburgh Napier University, but that’s still undecided. I’d really appreciate recommendations for areas that fit this lifestyle! Ideally, I’d like to be within reasonable reach of a city for occasional visits but still have that quiet, small-town feel.

If you live somewhere that sounds like a good fit, I’d love to hear about your experience!

I'm Scottish (Ayrshire) and my girlfriend in American, and she just asked me why I (and others) always call people 'thingy' if I can't remember their name. I have no idea. Does anyone know why we do that? Apparently in America they use 'thingy' but never for people.

Martin Geissler interviewing an absolute weasel. Little fascist nyaff. It’s TV gold.

I came across this proposal from a group of HW students - the lack of trainlines to and from some of Edinburgh's biggest residential areas has always baffled me (atleast from the perspective of a Glaswegian) - it's about time the trains get back on the rails.

I'm looking to cover a similar topic in an article (freelance), looking into the legacy of railway cuts (I'm looking at you in particular Beeching) in the Scottish Borders, Edinburgh and Glasgow and how local communities were and are effected.

If anyone would be interested in having a chat about it reach out to me on email calderjamie050@gmail.com or pass me along to anyone you may know on X @calderj050.

I think that's a little bit too far, wasters.

Hello from British Columbia. As you probably know, today the American president instated tariffs of 25% on most goods Canada and Mexico sell to the US. Here in Canada, about three quarters of our exports go to the United States. We believe Trump is trying to take over the entire continent, as he indicated in his inaugural speech about extending American borders.

One of the things the UK and the US have in common is producing great entertainment. Many many Canadians are cancelling our American streaming services in response to these tariffs.

If you have multiple streaming services, some of them American, could you please consider cancelling the least favourite of your American ones? You won’t be left short of quality entertainment as you produce it yourselves, and any blow to the American economy we can inflict together will help slow down this modern-day Hitler.

Thanks for considering this. We’d so appreciate a show of support right now.

Not an avid reddit user but I need some advice

Got accepted to both University of Glasgow & University of Edinburgh to do a 4-year English Lit Masters (please reserve judgement on my future employment prospects, I know it's dire). Yay! No idea which to accept and would really appreciate any advice.

I know people say to focus on the quality of the degree course and not the school's "prestige" or the city. By that logic, Edinburgh is ranked highest and I should pick them, but I've heard some horrendous things about student life and how the school functions. My sister went to uni in Edinburgh (not UofE) and loved it, but the rest of my family seems to lean Glasgow. Geographically we live closer to Glasgow so again, there's bias there against Edinburgh being snobby. I've visited both cities, pretty equal in my knee-jerk reactions to them.

Anything helps. What you think of each city's social/nightlife, affordability, student satisfaction in relation to school & staff, general vibes, what students tend to be like, etc. Also, this sounds really stupid, but info on the cities' music/concert scenes would be great. Important to me for shallow reasons.

TLDR: Would love local opinions on key differences between Glasgow & Edinburgh for a student. Specifics for their English Lit degrees appreciated but not a dealbreaker. Sorry for going on :)

Police threatened to arrest me tonight for failure to identify. .. They knocked my door, I answered and I was told I'd be arrested if I didn't tell them my name... In my own house? WTF? I've also been banned from the policeuk subreddit for asking why... I've got the video but ill need to censor it because I did identify with threat of arrest. It was a neighbour making a noise complaint because I was playing acoustic at 1730.

I'll be heading to Northern Ireland and taking the P&O Ferry from Cairnryan with a car, but the website makes it really difficult to work out when I need to arrive by. It says, "Check-In closes ... 30 mins before departure time." It then adds "Please be advised these are the latest times you can arrive at Check-In AFTER security. Therefore, we encourage you to allow for plenty of time to pass through security".

It gives absolutely no guidance on what the security process is or how long it is likely to take - other than to give plenty of time at busy times.

Looking at Google Maps Street View, the first booth you come to by car says "check-in", which is either an ambiguous designation (i.e. there is another check-in area out of site of Google Street View) or there is no security process before check-in.

Anyway, has anyone done this trip before and can offer advice so I know what the procedure is so I can work out when I should aim to arrive at? I don't want to be milling around too long if I don't have to.

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