Glasgow is my favorite city. Love it. Thanks for the honest appraisal of certain areas. Love the patter too. Keep up the good work. No city is perfect. The city council needs to hear more people’s concerns and fork up the money to improve people’s lives. You’re spot on with your assessment of the situations!
Thank you very much, much appreciated feedback. Yeah I was actually just thinking it's time I voiced & published exponentially more on how the councils & healthcare is failing the folk of this city. All the best
Some years ago I heard that Lilybank, not far from Bridgeton where you were filming, had an adult life expectancy of 47 years and the primary causal factors were poverty and deprivation. One consequence was that young children in the area had little or no experience of interaction with older adults. I also saw a documentary on TV about Lilybank which focussed on the poverty and deprivation in the area. I can't remember who made the program but it sounds like a Ch4 thing. Thanks for sharing. PS. I've never seen a tote bag in Bridgeton, either. :)
😂👍🏻 Yeah No Totes in Brigton. I've heard of Lilybank, I think one of the documentaries you speak of has appeared on my youtube timeline before, I'll check that out. Thanks, all the best
Excellent! It's tragic really, when we are at our lowest & visit a doctor, they are too quick to just prescription us. I used to be at the Dr Rasheed surgery, grim. X
Sorry for late reply youtube messages come through with delay sometimes. I haven't done a Govan one yet, but I was in Gorbals other day. I'll definitely come to govan 😊 x
In the early 90s, I lived in Dennistoun and had a spell on the dole...had to sign on at Brigton brew. I remember the folk sitting drinking in the square...also having to step over them occasionally to get in. The money lenders used to wait outside for their customers and 'escort' them to the wee Post Office to cash their dole cheques and take their payment. Jeez, it was grim.
Wow, now that does bring back memories. Aye it used to be much grimer, the poverty & lack of opportunity was desperate. Before the Internet we where at the mercy of our environment much more. I remember the EU (I'm sure it was called something else) stew, mince & butter they would hand out in community centres in the 80s.
@@license2chill Glasgow is a wonderful city. The buildings need better maintenance in the damp climate & the City Council should do litter collections better but it's still the best place outside London & London is unaffordable.
Wow that's truly tragic to hear my friend, I always had vision ls of Canada being a haven for realness & natural living. I used to love the TV 'Due south' , have you ever watched it? My childhood sense of community was shaped by that.
If what you've walked past on the way to Bridgeton is what I believe it is,it used to be Bridgeton Central railway station prior to 1979 when Bridgeton opened.
I'm gonna say tollcross looks so much better than it used to , the council have done it up well, as for pharmacies they have been asked to do the work of the doctors more and more without being paid anymore, blood pressure,ear syringing, cryotherapy,pharmacy first if you try to get a appointment at your surgery they just send you to pharmacy as there are just too many people flooding the country and not enough resources.
The stated purpose of your video was to establish the reasons for a lower than average life expectancy of a particular area in Glasgow's East End. All you have done is hurriedly walk through the streets, providing a commentary telling the viewer which shops you are passing (which they can see for themselves). No real conclusions, evidence backed or otherwise, and an attempted history lesson so brief it can only be described as comical.
@johnmorrison1680 Chemist's, processed food options & lack of access to doctors investigations.....aren't those major environmental factors that you could conclude yourself, John?
@@license2chillIf you're after a like for like comparison, our equivalent of the East End is George Street, not such an abundance of tanning parlours though. But Aberdeen doesn't have an East End as such because that's where we've put the North Sea. We have more of a North South divide, at least if you're going by constituency boundaries, North Aberdeen was always Labour, South Tory. Though if you a bit further south you get Torry, which is all empty shop fronts and druggies.
You maligned the lack of social history available to the people of the area, but I feel your video was a missed opportunity in that respect. I agree with your 'homoerotic' aside : House Of Muscle : definite 80's New York gay nightclub vibes. (don't get me wrong, Bodybuilders are fantastic - Gay or Straight). I'm sure the constant rain was annoying but you can't beat the shots of the wet Tarmac.
Very detailed & honest reply, I agree , if I went into the social history more it would have added much greater depth. I'll remake it at some point, thank you.
Thanks for taking the time & effort to make the video. I have my own particular reason for watching your 'walkabout' type film. My beautiful Wife died from cancer in march and if I'm being honest the thought of going out is very scary. So your style of film helps a bit. Sorry, too much info, no doubt.
MAAAAYBE...in the old days,older buildings,drinking the water running through older rusty water pipes all your days,,and it takes 50 odd years until a cancer catches up to you...5 years later your deid'
I Found out I was drinking water from a static tank lined with lead, the tank had no lid & dead pigeons in it. Had been in the property for 5 years, I'm still walking like a pigeon
😂 54 Thats a made up stat from 20 years ago! Think they did a study of the Calton in 2012 and life expectancy was 67.8 years! By the way did you know that thousands of healthy/wealthy people have bought houses in the East End like Dennistoun/ Bridgeton/Dalmarnock/Oatlands/Belvidere/Swinton/Mount Vernon? Check "Rightmove" for house prices! p.s. Did you check the new Gaelic school being built in the Calton? Lots of University graduates stay in this part of the world now,so cant be that bad!
Come on brother, you walked right past St.Mary’s church in the Calton, the very church that the most successful football club in the world were born. Glasgow Celtic. And Tommy Burns was a Calton bhoy. HH good people ✌️💚☘️☘️🇮🇪
I remember few years ago was at. Celtic park for my first game id no idea of territory or anything thiugh it only existed in Ireland walked thro brigeton on my own woth my celtic top on only few weeks later i realised wat ide done 😂😂
You should've kept going up the road a little more to where everything was taken away and never replaced thanks to the commonwealth games. But thats my doctors because the one right across the street from me is now an unused bus car park for the games, you got blue bay in there, best chippy arounnd here, you got one thing wrong-you said another chemist as you went by the funeral home, if you're in there i dont think a prescription will help 😂😂
😂 yeah the dead don't need a prescription 😂. Is that the commonwealth village medical practice?, I've been in there, I hated it, the doc was resigned to handing out scripts
@@license2chill be interesting to know in a few years with LEZ in operation (as at moment to anyone who isn’t from Glasgow) in town if it raises the life expectancy in areas around town, personally I think we have a lot of factors that lowers the life expectancy.
Glasgow is my favorite city. Love it. Thanks for the honest appraisal of certain areas. Love the patter too. Keep up the good work. No city is perfect. The city council needs to hear more people’s concerns and fork up the money to improve people’s lives. You’re spot on with your assessment of the situations!
Thank you very much, much appreciated feedback.
Yeah I was actually just thinking it's time I voiced & published exponentially more on how the councils & healthcare is failing the folk of this city.
All the best
Some years ago I heard that Lilybank, not far from Bridgeton where you were filming, had an adult life expectancy of 47 years and the primary causal factors were poverty and deprivation. One consequence was that young children in the area had little or no experience of interaction with older adults. I also saw a documentary on TV about Lilybank which focussed on the poverty and deprivation in the area. I can't remember who made the program but it sounds like a Ch4 thing. Thanks for sharing. PS. I've never seen a tote bag in Bridgeton, either. :)
😂👍🏻 Yeah No Totes in Brigton.
I've heard of Lilybank, I think one of the documentaries you speak of has appeared on my youtube timeline before, I'll check that out.
Thanks, all the best
Enjoyed that... I was born in bridgeton.... Your so right about the pharmacies... Their making a fortune..x
Excellent!
It's tragic really, when we are at our lowest & visit a doctor, they are too quick to just prescription us.
I used to be at the Dr Rasheed surgery, grim. X
@@license2chill I still live here have you done a Govan video?.. #Icumfaegovan... 😂x
Sorry for late reply youtube messages come through with delay sometimes.
I haven't done a Govan one yet, but I was in Gorbals other day.
I'll definitely come to govan 😊 x
i lived in Laundresy street back in the 60s mate, thanks for the memories
Thanks for watching, all the best
In the early 90s, I lived in Dennistoun and had a spell on the dole...had to sign on at Brigton brew. I remember the folk sitting drinking in the square...also having to step over them occasionally to get in. The money lenders used to wait outside for their customers and 'escort' them to the wee Post Office to cash their dole cheques and take their payment. Jeez, it was grim.
Wow, now that does bring back memories.
Aye it used to be much grimer, the poverty & lack of opportunity was desperate. Before the Internet we where at the mercy of our environment much more.
I remember the EU (I'm sure it was called something else) stew, mince & butter they would hand out in community centres in the 80s.
born and bred in glasgow. the snp council have ruined it. the city centre is a cesspit.
It was so different before wasn't it. Jeezo!
Looks much better than most areas of England...
I'll be heading to England soon....
@@license2chill Glasgow is a wonderful city. The buildings need better maintenance in the damp climate & the City Council should do litter collections better but it's still the best place outside London & London is unaffordable.
Lol nonsense iv been all over England, there's no places that look like this it's full of posh types FS
All the small Canadian towns have lost all the mum n dad shops and replaced them with weed /vape stores.
You can also buy a nice sword with your weed😂
Wow that's truly tragic to hear my friend, I always had vision ls of Canada being a haven for realness & natural living.
I used to love the TV 'Due south' , have you ever watched it?
My childhood sense of community was shaped by that.
Hi , great video , can I ask what camera you use and do you have attached to your head ?
Thank you.
I'm using the DJI action 4 camera & it's magnetically attached to my chest.
@@license2chill Thank you for your reply ref the chest mount Is it a DJI product ?
@@stevenfyfe585 it's actually something I made myself using multiple magnets & webbing
@@license2chill well done and thank you for the reply
The weather by the looks of it
Definitely an issue
If what you've walked past on the way to Bridgeton is what I believe it is,it used to be Bridgeton Central railway station prior to 1979 when Bridgeton opened.
Oh really, interesting, love learning new information.
It often points to many things we have lost along time.
I'm gonna say tollcross looks so much better than it used to , the council have done it up well, as for pharmacies they have been asked to do the work of the doctors more and more without being paid anymore, blood pressure,ear syringing, cryotherapy,pharmacy first if you try to get a appointment at your surgery they just send you to pharmacy as there are just too many people flooding the country and not enough resources.
The stated purpose of your video was to establish the reasons for a lower than average life expectancy of a particular area in Glasgow's East End. All you have done is hurriedly walk through the streets, providing a commentary telling the viewer which shops you are passing (which they can see for themselves). No real conclusions, evidence backed or otherwise, and an attempted history lesson so brief it can only be described as comical.
@johnmorrison1680 Chemist's, processed food options & lack of access to doctors investigations.....aren't those major environmental factors that you could conclude yourself, John?
@@license2chillnah hes right mate
Excellent ❤
@@dougie6886 Many thanks Dougie
It looks a helluva lot nicer than certain areas of Aberdeen.
Really, I'll need to add Aberdeen to my l8st of travels
@@license2chillIf you're after a like for like comparison, our equivalent of the East End is George Street, not such an abundance of tanning parlours though. But Aberdeen doesn't have an East End as such because that's where we've put the North Sea. We have more of a North South divide, at least if you're going by constituency boundaries, North Aberdeen was always Labour, South Tory. Though if you a bit further south you get Torry, which is all empty shop fronts and druggies.
The Olympia was once a cinema, I seen the film Calamity Jane in there many moons ago
Ah fantastic, thank you.
Great old building, will need to see what it looks like inside
@@jimoconnor2594
I was a regular at the Saturday matinee 👌
@@alexwallace5486 ... I wisnae that lucky back then, we went to a cinema called " The Geggie " I think it was in Kilpatrick St.
@@jimoconnor2594
I remember the geggie too, was a bit of a dump, I think you're right about street name 👍
@@alexwallace5486 ... I was about 5 or 6 year old back then, I remember the seats were long wooden benches with no back
Tongs ya bass 😂
😂😂
@@Kaa864
I've seen that writt6on walls all over the world, not joking either 🤣🤣
How about a wee trip down the Clyde to Greenock or gourock on a sunny day?
You maligned the lack of social history available to the people of the area, but I feel your video was a missed opportunity in that respect. I agree with your 'homoerotic' aside : House Of Muscle : definite 80's New York gay nightclub vibes. (don't get me wrong, Bodybuilders are fantastic - Gay or Straight). I'm sure the constant rain was annoying but you can't beat the shots of the wet Tarmac.
Very detailed & honest reply, I agree , if I went into the social history more it would have added much greater depth.
I'll remake it at some point, thank you.
Thanks for taking the time & effort to make the video. I have my own particular reason for watching your 'walkabout' type film. My beautiful Wife died from cancer in march and if I'm being honest the thought of going out is very scary. So your style of film helps a bit. Sorry, too much info, no doubt.
MAAAAYBE...in the old days,older buildings,drinking the water running through older rusty water pipes all your days,,and it takes 50 odd years until a cancer catches up to you...5 years later your deid'
I Found out I was drinking water from a static tank lined with lead, the tank had no lid & dead pigeons in it.
Had been in the property for 5 years, I'm still walking like a pigeon
😂 54
Thats a made up stat from 20 years ago!
Think they did a study of the Calton in 2012 and life expectancy was 67.8 years!
By the way did you know that thousands of healthy/wealthy people have bought houses in the East End like Dennistoun/ Bridgeton/Dalmarnock/Oatlands/Belvidere/Swinton/Mount Vernon?
Check "Rightmove" for house prices!
p.s. Did you check the new Gaelic school being built in the Calton?
Lots of University graduates stay in this part of the world now,so cant be that bad!
Gaelic school? I like the sound of that.
Bring back our stolen language.
Cheers brother
Looks like a nice area.
Come on brother, you walked right past St.Mary’s church in the Calton, the very church that the most successful football club in the world were born. Glasgow Celtic. And Tommy Burns was a Calton bhoy. HH good people ✌️💚☘️☘️🇮🇪
My bad mate, I will do better , all best
I remember few years ago was at. Celtic park for my first game id no idea of territory or anything thiugh it only existed in Ireland walked thro brigeton on my own woth my celtic top on only few weeks later i realised wat ide done 😂😂
Maybe cos calton is a war zone and Iraq is a peaceful country ?
😂😂
You should've kept going up the road a little more to where everything was taken away and never replaced thanks to the commonwealth games. But thats my doctors because the one right across the street from me is now an unused bus car park for the games, you got blue bay in there, best chippy arounnd here, you got one thing wrong-you said another chemist as you went by the funeral home, if you're in there i dont think a prescription will help 😂😂
😂 yeah the dead don't need a prescription 😂.
Is that the commonwealth village medical practice?, I've been in there, I hated it, the doc was resigned to handing out scripts
7:27 pretty sure that’s the library
Be partly to do with the tail end of the towns pollution in the air and 💩 diet.
Very good point , higher respiratory & cardiac issues from the 2.5 micro particles. Nice info
@@license2chill be interesting to know in a few years with LEZ in operation (as at moment to anyone who isn’t from Glasgow) in town if it raises the life expectancy in areas around town, personally I think we have a lot of factors that lowers the life expectancy.
I want to move to Glasgow
It's not bad really, I'd miss it if I left to be honest.