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Sad that you live in fear of gun violence. Guns are a god given right here in The States.

Loved this video! Curious to know if you ever discussed your amazing weight loss transformation?

My wife and I just returned from Scotland yesterday. We began our journey in Edinburgh, then to Inverness, Thurso, Torridon, Isle of Skye and back to Edinburgh. I thought that the exact opposite about the trash reference. All the small towns we visited offered trash bins that segregated trash & recycling. I will note that they generally were full, which gives credit to the notion of not being emptied frequently. Even with that, we found that all towns were very tidy and properly kept. Your mention of safety could not be more true. It is one of the reasons my wife and I are considering the move over there. The folks there are extremely welcoming and are unpretentious. I believe it is because they are not spending their days juggling a costly extravagant fancy high lavish lifestyle that creates emotional exhaustion and overloaded stress as a byproduct. It was evident that many of these small towns were filled with wealthy residents; however, it was not their purpose for you to notice. You mentioned the drinking water, but I would add the quality of air. It was incredibly crisp, clean and easy to breath. We power-walked some amazing trails (very much like the one you show in your video) and never really felt short of breath. So many positive mentions I could add, but will end it here. Adding some of my vacation pics on my instagram (@westernchicano) Thanks for your post! Cheers!

Im American living in North Ayrshire i feel this!

You must have bought some very old bread. Normally it would take ten day or more to go mouldy.

Have you gone into Newmilns?

Looking forward to seeing your stroll through Costco.

Thanks 🙏

In Cheshire, years ago when we had only one bin the council bin men collected it every week and the bin was full. We now have three bins. 1) green or brown bin for garden, vegetables and greens waste, 2) grey bin for recyclable plastic, metals, paper etc and 3) black bin for other rubbish. The bin men still arrive every week but collect bins 1 and 2 one week and bin 3 the following week.

Regarding your bins being emptied every 3 weeks you get 4 bins so maybe if you recycle properly , it’s not rocket science but hey I guess in your tiny American brain that concept is a wee bit difficult.

We aren't paranoid like the yanks its all based on fear

Might be worth mentioning that in Scotland we have three banks, each with their own banknotes. Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. I may suggest that it was a combination of these notes that you were given. Very unlikely your local Nisa would give you a Northern Irish note

Excellent work and thanks for sharing! Although my wife and I do well in the US as middle class, watching videos like this makes me feel how we get ripped off as Americans. I watch videos of people living in Russia of all places and see their food prices are almost half of what we pay and the quality is much better. I’m sure there are some sacrifices leaving the US, but it appears the upside outweighs the quality of life and as others have said the crime rate would be much lower in Scotland.

Ps. My friends when they visit me from the UK always say how clean Austria is.

Im a Brit (Scot) living in Austria. Your right about rubbish.... Here in Austria they have a saying.... " When you loose respect for your country you have lost respect for yourself "......

You realise that you can make the US biscuits and Gravy really easy in Scotland according to a demonstration I saw on CZcams the other night. I suddenly realised that the gravy was really a Rue base used to make sauces but using sausage or bacon fat instead of butter and with the sauce unfinished. The biscuits are a uk scone recipe just unfinished rough baked . Nothing actually special. It was probably what the cattle men had to make on the trail because it was easy to do.

I'm surprised you left!

You moved back to the UK before Brexit? I wish I had.

I am a regular visitor to Scotland and the quality of the tap water is usually much better than anywhere in England, particularly urban areas. I think a lot of it is to do with how far the water comes from the reservoir to the tap. Many reservoirs are in hilly northern or western areas. When I go back to the Midlands Leicester water mostly comes from large reservoirs in the Peak District, sixty miles further north. The water is palatable but not pleasant to drink. London water is even worse, and I don't know where it comes from. I live in a small town in the West Country and the source of the water is very local, and while hard, it is very good.

And scotland will only get better once we have full independence

I want to move to Scotland I am 62 but my family is against it. He points out all the reasons i want to. I must say I am in Edinburgh right now my second time here and I have never seen much " rubbish anywhere" Also in the states you can't put a diesel nossle in your gas vehicle.

My biggest thing upon coming to Scotland was the elementary aged children walking home alone for lunch and babies in strollers left outside of shops. I couldn't believe it you would never see that in America! How amazing to have that safety

I would say caithness has the best water!

Im originally from florida i married a scot. We lived in America and had 4 children we then mad the move to his hometown in the Highlands we have since moved to North ayrshire.

Freedom to roam- the individual freedom to walk where you want in Scotland is better than England, and that is a league better than in the US. Indeed, there is no law of trespass in the UK, and it (except in special cases such as military bases) is covered by civil and not criminal law.

The sea freezes in parts of North America on the same latitude as Glasgow - it is that far north but the Gulf Stream stops it having Arctic weather.

WHAT ABOUT THE CATS?!?! 😭 Also, unrelated, why does coffee sometimes make you sleepy?

I was surprised your rubbish was only collected every 3 weeks , different councils do it differently , down in west midlands it's every week and recycling 2 weeks. and good water is taken too much for granted

For me the biggest thing was realizing how much less freedom i have and how much "why the hell would i want the government to have that power?" Is scoffed at, because the people have been so firmly beat into submission to a greater extent.

Love your content, would love to live in Scotland. Take care

I’m not sure where you have lived previously in the USA, but I’ve lived in various states on the east coast USA from New England to Florida & have never ever encountered tap water as you have described. Sure, some places have tap water that has too much chlorine or something so therefore smells and tastes funny; but brown and smells like mold? Not in my experience.

You know how there is a brief period where instead of being 5 hours adrift from your home time in US you will only be 4 hours, as we change to daylight saving on a different date, I think moving back to standard time also happens about 2 weeks later in UK so for those 2 weeks you will be 6 hours adrift. As they say every silver lining has a cloud 😒😒

In Britain I've often seen jobs adverts saying, 'Prior holiday booking honoured'.

Always be aware that threats exist, regardless of where you live. I went to England last year and I was terrified being there on country roads with no protection. I had the time of my life, don't get me wrong, and I will be moving there in August, but threats are everywhere, whether weapons are legal or not. The Yorkshire Ripper, for example, who thankfully is no longer with us. But it is an example of why having laws against weapons is pointless. An unarmed population is a vulnerable population. There several decades of peace time that Britain has had has allowed the people to believe they may never have to defend themselves. There is a reason why Putin (I believe it was him) said he would never invade Texas. Because the people are armed and ready to defend their country. I understand what you are saying and there are so many places in the states that are SO dangerous, with those being the states with high regulations on guns ironically. It's not a gun problem, its a mental health problem. The states with the most legal gun owners are the safest states with the lowest crime. Always be aware of your surroundings and don't assume because a weapon is illegal, that the person doesn't have one. Many drugs are illegal, and they are everywhere.

Diesel and petrol pump nozzles are a different size in the UK to stop mis-fueling happening.

That's quite rude actually. At least give them their real name: Scottish people.

Some people are just pigs and most councils don't have the cerebral capacity to realise that most bins are too small, or don't want to pay the refuse collectors overtime. Surprisingly some areas are spotless, but not where I stay.

It didn’t used to be so bad with bins. We paid our taxes and everyone had a bin lift at the very least one a week, sometimes even twice. Over time the councils have been paying themselves huge pay rises and our taxes are used to pay their fat pensions too. While all the time they have reduced the services to the whole population and at the same time reduced jobs and still keep increasing taxes.

I'm an American who has been living in the UK for 21 years. The first biggest shock was the NHS and having access to good healthcare. I pray the British fight hard to keep it.

There is a huge rubbish problem all over Britain. It’s disgraceful and there are multi reasons for it.

Anyone who says don’t forget to subscribe, I don’t subscribe. Firstly it’s so unoriginal, secondly I don’t have Alzheimer’s , thirdly if it’s good content I’ll subscribe. You just ruined it at the end

I grew up in Yorkshire the tap water there is terrible tasting, my wife is American so I've spent a fair bit of time there and the water is even worse it tastes like you're drinking from swimming baths. I moved to Norway when I was 26 and I believe they have the best tap water in the world.

Whats wrong with "alright"? You admitted that in the states you say "whats up". The price of petrol is up, good prices are up!

Yep, spot on pretty much

you are very good at this. Subscribed.

Remember to take Vitamin D supplements (with Vitamin K2), because of the cloudy climate - and dark winters.

I'm a litter picker on the West Coast of Scotland - Also, if your rubbish is to much you can take to the local dump in the back of the car 👍

Scotland gets 30 days of sun per year. Take your vitamin D tablets as they have sun deficiency. This is what causes them to be pessimistic and cynical.

Are you saying that the US isn't the greatest country in the world? They might not let you back in because of that.

"There's trash everywhere" This seems to be a recent phenomenon. I'm not bullshting when I say that (in Edinburgh anyway) before the SNP came to power the streets were CLEAN! Once a week people would put out black bin bags in the morning - which were supplied to EVERY home by the council - they'd be collected the same day, and for the rest of the week it would be unusual to see rubbish. No fly tipping, no streets full of rubbish. But since then due to 'environmental reasons', rubbish was collected less and less often, fly tipping increased, the streets became a mess. 'Environmental reasons' is just the councils term for 'let's not collect rubbish'.