Edinburgh’s downsides
Posted by smgrady on January 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Culture shock is an odd thing.
Especially when travelling between places I know so well. Indeed, the places that have shaped me.
Usually I come back thrilled to be somewhere so cultured. So liberal. I miss candy corn and graham crackers and thank my stars tv has so few commercials.
This time? Not so much.
It’s still awesome, but I’m sort of over moody, bruise-coloured skies.
I want sunshine and open roads.
In an effort to understand this odd dislike of my adopted home and new-found irksomeness (not a word, you say? it is now!), I started thinking about all the things I associate with here.
A diagram of the things it represents for me right now:
Edinburgh |
|
| Pros | Cons |
| World Class | Expensive |
| Verdant | Rainy |
| Beautiful | Hard & stoney |
| Atmospheric | Dirty |
| Complexly Layered | Claustrophobic |
| Friendly Scots | So much drinking |
| Walkable | Impossible to park |
| It’s rousing pride | Sport & Religion based violence |
I have no further insights. This is a thought in progress.
But Edinburgh, I think our Honeymoon period is over.
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