Moving to Scotland tomorrow!

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Moving to Scotland tomorrow!

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I wanted to move to a place that is cold and dark, but since my ex-girlfriend already has a roommate, I decided to settle in Scotland instead. Anyone spent any time in the country and have some helpful 'culture shock' tips to keep in mind?
Right now it's for a year, but I'd love to keep a long-term option open.
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I am insanely jealous that you can do this! Have fun! I have no tips. Wear a hoodie and drink a lot...you'll probably fit in just fine!
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Have they installed the internet in Scotland yet?
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Where in Scotland?
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"The problem with Scotland is that it's full of Scots"

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Drolgin Steingrinder wrote:Where in Scotland?
Over yonder past the Wendy's.
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Avoid driving, I was there a week and even though Australians and the British drive on the same side of the road it was more of a culture shock than when I was in the US and had to drive on the right.

The highways that run north/south are acceptible, but trying to get anywhere east/west is like rallying. Then when you get to a village, the roads are all wide enough for one car but are two-way, so there's some system of flashing lights at each other from opposite ends of the street to tell you to come on ahead, or something.

Oh, and there's no redheads anywhere that I saw :(
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Zaelath wrote:Oh, and there's no redheads anywhere that I saw :(
Avoiding the curse of the ginger is a good thing for most :D

Used to get a lot of Scots students, they'd always ask where your family was from, when you told them you had ancestors from there you were like a long lost cousin.
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I don't get it. Patrick Stewart is English. Why are you going to Scotland?
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I'm up in Aberdeen, the weather's been wonderful so far. Check back in December when the sun goes down.

There are red heads every where I look. All the red head guys shaved their heads, but they're also all in the Royal Marines, from what I can tell. They're very big, so I didn't want to ask if they were naturally ginger.

The nice part about my building is that everyone is from other countries, so we have a very diverse group. I'm isolated in my corner of the US, but I've met more people in two days from other places than I met in 26 years in southern Illinois. So in that regard the experience is already a success.
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The women over there all need braces. Just so you know.
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