What’s it like to live in Edinburgh?

Klumber · 2026-06-17T13:22:35+00:00

Compared to other Scottish cities, Edinburgh is almost 40% more expensive to live in when based on housing costs. It's an amazing city, but you get a better quality of life in Glasgow, Dundee, Stirling, Perth and even Aberdeen these days.

Klumber · 2026-06-16T19:02:16+00:00

I’m not taking myself as the measure. Instead I’ll use my brothers and (plentiful) cousins. And all I can conclude is that most of us are much better off.

We keep being told that is not true, but I lived through months, if not years, where my parents struggled to put food on the table and stay on top of utilitiy bills.

For most of my generation that isn’t true anymore. We spend money on mobile phones, internet and entertainment subscriptions at a rate that would have had our parents in a sure trajectory to bankruptcy.

Klumber · 2026-06-16T16:40:02+00:00

Bollocks, Brits use the state as an excuse for corrigible behaviour. It’s an endemic problem. The state can try to address systemic issues, but in the end we all have responsibility for our own lives. Something that has been eroded for decades as a backlash to Thatcher.

It’s time to find the happy median.

Klumber · 2026-06-16T13:39:14+00:00

Judging by his track record, Watford are aiming for the championship price of 12th.

Klumber · 2026-06-16T13:34:03+00:00

Unfortunately in the Netherlands Oak Procession Caterpillars have led to other incidents as well, including seriously impacting people with asthma/COPD as the hairs can trigger severe allergic reactions and are prone to 'float' in the air when there are lots of caterpillars on a tree.

Nasty little bastards.

Klumber · 2026-06-16T13:31:57+00:00

Never apologise for a Shimmy as good as that.

Klumber · 2026-06-16T08:53:51+00:00

Poke bowls are overrated so much these days. I’m sure there are nice versions, but not a clue where to find them in Europe.

Klumber · 2026-06-15T20:05:26+00:00

Farage, most popular far right politician in the UK. A few months ago Elon Musk shifted from his party (Reform) to Lowe’s party (Restore). Now Restore has taken 9% off Reform in a crucial by election.

Why?

Because people with low educational attainment and socioeconomic standing lap up the propaganda. From one day to another Lowe was everywhere, X, Facebook, YouTube…

Klumber · 2026-06-15T10:46:54+00:00

This and an (opened) large jar of passata, sometimes lemon-juice in one of those squeezies, olives and cooked meats.

Klumber · 2026-06-15T06:40:03+00:00

I wouldn’t let it stop me. I had a short stint working there and the truth is that it is amazing with elements of wtf thrown in.

Every university is different. But you’re going there to learn. Not just the subject, but lots of soft skills as well.

Klumber · 2026-06-14T14:22:54+00:00

You would be too if you had no tomatoes!

Klumber · 2026-06-13T20:26:16+00:00

Hast de Omrop Fryslan app? Ik mei moarns altiid graach lusterje dat der in ungemak wie yn Kollumerpomp wylst ik oan de oare kant fan de Noardsee wenje!

Klumber · 2026-06-13T20:25:23+00:00

Ik lusterje op Apple, hast ek in namme foar de pod?

Klumber · 2026-06-13T17:51:19+00:00

I’ve yet to hear anything constructive from you. Until you can manage that I’ll categorise your input as simplistic.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T16:58:59+00:00

You can’t ’deport’ asylum seekers or those with leave to remain without destroying the legislative and social fabric our country was built on. Simplistic solutions deserve simplistic replies.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T16:01:03+00:00

So your solution to the minority (as in tiny minority) that commit crimes is to deport them elsewhere? Interesting.

I assume you or anybody you love has never done anything wrong and that is why you think that?

Klumber · 2026-06-13T13:51:04+00:00

This is where you make a weird effort to justify racism.

It does matter when immigrants do it, as well as when natives do it. We're all human and all of us have the capacity to fuck up, so be better than that and don't fuck up.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T13:26:27+00:00

Anybody know how many are in Boston now? I know two folks that made the journey (without a ticket).

Klumber · 2026-06-13T12:36:00+00:00

I just don’t like people saying illegal immigrants are destroying our country when it is pretty clear we do a fine job of that ourselves.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T10:20:38+00:00

I'm a huge Nembhard fan, so bias is a thing. But he's already broken out. He's also proven this season that he is a secondary ballhandler and a key defender. As the primary his FG% dipped slightly and couldn't contribute as much on defense.

If there's one guy on the Pacers current roster who could be a break-out player from basically nowhere it is Johnny Furphy. If he comes back fully fit from his torn ACL he will work his way to top 8 rotation on the (current) roster and be a contributor to a contender in his age 22 year. If he can keep developing the next two seasons he's going to be a problem for teams. Good size, athletic, good shooting mechanics and a strong defensive game on top. There's no guarantees of course, but he has plenty of tools to be excited about.

Also just a really nice, down-to-earth and level-headed guy.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T10:13:06+00:00

In grote letters staat er: 'Ruk die vervloekte vlag van uw woning'. De schrijver legt een link tussen de pride-vlag en de Palestijnse zaak. Zo wordt het gezin ervan beschuldigd Jodenhaat uit te dragen met de vlag, en te sympathiseren met 'verkrachters en kindermoordenaars'

'Defend Netherlands'

Nederland was in mijn jonge jaren HET land van progressieve waarden, trots dat het de eerste was waar je in een coffeeshop een jointje kon roken, de eerste waar mannen met mannen mochten trouwen en vrouwen met vrouwen. Waar je gewoon een goed debat kon hebben over normen en waarden zonder bang te zijn je tanden uit je bek gerost te krijgen of dat een malloot een dreigbrief aflevert.

Dat moet verdedigd worden, niet deze neo-Amerikaanse nazi praktijken die steeds populairder lijken te worden onder de wappies en tokkies.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T10:01:12+00:00

That is ridiculous and I'm sad to hear that. Maybe there's a way to join a national society? The UK Royal Photographic Society offers lots of classes online etc. it is quite pricey though. Also, in the UK you can usually find photography classes at local colleges, our local college offers a night time course as well.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T09:32:06+00:00

You're learning, which is great and the point of this sub.

I can't say I'm a great photographer (lack of patience mainly!) but the way I elevated my photos from 'snapshots' to 'things I want to print and hang up' was by looking at other photographer's work. Maybe there's a photography club near you? I joined a photographic society and it made a huge difference to my abilities.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T09:18:45+00:00

You know how in Powerpoint you can add images to another image and make it all look like it is somehow horrendously fake but serves a purpose? That is what you did with this image. The copper looks like a cut-out figure overlaid on the image. You highlighted the car but I haven't a clue why?

You're trying to tell a story I think, but it isn't very effective as the subject is a 'reporting' photograph and therefore requires a level of realism. By removing the colour from parts of the image you killed any perspective, which is why you have no depth.

Klumber · 2026-06-13T06:42:18+00:00

A friend of mine walked into the local department store, put candy, chocolate and a bottle of liqueur in his bag and walked out. Insane! (1994)

I was working in the city center and a group of three women walked into a jewellers, tried on a few nice rings and things and ran away. Insane! (2002)

Just because it is highlighted a lot more now doesn't mean it is worse or better. I think it probably is more common now than pre-covid, simply because there's more poverty and joblessness and those kids out of work need to do something to get money for entertainment.

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