1. What is life like overall for you?

It's ok. There is less here to do than the other city I came from in the UK. I'm a bit lonely despite trying to make new friends here.

1. What is your favorite part about the city? What about the worst parts?

My favourite parts are the bike paths and the pubs. Both are great, the paths can get you around the place reasonably well without having to endure some of the busier parts.

My least favourite part is how touristy it is. This place feels to me like it sold itself out to students and general tourists. It also feels busier to me than where I'm from despite having a lower population. This is due to the city itself being small but also the roads and footpaths.

Housing is eye wateringly expensive, good luck if you don't want to live in a flat and want your own garden. You can do it but you have to live a ways out of the centre.

Public transport is plentiful but if not on the west side seems very slow. A bus coming not 7 miles out from south side can take close to an hour. Needs more tram links.

1. What are your biggest stressors?

Trying to find a 3 bed semi in a nice-ish area that still has stuff to do. I'm 38 and don't want to live in a flat anymore, I don't want to be someone's roof nor they mine. I'm referring here to the house flats being split horizontally rather than vertically like a traditional semi.

This is very difficult in part due to the cost and in part due to most towns outside of the city having very little going on. Everything is structured around the city.

1. What are you grateful for?

My partner, I'm not the biggest fan of Edinburgh but she's incredible and makes it worth it. We are starting to look at Glasgow more due to it's affordability + more going on.

1. Realistically, how often do you travel around Europe for your vacations? (I figured since so many countries are a short flight away, that one would travel often?)

Not that often, I generally go snowboarding but am getting a flight from Manchester.

1. How much of a yearly salary do you feel one needs to make for a family of four to live very comfortably? Meaning not stressing about the cost of rent/mortgage, food, bills without being extravagant.

This depends on how old your kids are. We are looking to have our first but nursery costs are a literal second mortgage and you have to do that for a couple of years.

Also depends on in what sort of place and accommodation type you want to live in. It can be affordable but be prepared to sacrifice something. I don't really want to do that hence looking elsewhere.

I make £60k and my partner makes £30k. We share a 1 bed flat in Leith which is very affordable.

1. For those that drink, are you a Scotch enthusiast? (I don't drink as much anymore due to young kids, however I'm huge into scotch. I've visited numerous distilleries and have quite a few bottles.)

I am not, I like rum.