I want to visit Scotland and Ireland. You all seem friendly. I have Scottish heritage on both sides of my family. I want to learn about my Celtic heritage.
I’m from Canada. First gen. I went to England and Scotland in April. Walked out of Waverley station in Edinburgh and I was speechless. Literal tears in my eyes. It was twilight as well and the moon was just coming up. We only had 2 days there before we went over to Glasgow. It was so expensive to stay in Edinburgh. But I loved it. To just visit for now. My daughter loves cooler temps and lived in Canterbury for 8 months. She’d love to live in Glasgow.
I have lived in England and the US. Lived in Scotland for 25 years now, originally the Highlands and now Edinburgh. Wouldn't live anywhere else. Only leave for vacations. Apart from the garbage parking in Edinburgh, the city is a wonderful place to live. Public transport is the way to go, cheap day tickets for the bus and tram.
Certainly doesn't resemble where I live. Spotless, even down the town its clean. George St, Lothian Road, Queensferry Road, Princess St. Bin strike last year it wasn't I admit.@@sandersson2813
My wife and I relocated to Edinburgh earlier this year from the USA. Some of the surprising issues we ran into: 1. Navigating health care - even just registering for the NHS is quite an ordeal 2. Opening a UK bank account. Very difficult until you have a council tax bill. 3. Loneliness is REALLY tough.
First of all…….WELCOME to Edinburg I agree loneliness is tough, happily Edinburgh has lots of you can jump right in to. Have a look at U3A (University of the third age…….not sure how old you are ) There is free concerts at St Giles on Sunday evening to meet people. As always no matter where you are, be bold, say hello to people, if you don’t know them when you sit down, you’ll know them when you stand up !! Be choosy, you’ll know when you get a good fit. There is much, much more that I could have written about no doubt, historical societies, walking tours, etc, but as Lao Tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”……..start stepping !! Hope this helps
Monzo made the banking thing a snap! So many banks shut locations outside of the 2 big cities, so its not even worth having a 'real bank account. Not to mention how difficult it was to get a real cellphone plan.
Those seem really petty things to be concerned about. You're making a big move and banks have a duty to ensure the people opening the account have a residence and are who they say they are. You don't get an easy ride just because "you are an American" Sometimes it seems to me that Americans expect the red carpet rolled out as if they are some sort of celebrity. There is red tape in EVERY country, and for good reason. If you went through the hoops of getting permission to live here in the first place then stuff like banking is a breeze. Besides there are things like Revolut which bypasses the need for a bank or can be used temporarily. It's GOOD that it is hard to register for NHS, the system is a mess and completely taken advantage of by people who have no right to use it.
Oooooh! Just found you. I'm a retired college teacher (PhD art history) and current author of literary fiction (recently: Rachel Hoffman, "Saltine" Otis Books) and hobby-watercolorist traveling to Scotland later this year with the idea of selling here, in Oregon, and moving to a western isle. I look forward to more of your videos. Thanks!
I moved from Seattle to New Orleans in 2016 at 55 years old. People said I was nuts,but after many years of visiting I knew that was where I wanted to live. Same thing happened to me when I visited Edinburgh, I loved it and went again this year and I know this is where I want to be.
Pretty cool story. Edinburgh is a place that I love to visit as well. Been going since I first ever saw it in 1988 as a Marine. My GF is from Seattle and we go there often as well. Would love to live in Edinburgh, but being a black guy I have ZERO family there, lol. Seattle is a go for us though as I'm 58 now and retiring next year. Good Luck to you, friend.
Thank you so much for sharing this, I love your voice and after moving to Edinburgh myself 16 months ago know this is super helpful for people wanting to move. ❤
❤ I just recently moved to Budapest. I feel ALL of this. I found it hard to describe the loneliness to my friends at home because I am always out with people doing things.
This is probably the best info I have heard from anyone regarding relocation to a new country. You have covered alot of very important things to consider! Thank you!
Interesting video. I have wanted to move to Scotland for years, but never gotten the courage to do it. Though I'm considering it for mid-2025. I am originally from England so I have dual citizenship which does help. Even with not having to worry about visas and such, it's super intimidating. I think the challenge scares me, and the loneliness, but I also feel that something like this could be exactly what I need to grow and get a much needed change. I've been living in Australia for a long, looooong time and just need to kick up the dust a little, if you get what I mean. Thanks for the first hand experience.
I'm so glad I found this . I'm moving there in July with my mother from and don't hate me... lol America. Marrying a Scotsman I met when he was over here for couple years . We've been friends over 20 years and I'm excited but very nervous and want to fit in . My mom's all alone and has Parkinsons so he said ofcourse she'll live with us . Right now he has a house in east Lothian, but the only bedrooms are upstairs. She's in a wheelchair so he sold that home he put so much time and work into and bought a house on the Isle of Lewis. Sorry for going on . I'm. Excited but so scared , nervous about fitting in .
I'm so *envious*... My whole ancestry is Scottish and I get an accent when I drink 😂 from who knows where! My ancestry is from the Highlands, and I relate so much with everything that is Scott. Blessings for your transition and marriage. Let me know if he has a brother😂🫂
Could you talk more about what you loved about Scotland initially and what made you feel excited to stay there during the 6 month trial period, despite these challenges? Thanks for making this honest and useful video :)
Already a native - saying Edinburgh right ;) As for Scotland, yeah, have lived all-over Scotland, love it, always will love it, and won't move anywhere else on this planet. It's empty, really empty, and that's fantastic.
And that's the way it should be, as that's one of the great things about Scotland, it has a population for the Scots and less foreigners except for a select few from Commonwealth countries, the more foreigners that start coming in like Yanks, Ozzies, Kiwis and Canucks as well as Western Africans etc, the less great it will be. Scotland has gradually noticeably gotten worse in the past 25 years as more foreigners have come there and the infrustructure is starting to buckle with the strain.
Wow, lots to digest, but it's all easy to mentally grasp, Thanks! I've been contemplating it, since a good friend is moving in the next couple of years to get married (very long term long-distance relationship there) but making the leap myself by myself is a new thing. (Always had family or parents doing the heavy lifting for me before because military family.)
I've been doing a bunch of research on the pros and cons of moving to Scotland so I can get out of America, I just don't want to be away from my family and friends in case it doesn't go according to plan. I really just want to pack up all my things and go to Scotland
Actually, you can do it. If you have a solid plan in place, your dreams are achievable. It probably won't be an easy journey, but you can move if you want to.
Thank you very very much for this. I moved to Scotland in 2020. Came from the Philippines where I lived a very well curated and comfortable life. I think I’m still in a bit of shock.
😅My mind moves fast, but after listening for awhile and reading comments I decided to look for a way to to slow down the video so I wouldn't miss anything. Go to settings, select playback speed from normal, enjoy! I couldn't quit laughing at the slowest option.😂 ❤ From an American that is very much not a Yankie 😅 Thanks for the content!
As an ardent fan of Scotland, a regular visitor from 🏴 over the years, I am currently considering a move with the family. Scotland is a delightful experience each and every time one visits, yes places differ vastly in terms of local culture, custom and often behaviours (Edinburgh driving is a nightmare, and one gets the usual Capital city dose of snobbery at times) but overall the whole country has a super vibe to it. The irony for us is, we love it so much we are confused about where to go....lol. Enjoy the beautiful and friendly Scotland, it is a literal treat
I want to relocate from Australia to Scotland but the twist is that I am Scottish but I moved to Australia 20 years ago. I am over living in Australia, I have done everything here and I have never felt Australian, Aussies are not welcoming even after 20 years. i don't have rose coloured glasses, I have Black tinted Glasses, I think Scotland is awful but home for me, I just remember the worse of the place but I am native to Scotland so it's literally my home, I am from nowhere else. I think I am going to move to a different part of Scotland though. It might help with the Black tinted glasses.
You have a problem i moved to Aussieland nearly 60 years ago and had no problem making friends, and saying Scotland is awful you really do need to get a grip on life.
Love the video! Do you (or anyone else here in the comments) have any tips for Europeans? I'm Belgian and not eligible for the Youth Mobility scheme. Navigating the different visas and schemes is honestly giving me a headache 😅 So would love to know how other people are doing it! Scotland is my soulplace and would love to relocate at some point in the near future 🥰
Omg how would I be able to join that group?! Is it a facebook page? Me and my husband are thinking about moving to edinburgh for 2 years and I am so scared about not knowing anyone..
I have been thinking about moving to Scotland from Melbourne for several years- I have spent time there previously and couldn’t think of a country that I would want to live more! I was wondering if it is a relatively straight forward? I have no idea where to move to(still… 🙄!) but I more mean, in general, the paperwork and if the people are friendly with respect to the technical sort of things, like find somewhere to live and giving them an application? And if you left all you household stuff in storage in Australia or if it was worth- and not too expensive to ship it- and if the moving costs and living costs are reasonable…? Don’t worry, I’m not seeking specifics just your general take. I have a brain injury and I am relatively independent but I am just cautious in anticipation. (Which, I have to say having moved and lived in France several years ago and the French practical make it so frustrating and tedious that they are probably expecting to push you over the edge and move back home…. 😂 Ah, the French that is like their national signature. And I can imagine that the Scots would have their own ‘signature’ which would be really welcoming but just to get a bit of perspective I’d like your take on it. 🔮.
Gotta ask.. have you checked out the baked potato shop just down from the castle off the Royal Mile? Been there twice and get there as soon as possible.
I choose to go to Scotland at least twice a year for month-long stays since 2014 (COVID years excluded). I know your feeling of 'hiraeth' (longing) and "tinteán" (meaning ‘fireplace’, so the saying is “there’s no fireplace like your own fireplace” and it’s essentially our version of “there’s no place like home” or "hearth and home"). The barriers to expatriating to Scotland are numerous but when you feel as I do, the constant visiting suffices. Congrats on your success in relocating.
As a person with a "skilled worker" career, I have some concerns about obtaining a work visa. My husband will apply for employed full-time skilled work while my job as an independent contractor seems fuzzy for obtaining a visa in Scotland. I saw AIS in London offers a service to help skilled workers with these decisions for the UK immigration. I do plan to reach out for their help when the time comes. I'm just curious if you and your partner used an agency to help with choosing the work visa to apply for and getting your documents filed? I am also curious to learn which visa type worked for you as a self-employed couple? As an acupuncturist, working for someone else is rarely an option and not the best scenario for making a decent living wage. I hope to find a clinic to work in that is established and has a sort of contracted/rental type situation which is already tricky in the USA, but as an immigration issue I can see this making it difficult with the UK laws in place for relocating long term. Our goal is permanent residency, then citizenship. I would be so heartbroken if my career kept us out!
Thanks so much for this video! I think you cover so many things that needs to be said, even if ppl would maybe think about those but would not take it too seriously! 🙏❤️ Off topic: may I ask that are you using dyson airwrap for your hair? Looks amazing! ❤🙏
I just think the accent is cool. I need an excuse to talk to my family like im some LOTR Loch Ness monster crossover. But in all seriousness, I think the light aviation (ultralights, paramotors, aviation sports, etc) is great there as about half of videos ive found on YT are in Scotland. The architecture is pretty cool too.
Im from south africa and im busy qualifying as an electrician 😊 ,i also have experience in painting vehicles, building wooden decks, plumbing and allot more 😊 But things here in south Africa are really really hard 😕 and if i save up enough money Can i move to Scotland? Would there be a better future for me there?
I’ve lived in Scotland for 51 years as I was born here. I have rarely been out of here. I went to Spain for a week when I was 44 and I’ve been to England a few times and Wales once about35 years ago. I’ve also rarely been to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Not by choice.
Non-native English speakers will not find this easy to follow, as the speech is too rapid. I think slowing down her delivery would be beneficial... I gave up about half the way through...
Despite the comments, Ii was able to understand you perfectly - I'm Scottish. That's what comes of watching 60 plus episodes of Blue Heelers on Amazon Prime. You seem to be livng below street level - doon the dunny, a word that seems to have changed meaning since being taken to Australia.
Hi! Greetings from Perth (Scotland). We moved in October 2020 from Germany to Scotland 🙂Just subscribed to your channel - I'm looking forward to watch your videos and learn about your expieriences. I've got a RUclips Channel, too - maybe have a look at it. Have a great time, Sebastian 🌞🌞
Have lived in Scotland for 20 years now and raised a family here. Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland aren't the same thing. Edinburgh's a challenge. We lived there four years and it's historic but dirty and crowded. Just finding a parking space can drive you mad. The highlands are another subject. Gorgeous up here and idyllic. Public services are still wonderful almost wherever you go. The rest of what you've mentioned is the same anywhere. Think practical on how you're going to settle in and the connections you'll need. Housing anywhere in Scotland is difficult to find and expensive. Try to work that out before you arrive. We took an entire summer when we first arrived finding a rental and I'm sure it's worse since then.
Wow what a rude comment! Don’t watch it if you don’t like how she talks 😂 why does the internet give the right to be mean to people online? Also this is her reality and she’s sharing her perspective, such is life .. yours may have been different and that’s fine. People resonating with her will take something from this video. I moved to Edinburgh a year ago and everything she says is spot on, I don’t find Edinburgh dirty and crowded, I find it beautiful. Have a lovely day 😊
Honestly, it is so bloody tedious when people’s comments are SOOO constructive and kind like “You speak to fast. I can’t listen to this.” Ever thought that just maybe she’s not talking so fast because she is trying to make it hard for her viewers..? Often when people are anxious are the have a whole lot of information to share but the worry about whether people are going to take the time to listen they can unintentionally speak faster and faster thinking that they are probably boring their viewers. It’s so much more rewarding to pause for a moment and focus on your feed back either being really appreciative or if your leave a helpful ‘FYI’ to take a moment and figure out a kind way to say it. YOU will feel like a better person and you will know that you have added a little bit of joy or positivity to another. And actually, and even more relevantly, actually apply the bloody logic and think “Hmm… this is RUclips, they must have some way to accomodate watching to increase viewers. Let me have a look” “Oh! Wow! Unbelievable! So unusual for viewer apps in this day and age! How novel! You can get subtitles! Amazing! And I can slow it down! Or even speed it up! This is incredible to have all these options!” I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be really rude it is just really upsetting when people are so self-orientated and selfish and if the see something that even fore the most benign reason the immediate response is to leave a negative comment with even thinking twice how the person will feel reading it and even more bothersome is to not even think to look to see if there is an option to adjust it to you preference. Considering that every single app to watch comes with a bounty of options to personalise just for you, not to mention ever television available to mankind these days has the say variety of options. It could have taken you about 34 seconds and then you could have watched it and if your some compelled to leave a message then leave something nice. OR as my Grandma used to say “If you don’t have something nice to say then don’t say anything at all”. So just to make it that little bit easier to make any adjustments on this or anything else yo7 may need to personalise: Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner of the film screen and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x to slow it down to the right speed that suits you perfectly. (Oh, and also good option when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
Did you check out Glasgow before you decided to settle in Edinburgh?and what is your opinion on the contrast btwn the two cities,pros and cons of the two. It would be interesting to get your take on the two cities as a person who it's all new to rather than someone who grew up in Scotland. It's great to hear from native Scots also,but as a person who it is all new to I would like your opinion on the two.✌️❤️🎵
I lived in both and Glasgow is a Poundland substitute. Largely ugly, constant rain, horrible accent, scum everywhere and never far away from total poverty.
@@paddysmyth90 I lived a street back the Botanics. A nice area, but surrounded mile shit like Maryhill. First time I realised that supermarkets stock for the quality of their demographic. If I ever had to live in that area again Is live in a village outside like Milngavie or Strathblane
Scotland is a great place to live but is declining rapidly sadly. We need as many immigrants like the person in the video as possible. Our country has too many net dependents and we need people who will contribute.
There's already far too many immigrants in Scotland, especially in the past 4 years, it needs to be brought back down to the way it was in 1998/1999. It's the SNP that has been ruinning it for some natives, wreaking the economy for them, taking them to the hilt and letting more foreigners in which deprives Scottish placements in their own nation, which is only causing more natives to move to get away from them. The areas the immigrants have moved to has changed rapidly in atmosphere, and not for the better, Scotland was so much better in every way in the 90s. Scottish people need to come first in their own country, natives before foreigners, the same as any other sensible successful country.
@@Allapa-im9jr If the SNP have their way, they will destroy Scotland's culture and heritage. England is looking more Third World with every day that passes.
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x. (Also good when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
You can slow it down put it in 0.5 speed, she was a little slow for me so I put it in 1.5 speed. Lovely little features on this app to adapt it for yourself x
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x. (Also good when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
@@CosmicSpark24 What???? so she sounds like a zombie, and the video becomes twice as long. How about (I don't move MY mountain) and she moves hers, seeing as we are the viewer and all.
@@halloweenville1 I have to agree, aye. I was going to reply like kpop and suggest slowing the video speed ... until I tried it and realised that it is so off-putting if you do that!
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x. (Also good when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
Was the comment really necessary? I see you also make travel vlogs, which are lovely btw, I’d never use anything against you to leave a nasty comment on your videos?
This helps alot me and my wife are so tired of how the u.s is running things rn and ready to get out of our comfort zone Scotland just seems right
Same. Me and the wife ancestors from there and we are talking about moving over the blue
@Flyforawhiteguy1982 go for it my man
You would a be most welcome we need working age folk
I want to visit Scotland and Ireland. You all seem friendly. I have Scottish heritage on both sides of my family. I want to learn about my Celtic heritage.
Scotland is an absolute mess. The grass is not always greener
I moved to Edinburgh as a student, then lived there for 23 years. I don't live there now but will always love it.
hello, i'm a student planning to study my bachlors there and i'd love to hear about your experience
I’m from Canada. First gen. I went to England and Scotland in April. Walked out of Waverley station in Edinburgh and I was speechless. Literal tears in my eyes. It was twilight as well and the moon was just coming up.
We only had 2 days there before we went over to Glasgow. It was so expensive to stay in Edinburgh.
But I loved it. To just visit for now. My daughter loves cooler temps and lived in Canterbury for 8 months. She’d love to live in Glasgow.
Weird canuck.
Wow this comments section is surprisingly toxic for such an unoffending, helpful and genuinely pleasant video. 😂
😂 tell me about it! Glad you enjoyed it though :)
I have not noticed any bad comments myself
I have lived in England and the US. Lived in Scotland for 25 years now, originally the Highlands and now Edinburgh. Wouldn't live anywhere else. Only leave for vacations. Apart from the garbage parking in Edinburgh, the city is a wonderful place to live.
Public transport is the way to go, cheap day tickets for the bus and tram.
Edinburgh, like all Scottish cities is sadly FILTHY. Litter is everywhere.
Certainly doesn't resemble where I live. Spotless, even down the town its clean. George St, Lothian Road, Queensferry Road, Princess St. Bin strike last year it wasn't I admit.@@sandersson2813
My wife and I relocated to Edinburgh earlier this year from the USA. Some of the surprising issues we ran into:
1. Navigating health care - even just registering for the NHS is quite an ordeal
2. Opening a UK bank account. Very difficult until you have a council tax bill.
3. Loneliness is REALLY tough.
First of all…….WELCOME to Edinburg
I agree loneliness is tough, happily Edinburgh has lots of you can jump right in to. Have a look at U3A (University of the third age…….not sure how old you are ) There is free concerts at St Giles on Sunday evening to meet people. As always no matter where you are, be bold, say hello to people, if you don’t know them when you sit down, you’ll know them when you stand up !!
Be choosy, you’ll know when you get a good fit.
There is much, much more that I could have written about no doubt, historical societies, walking tours, etc, but as Lao Tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”……..start stepping !!
Hope this helps
Monzo made the banking thing a snap! So many banks shut locations outside of the 2 big cities, so its not even worth having a 'real bank account. Not to mention how difficult it was to get a real cellphone plan.
Good luck with finding wonderful people and things to bring you joy. Cheers
Those seem really petty things to be concerned about.
You're making a big move and banks have a duty to ensure the people opening the account have a residence and are who they say they are.
You don't get an easy ride just because "you are an American"
Sometimes it seems to me that Americans expect the red carpet rolled out as if they are some sort of celebrity.
There is red tape in EVERY country, and for good reason. If you went through the hoops of getting permission to live here in the first place then stuff like banking is a breeze.
Besides there are things like Revolut which bypasses the need for a bank or can be used temporarily.
It's GOOD that it is hard to register for NHS, the system is a mess and completely taken advantage of by people who have no right to use it.
So how do ppl bank?
Oooooh! Just found you. I'm a retired college teacher (PhD art history) and current author of literary fiction (recently: Rachel Hoffman, "Saltine" Otis Books) and hobby-watercolorist traveling to Scotland later this year with the idea of selling here, in Oregon, and moving to a western isle. I look forward to more of your videos. Thanks!
I moved from Seattle to New Orleans in 2016 at 55 years old. People said I was nuts,but after many years of visiting I knew that was where I wanted to live. Same thing happened to me when I visited Edinburgh, I loved it and went again this year and I know this is where I want to be.
Pretty cool story. Edinburgh is a place that I love to visit as well. Been going since I first ever saw it in 1988 as a Marine. My GF is from Seattle and we go there often as well. Would love to live in Edinburgh, but being a black guy I have ZERO family there, lol. Seattle is a go for us though as I'm 58 now and retiring next year. Good Luck to you, friend.
@@tima.478 In have zero family here or in Scotland but still moved here band would go to Scotland
@@raymonkravagna3226 Good for you, for following your heart!
Wishing you every happiness and success in Dundee.🎉❤
Thank you so much for sharing this, I love your voice and after moving to Edinburgh myself 16 months ago know this is super helpful for people wanting to move. ❤
Found you on the FB ~ looking forward to my future visit to Scotland and meeting up with your group !
❤ I just recently moved to Budapest. I feel ALL of this. I found it hard to describe the loneliness to my friends at home because I am always out with people doing things.
Its a hard feeling isnt it! I hope this gave you a bit of peace knowing you're not alone!
Welcome to Budapest! Hope you’ll enjoy it! 🥰
This is probably the best info I have heard from anyone regarding relocation to a new country. You have covered alot of very important things to consider! Thank you!
Interesting video. I have wanted to move to Scotland for years, but never gotten the courage to do it. Though I'm considering it for mid-2025. I am originally from England so I have dual citizenship which does help. Even with not having to worry about visas and such, it's super intimidating. I think the challenge scares me, and the loneliness, but I also feel that something like this could be exactly what I need to grow and get a much needed change. I've been living in Australia for a long, looooong time and just need to kick up the dust a little, if you get what I mean. Thanks for the first hand experience.
I'm so glad I found this . I'm moving there in July with my mother from and don't hate me... lol America. Marrying a Scotsman I met when he was over here for couple years . We've been friends over 20 years and I'm excited but very nervous and want to fit in . My mom's all alone and has Parkinsons so he said ofcourse she'll live with us . Right now he has a house in east Lothian, but the only bedrooms are upstairs. She's in a wheelchair so he sold that home he put so much time and work into and bought a house on the Isle of Lewis. Sorry for going on . I'm. Excited but so scared , nervous about fitting in .
Heyy did you move it’s been a 5 months now how’s ur life’s guys?
I'm so *envious*... My whole ancestry is Scottish and I get an accent when I drink 😂 from who knows where! My ancestry is from the Highlands, and I relate so much with everything that is Scott. Blessings for your transition and marriage. Let me know if he has a brother😂🫂
Could you talk more about what you loved about Scotland initially and what made you feel excited to stay there during the 6 month trial period, despite these challenges? Thanks for making this honest and useful video :)
Already a native - saying Edinburgh right ;) As for Scotland, yeah, have lived all-over Scotland, love it, always will love it, and won't move anywhere else on this planet. It's empty, really empty, and that's fantastic.
And that's the way it should be, as that's one of the great things about Scotland, it has a population for the Scots and less foreigners except for a select few from Commonwealth countries, the more foreigners that start coming in like Yanks, Ozzies, Kiwis and Canucks as well as Western Africans etc, the less great it will be. Scotland has gradually noticeably gotten worse in the past 25 years as more foreigners have come there and the infrustructure is starting to buckle with the strain.
Love this video so much, thank you! You covered so many real experiences and its refreshing p.s. I
Wow, lots to digest, but it's all easy to mentally grasp, Thanks! I've been contemplating it, since a good friend is moving in the next couple of years to get married (very long term long-distance relationship there) but making the leap myself by myself is a new thing. (Always had family or parents doing the heavy lifting for me before because military family.)
I've been doing a bunch of research on the pros and cons of moving to Scotland so I can get out of America, I just don't want to be away from my family and friends in case it doesn't go according to plan. I really just want to pack up all my things and go to Scotland
You can't just move to a country because you want to.
Actually, you can do it. If you have a solid plan in place, your dreams are achievable. It probably won't be an easy journey, but you can move if you want to.
@@neeti__patel My point is that Americans especially, think they just move anywhere. Unless you have skills, experience and qualifications you can't.
@@sandersson2813
depends where from
from england to scotland
you just get a bus or train 😂
@@sandersson2813
and by the time you have the skills , experience and degrees your retiring 😂
Thank you very very much for this. I moved to Scotland in 2020. Came from the Philippines where I lived a very well curated and comfortable life. I think I’m still in a bit of shock.
Well done and thanks for speaking quickly and clearly and getting right to your points. All interesting, best of luck to you.
😅My mind moves fast, but after listening for awhile and reading comments I decided to look for a way to to slow down the video so I wouldn't miss anything.
Go to settings, select playback speed from normal, enjoy! I couldn't quit laughing at the slowest option.😂
❤ From an American that is very much not a Yankie 😅
Thanks for the content!
As an ardent fan of Scotland, a regular visitor from 🏴 over the years, I am currently considering a move with the family.
Scotland is a delightful experience each and every time one visits, yes places differ vastly in terms of local culture, custom and often behaviours (Edinburgh driving is a nightmare, and one gets the usual Capital city dose of snobbery at times) but overall the whole country has a super vibe to it.
The irony for us is, we love it so much we are confused about where to go....lol.
Enjoy the beautiful and friendly Scotland, it is a literal treat
Love this info. ❤. Thank you lovely
Thanks for the video. My wife and I visited Scotland a year ago and I am seriously considering leaving the U.S. to live there.
Planning on returning home very soon. It pulls at my heart each time I travel North of the border
Visiting for a month soon. Checking out some options!
This is a great video! Thanks so much for sharint
Thanks for watching!
I want to relocate from Australia to Scotland but the twist is that I am Scottish but I moved to Australia 20 years ago. I am over living in Australia, I have done everything here and I have never felt Australian, Aussies are not welcoming even after 20 years. i don't have rose coloured glasses, I have Black tinted Glasses, I think Scotland is awful but home for me, I just remember the worse of the place but I am native to Scotland so it's literally my home, I am from nowhere else. I think I am going to move to a different part of Scotland though. It might help with the Black tinted glasses.
You have a problem i moved to Aussieland nearly 60 years ago and had no problem making friends, and saying Scotland is awful you really do need to get a grip on life.
Love the video! Do you (or anyone else here in the comments) have any tips for Europeans? I'm Belgian and not eligible for the Youth Mobility scheme. Navigating the different visas and schemes is honestly giving me a headache 😅 So would love to know how other people are doing it! Scotland is my soulplace and would love to relocate at some point in the near future 🥰
Omg how would I be able to join that group?! Is it a facebook page? Me and my husband are thinking about moving to edinburgh for 2 years and I am so scared about not knowing anyone..
I live in Scotland, but going back to the Netherlands after 11 years. Not had a good experience here.
One less foreigner to Scotland is no bad thing.
I like the dutch, great people. Sorry you had a bad experience.
I have been thinking about moving to Scotland from Melbourne for several years- I have spent time there previously and couldn’t think of a country that I would want to live more! I was wondering if it is a relatively straight forward? I have no idea where to move to(still… 🙄!) but I more mean, in general, the paperwork and if the people are friendly with respect to the technical sort of things, like find somewhere to live and giving them an application? And if you left all you household stuff in storage in Australia or if it was worth- and not too expensive to ship it- and if the moving costs and living costs are reasonable…?
Don’t worry, I’m not seeking specifics just your general take. I have a brain injury and I am relatively independent but I am just cautious in anticipation. (Which, I have to say having moved and lived in France several years ago and the French practical make it so frustrating and tedious that they are probably expecting to push you over the edge and move back home…. 😂 Ah, the French that is like their national signature. And I can imagine that the Scots would have their own ‘signature’ which would be really welcoming but just to get a bit of perspective I’d like your take on it. 🔮.
Awesome advice, thanks!!!
Love this video, love your vibe, love the subtitle design! 😻 Thanks!
Gotta ask.. have you checked out the baked potato shop just down from the castle off the Royal Mile? Been there twice and get there as soon as possible.
I choose to go to Scotland at least twice a year for month-long stays since 2014 (COVID years excluded). I know your feeling of 'hiraeth' (longing) and "tinteán" (meaning ‘fireplace’, so the saying is “there’s no fireplace like your own fireplace” and it’s essentially our version of “there’s no place like home” or "hearth and home").
The barriers to expatriating to Scotland are numerous but when you feel as I do, the constant visiting suffices. Congrats on your success in relocating.
That question:
who do I want to be in this new country.
Brilliant!
As a person with a "skilled worker" career, I have some concerns about obtaining a work visa. My husband will apply for employed full-time skilled work while my job as an independent contractor seems fuzzy for obtaining a visa in Scotland. I saw AIS in London offers a service to help skilled workers with these decisions for the UK immigration. I do plan to reach out for their help when the time comes. I'm just curious if you and your partner used an agency to help with choosing the work visa to apply for and getting your documents filed? I am also curious to learn which visa type worked for you as a self-employed couple?
As an acupuncturist, working for someone else is rarely an option and not the best scenario for making a decent living wage. I hope to find a clinic to work in that is established and has a sort of contracted/rental type situation which is already tricky in the USA, but as an immigration issue I can see this making it difficult with the UK laws in place for relocating long term. Our goal is permanent residency, then citizenship. I would be so heartbroken if my career kept us out!
When transferring a foreign driver's license, do you have to also take an eye exam?
Thanks so much for this video! I think you cover so many things that needs to be said, even if ppl would maybe think about those but would not take it too seriously! 🙏❤️
Off topic: may I ask that are you using dyson airwrap for your hair? Looks amazing! ❤🙏
hi there im so glad you love scotland .the best thing about edinburgh is its proximity to GLASGOW
Great video thanks!
Thanks for watching! ❤
Oh! I'm on the main characters club page on fb. Nice
I just think the accent is cool. I need an excuse to talk to my family like im some LOTR Loch Ness monster crossover. But in all seriousness, I think the light aviation (ultralights, paramotors, aviation sports, etc) is great there as about half of videos ive found on YT are in Scotland. The architecture is pretty cool too.
very nice videos but all of them are in german ...
So glad that you enjoy our moody weather 😂
ty for this video, you seem super sweet
Im from south africa and im busy qualifying as an electrician 😊 ,i also have experience in painting vehicles, building wooden decks, plumbing and allot more 😊
But things here in south Africa are really really hard 😕 and if i save up enough money
Can i move to Scotland?
Would there be a better future for me there?
I'm really curious about it and I'm honestly serious about it
I’ve lived in Scotland for 51 years as I was born here. I have rarely been out of here. I went to Spain for a week when I was 44 and I’ve been to England a few times and Wales once about35 years ago. I’ve also rarely been to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Not by choice.
Non-native English speakers will not find this easy to follow, as the speech is too rapid. I think slowing down her delivery would be beneficial... I gave up about half the way through...
Despite the comments, Ii was able to understand you perfectly - I'm Scottish. That's what comes of watching 60 plus episodes of Blue Heelers on Amazon Prime. You seem to be livng below street level - doon the dunny, a word that seems to have changed meaning since being taken to Australia.
Hi! Greetings from Perth (Scotland). We moved in October 2020 from Germany to Scotland 🙂Just subscribed to your channel - I'm looking forward to watch your videos and learn about your expieriences. I've got a RUclips Channel, too - maybe have a look at it. Have a great time, Sebastian 🌞🌞
Have lived in Scotland for 20 years now and raised a family here. Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland aren't the same thing. Edinburgh's a challenge. We lived there four years and it's historic but dirty and crowded. Just finding a parking space can drive you mad. The highlands are another subject. Gorgeous up here and idyllic. Public services are still wonderful almost wherever you go. The rest of what you've mentioned is the same anywhere. Think practical on how you're going to settle in and the connections you'll need. Housing anywhere in Scotland is difficult to find and expensive. Try to work that out before you arrive. We took an entire summer when we first arrived finding a rental and I'm sure it's worse since then.
Wow what a rude comment! Don’t watch it if you don’t like how she talks 😂 why does the internet give the right to be mean to people online?
Also this is her reality and she’s sharing her perspective, such is life .. yours may have been different and that’s fine. People resonating with her will take something from this video. I moved to Edinburgh a year ago and everything she says is spot on, I don’t find Edinburgh dirty and crowded, I find it beautiful. Have a lovely day 😊
Honestly, it is so bloody tedious when people’s comments are SOOO constructive and kind like “You speak to fast. I can’t listen to this.”
Ever thought that just maybe she’s not talking so fast because she is trying to make it hard for her viewers..? Often when people are anxious are the have a whole lot of information to share but the worry about whether people are going to take the time to listen they can unintentionally speak faster and faster thinking that they are probably boring their viewers. It’s so much more rewarding to pause for a moment and focus on your feed back either being really appreciative or if your leave a helpful ‘FYI’ to take a moment and figure out a kind way to say it. YOU will feel like a better person and you will know that you have added a little bit of joy or positivity to another.
And actually, and even more relevantly, actually apply the bloody logic and think “Hmm… this is RUclips, they must have some way to accomodate watching to increase viewers. Let me have a look”
“Oh! Wow! Unbelievable! So unusual for viewer apps in this day and age! How novel! You can get subtitles! Amazing! And I can slow it down! Or even speed it up! This is incredible to have all these options!”
I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be really rude it is just really upsetting when people are so self-orientated and selfish and if the see something that even fore the most benign reason the immediate response is to leave a negative comment with even thinking twice how the person will feel reading it and even more bothersome is to not even think to look to see if there is an option to adjust it to you preference. Considering that every single app to watch comes with a bounty of options to personalise just for you, not to mention ever television available to mankind these days has the say variety of options. It could have taken you about 34 seconds and then you could have watched it and if your some compelled to leave a message then leave something nice. OR as my Grandma used to say “If you don’t have something nice to say then don’t say anything at all”.
So just to make it that little bit easier to make any adjustments on this or anything else yo7 may need to personalise:
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner of the film screen and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x to slow it down to the right speed that suits you perfectly. (Oh, and also good option when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
this is epic!!!!
I wanna move and teach in Scotland sooooo bad 😭😭💗 do you have any info on what the high schools are like?
Not gonna lie, first time I hear an Australian say they are a winter person. 😂 But that’s very cool
Did you check out Glasgow before you decided to settle in Edinburgh?and what is your opinion on the contrast btwn the two cities,pros and cons of the two.
It would be interesting to get your take on the two cities as a person who it's all new to rather than someone who grew up in Scotland.
It's great to hear from native Scots also,but as a person who it is all new to I would like your opinion on the two.✌️❤️🎵
I lived in Edinburgh for many years, and worked in Glasgow. Edinburgh is definitely better - calmer, more cultured and a bit more casual.
I lived in both and Glasgow is a Poundland substitute.
Largely ugly, constant rain, horrible accent, scum everywhere and never far away from total poverty.
@@sandersson2813woooft. Where in Glasgow did you stay? Very harsh.
@@paddysmyth90 I lived a street back the Botanics. A nice area, but surrounded mile shit like Maryhill. First time I realised that supermarkets stock for the quality of their demographic.
If I ever had to live in that area again Is live in a village outside like Milngavie or Strathblane
@sandersson2813 plenty bad places in Edinburgh as well. I don't come from Glasgow or Edinburgh so I'm not biased.
Scotland is a great place to live but is declining rapidly sadly. We need as many immigrants like the person in the video as possible. Our country has too many net dependents and we need people who will contribute.
There's already far too many immigrants in Scotland, especially in the past 4 years, it needs to be brought back down to the way it was in 1998/1999. It's the SNP that has been ruinning it for some natives, wreaking the economy for them, taking them to the hilt and letting more foreigners in which deprives Scottish placements in their own nation, which is only causing more natives to move to get away from them. The areas the immigrants have moved to has changed rapidly in atmosphere, and not for the better, Scotland was so much better in every way in the 90s. Scottish people need to come first in their own country, natives before foreigners, the same as any other sensible successful country.
@@Allapa-im9jr If the SNP have their way, they will destroy Scotland's culture and heritage. England is looking more Third World with every day that passes.
You speak too quickly....I can barely keep up with you...😮
Keep up
It’s standard. But you can slow down the RUclips
That a pause between each sentence, please!
Nice one!!!
This looks like really good content - but you're talking so fast it's quite hard to take in. Just some well intentioned feedback.
Slow your watch speed down then
Take a breath once in a while.
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x. (Also good when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
Stayed there from the age thirteen to much racists within this country. Now i moved out to another country and its brilliant much nicer people.
which country may I ask?
Speaks far too fast. Exhausting
You can slow it down put it in 0.5 speed, she was a little slow for me so I put it in 1.5 speed. Lovely little features on this app to adapt it for yourself x
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x. (Also good when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
Slow Down. I missed half of what you were saying.
you could put it in 0.75x playback speed to slow it down
This is so general.
Thank you :)
Useful content but you honestly speak way too fast. Even as a native English speaker I struggled to keep up with you.
You talk fast please slow down
I am Southern, we don't talk or hear fast😅
Want pure scottish.
How do you clean your nose?
You talk so fast, take a breath.
You can just slow down the video speed to your liking 😊
@@CosmicSpark24 What???? so she sounds like a zombie, and the video becomes twice as long. How about (I don't move MY mountain) and she moves hers, seeing as we are the viewer and all.
@@halloweenville1 🤣🤣🤣 dead
@@CosmicSpark24 Don't die too hard.
@@halloweenville1 I have to agree, aye. I was going to reply like kpop and suggest slowing the video speed ... until I tried it and realised that it is so off-putting if you do that!
U talk too fast
Thanks? 😂
@@ScotlandMagic just slow down your delivery and it will improve the video tremendously; I’m sorry if I was blunt
Hate when people are slow with it, good job!!!
@@johnmurray8454 you can just slow down the video, dude...
She is talking at the Scottish speed!
Slow down!
hurry up
Wow you talk so fast
You talk so fast! Slow it down
.75
There's a button for that
no way dude my adhd brain is thriving rn
Talking so fast I can't keep up. Sorry
Hot tip: go to the ⚙️ in the top right corner and select Play Back Speed and just select 0.75x or even 0.5x. (Also good when you are interested in a RUclips Videa but really just want the facts and can go the opposite direction!)
Relocating as white privileged person , that should be the title of the video 😊
Was the comment really necessary? I see you also make travel vlogs, which are lovely btw, I’d never use anything against you to leave a nasty comment on your videos?
❤@@ScotlandMagic
I can't watch this speaking. That fast gives me too much anxiety I do.I'm too likely to have a panic attack
Woke Country
Thanks for the info. but, wow you talk extremely fast! I’m out of breath listening to you…😅
Holy elitist
Oh no, another Ozzy foreigner who belongs to Australia thinking they are Scottish.
shut up
At no point did she say she thought she was Scottish....
behave!