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@mrs-b mentioned Edinburgh...but Glasgow's where it's at! (Though being a Weegie rather than a Burger I may be biased! )
Scotland is home. I like that (until recently) the First Minister (aka The Nicola, polite pet name) and the leaders of the opposition parties were all female.
You're mostly within 45 mins driving distance of the sea or mountains, or both, from just about anywhere. We don't have extremes of weather, we don't have beasties (apart from midgies) and while we moan about the summers, if you do get a sunny day, there isn't anywhere else I'd rather be. In the summer it doesn't really get dark, just dark-ish.
We still hold doors open for people and say thank you to the bus driver/train conductor when we get off the bus/train. If you accidentally left a beautifully wrapped package on the seat of public transport, you'd expect it to be handed in to lost property. I think that's partly because there are only 5m of us in the whole country and having more personal space makes it easier to be a better behaved person. Although we do have our share of numpties!
Family photo of beach in Skye
Great post! Totally agree. We’re on the Isle of Mull right now, would love a wee place to stay here. Great beaches, wildlife, fantastic local seafood and meat, love it!