So tonight I was out at Shanghai and when I came out I saw a girl being hassled by two others and I had to step in to stop her from being abused by the people who were around her. This has never happened in the time that I’ve been in Edinburgh (nearly 10 years) and I’m genuinely shocked that this could happen to someone for no reason at all… submitted by /u/mcconcon [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi all A year ago, I was pulled into my home country’s army. Without considering any of the moral, ethical, or personal issues suutounding the whole procedure and shebang, I do kind of miss some tiny parts of it. In the spirit of this, I have the following question: Are there any NON-MILITARY drill units in Edinburgh? I actually miss doing drill; I miss the uniform responses and the rest of it. I cannot stress strongly enough that it cannot be part of any military unit (because I would lose my home country’s citizenship). Is there anything like that in Edinburgh? Or maybe even further afield ..read more

Will be in Edinburgh for the weekend and would love to know where the best place is to go for a traditional lentil soup? TIA submitted by /u/saladcream101010 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Trams are now stopped after this one scraped past a bus on Leith walk ? submitted by /u/valdemorte [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi there, I'm curious what temperatures you keep in your flat during these cold days - when it's around 0C - in Edinburgh. We have a ground floor flat in a historic building with many large double pane windows. Although we set the thermostat to 18.5C, it usually won't reach above 16.5C. Is this normal? Or too cold? *Edit for clarity: We already have secondary glazed windows. Thanks for responses. Yes, we do manage by wearing layers, using electric blanket and additional space heater. We are mainly interested in learning if this situation is usual for many people living in older tenement build ..read more

At 10am the building behind the trees on crammond beach look like it was on fire, smoke covering the beach then again at 12pm anyone know why??? submitted by /u/No-Dragonfly-6363 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

hi all! american here going on a trip to the UK in december. was told by some people to skip out on scotland because of the weather, but have always wanted to see the castles so will be spending 4 days in edinburgh. will be there a few days before and after christmas so any tips on what to do around that time would be greatly appreciated. also, as someone who's never had a winter outside of california, how should i prepare for the winter weathers? looking into buying a good warm coat right now, but also trying to look into thermal underwear and getting very confused by all the options. also ..read more

Love the walk along Regent Road. Anywhere better for views? submitted by /u/FireyT [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi all! I've been looking into getting nipple piercings done somewhere in Edinburgh (somewhere easily accessed from the train station/Prince's street). I've been looking at Studio 13, but any other recommendations/any personal stories with Studio 13 would be great. Thanks! submitted by /u/TheAwesomePhoenix321 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi everyone, looking for a good place for chicken wings in Edinburgh. Tried up to now, BrewDog, Wings, Buck’s but they were “ok” and ridiculously priced (at least the first two). It looks like the city mastered the burgers but chicken wings have still long road to go. Any recommendations based on experiences or “words of mouth”? submitted by /u/c_a5a [visit reddit] [comments ..read more