Paisley
Large town near Glasgow. Really let down by the local council. A town that really has promise but is now, sadly, a hole.

The main street is nothing but charity shops with all the major shops closing down and moving out to the more prosperous Braehead centre in Glasgow.

The main street is now a haven for neds who hang around there on Friday and Saturdays nights threatening anyone who dares walk up that road late on those nights.

As I say, it's a real shame that this town has hit rock bottom, as it had a lot of promise, but it had it's day and will go the way of the rest of the forgotten towns orbiting Glasgow (Cumbernauld, Cambuslang, Drumchapel etc).

Now living in London. Slightly better, but not by much.
(scotsbloke, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 15:59, 2 replies)

I...
... have this misfortune to drive buses in the aforementioned pit, where I still stay. Only because I've not got enough pennies to get out! I've been worse places, but not many...
(clearasmud, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 20:39, closed)

I've been in Paisley for two years now
Previously I lived in fife. I lived in about 4/5 different towns in the space of 4 years and honestly, Paisley is a vast improvement on the lot of them despite having my door kicked in and robbed in my own house 6 months after moving here.
(panda_sam, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 12:00, closed)