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My Britain: Glasgow

“Glasgow is a wonderful city — warm and funny and full of kindness”
- Author Gail Honeyman

Known as the "Dear Green Place" thanks to its history of creating and protecting its parks and green spaces, Glasgow has emerged over the years as one of Britain's finest "destination cities". Scotland's largest city is renowned for its culture, sport and the distinct character of its people—the Glaswegian sense of humour (or crack) is world famous thanks to comedians such as Frankie Boyle, Billy Connolly, Limmy and Susan Calman.

Glasgow is well known for its musical offering, with a host of live venues encouraging an export of successful musical acts, including Primal Scream, Simple Minds, Franz

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