Glasgow is Scotland's other capital

Most Glaswegians, even those who are not "mad wi' it" (drunk), will tell you that the place is "pure dead brilliant" (excellent). The way people speak in Scotland's largest city is not the only thing that makes Glasgow different. Football is more than just a game here. The "Old Firm", as Rangers and Celtic, the city's great rival clubs, are called, is about Protestants vs. Catholics and what happens when Scottish, Irish and British nationalism is mixed with passion and too many pints of Caledonian 80/-.

Along with the dialect, the football and the beer, there's the music. The success of local bands such as Belle & Sebastian, Travis, Camera Obscura, Glasvegas, Franz Ferdinand and Primal Scream is why Time magazine says that Glasgow now is like Detroit during its 1960s Motown heyday. Paolo Nutini is, despite his name, as Scottish as Sean Connery. The Nutini family has been in Scotland for four generations and Paolo was born in Paisley, 10 km to the east of Glasgow's city centre.