# How do you make Edinburgh Scotland bring the sexy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754 "2013-07-05T21:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/21 "2013-07-09T19:03:52Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > “Edinburgh. We have castles and shit.” And Scotch Whiskey; that be the shit! I’ve always wanted to go in August and check out the [Military Tattoo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xgwRitTgU4) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/22 "2013-07-09T19:46:42Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > The one area Edinburgh could improve on is figuring out how best to face the sea - in common with a lot of old port cities in the UK it doesn’t really know how to do this IMHO. Lived there for several years and it felt like the city has it’s back to the sea. I spent my first few years in Edinburgh, and went to uni there, and you’d hardly know Edinburgh is a city on the coast. This is despite one of my earliest memories is the beach. Ok, it’s Portobello beach, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/23 "2013-07-10T09:07:29Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > And Scotch Whiskey; that be the shit! There is no such thing as Scotch whisk **e** y. ---
**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/24 "2013-07-10T09:24:40Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > The one area Edinburgh could improve on is figuring out how best to face the sea - in common with a lot of old port cities in the UK it doesn’t really know how to do this IMHO. Lived there for several years and it felt like the city has it’s back to the sea. Some localised developments but long stretches of dead land as well. I would agree. [Leith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leith), the former coastal burgh that was merged into Edinburgh, has a lot of history in its own right. It’s where you need to go to see the Royal Yacht. The centre of Edinburgh has a lot for tourists to see, so I I can understand why the outskirts are sometimes overlooked. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/25 "2013-07-10T10:37:07Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > Edinburgh is in the top echelon of European cities to visit - wonderfully atmospheric and interesting city. Bit off the beaten track maybe if you were planning a European trip, so consistent marketing probably helps people keep it in mind as a destination. > > The one area Edinburgh could improve on is figuring out how best to face the sea - in common with a lot of old port cities in the UK it doesn’t really know how to do this IMHO. Lived there for several years and it felt like the city has it’s back to the sea. Some localised developments but long stretches of dead land as well. I agree with this. Before we moved down South my wife and I lived down in Newhaven. It felt like we were completely cut off from the rest of the city, it took ages to get down from the city centre using public transport, there was nothing really touristy down there apart from the Royal Yacht (itself overpriced) and you had to pass through some of the rougher parts of the city to get there (whoever named one of the blocks of yellow and blue flats off Junction Street “Perseverance House” deserves an award for comedy). ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/26 "2013-07-10T12:47:47Z")
> [@Floater](#): > > There is no such thing as Scotch whisk **e** y. Hmmm, guess [this museum I went to Edinburgh](http://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/) is mistaken. I definitely got pretty buzzed on some local drink at the place. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/27 "2013-07-10T13:16:53Z")
Whisky, not whiskey. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/28 "2013-07-10T14:10:42Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > Whisky, not whiskey. No one expects the grammar police! What with there surprise and fear; fear and surprise tactics! 😃 The errorist are amongst us so they must say vigilant. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/29 "2013-07-10T15:26:48Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > No one expects the grammar police! Thar’s not grammar, but spelling and a little bit of cultural history and geography. 😃 Which reminds me that the next time I’m in Edinburgh I must try to see some more of Leith than the Scottish Malt Whisky Society. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754/30 "2013-07-10T17:39:03Z")
Golf. They should really stress golf more. I went up there in February and was absolutely amazed that the weather was good enough to get out on the course. And I believe I saw palm trees outdoors; not potted ones but actual trees growing along the coastline. I also hear that there is a pretty good university up there too . . . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-edinburgh-scotland-bring-the-sexy/662754.md?page=1)