I live on a Farm, my life didn’t change one bit. Really if the delivery drivers didn’t wear masks, I would never had known there was a problem. I love your videos of the Scotland countryside. I hope you are well.
Here in Maryland, U.S.A., we could never get away with opening a window, like that one, without a window screen in place. A window screen is the only way you can open a window for fresh air, and keep the bugs out!!!
I have noticed over and over that in Britain people don't have window screens! How the heck do they keep the danged bugs out of their houses?? Between the mosquitos and the "house" flies you're crazy if you open windows without screens here in the Plains States, as well!
Good on ya, son. I lived in glasgow, london, usa and I totally get your move. Can't imagine how eerie it must be in London during covid-19. Go where you're healthiest - in spirit, body, mind and environment. Don't let the busy brainworm of status make you miserable. Do you, Shaun! I envy you Scotland.
Hey Shaun 👋🏾 I don't blame you for moving. My wife also has an autoimmune condition (lupus) and you need to do what's best for your health. I'm excited for you and for your upcoming content from Edinburgh! Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us 🙏🏾 Great content brother 🙌🏾
@@TKDLION I've got much less inflammation even just from just going low carb, with some keto & some carne meals. Once I ditched mist carbs, akso I could start eating red meat again, as my gout has disapeared. Too many carbs seem to be the precursor, for me.
I lived in Los Angeles for 8 years and all the reasons I moved there lost its charm in about the 5th year. I totally get it. Safety is big. Congratulations for moving home.
Hi Shaun! Pursuant to your thoughts of moving, the city of San Francisco, California, USA is experiencing a monumental exodus right now for the same reasons you are leaving London.
I’m happy for you guys getting to move back to Scotland. I believe thing happen for a reason. And it all works out in the end. Hope you are move into your new place and enjoying your new home! Take care and be safe!
I have a cactus as well. She’s a rescue. It wasn’t an easy decision, I’m not good with commitments. You have to water them like, twice a year. I’m planning a trip to Arizona to set her free. Like they say, if you love someone, set them free. I’m not sure what that means.
Ajax Fernsby WARNING: do NOT just plant it outside; it has to be acclimated gently or you’ll kill it or at least burn it badly. I’m totally in sympathy with setting it free 😊. Just do it carefully and kindly so it’ll be happy.
Arizonan wild cactuses can be truly mean, I've been told. They enjoy calling each other hurtful names at night. Freedom and independence are good things, but loneliness and vulnerability are on the other side of that very same medal. Perhaps you should talk it over with her once more, whether it really is what she wants. Good luck.
Closest I’ve been to London is London Bridge in Arizona. 😁 You got me a bit with the title but I saw the moving boxes in the hallway and realized you were moving.
Most Americans would have been scratching their heads when you were talking about the London Bridge because they would have been seeing the Tower Bridge in the distance. Most Americans think the Tower Bridge IS the London Bridge, glad you cleared that up afterwards. Loved the photos of Shoreditch area and Brick Lane too. Having been in London since January I have enjoyed it while not in lockdown but I’ve finally been able to get permission to go home which I am looking forward to this weekend. I’ve noticed as you said that the downtown area is so much quieter than it was pre-lockdown and it’s pretty clear that companies have seen that things still worked when people were working from home during lockdown and there’s little reason not to continue things that way. Imagine they don’t need the huge rent for the offices. So much less traffic now, less pollution too. Really enjoyed this video!
you pay almost double my mortgage for a one bedroom apartment, i never understood the appeal for city living, cramped no space or privacy you can't do anything to the place you live for the most part and it's crazy crazy expensive
I like space too, but I miss the city and will probably move back. I miss the symphony, restaurants, ethnic grocery stores, all the concerts, comedy shows, and shopping. And the people. And good public transportation. I wish I could afford a place in both worlds.
Sleepy Panda : I am 5’7” and I love that private type garden, but my legs don’t work so well anymore and that would be quite a site to see me go out that window, ha! It did make that very small apartment look nicer, because you could look out that window for the feeling of more space.
Ahhh!!!! I was so happy to hear you say those words!!! That you're going home!!! 😊 I love your Scottish content and you seemed happier when you lived there. I look forward to seeing your videos once you get moved back home and settled in. Congratulations on the decision to go home and hello from Arkansas USA ✌️😊
Right, even just outside DC we had a 5 bdrm, 3 bth,, Liv/dining rm, family rm and a kitchen larger than his apartment, 3 car garage w/apartment(2 bdrm/Kit/LIv,1 bath) plus 3.5 acres for only a few hundred more - and did you see the area he walked through? I could drive to DC or Baltimore for entertainment.
We call them 'Walk in Wardrobes' generally speaking. Or a 'Walk in Cupboard" - I can't think of anywhere in Scotland that uses the word closet for what Shaun was showing. A closet is a small cupboard, so something that is only used for the likes of storing towels or bed linen and sometimes may even have a boiler in there for the central heating. I hope that helps. www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-wardrobe-and-vs-closet
HemlockRidge : I haven’t heard that word; chifferrobe/chifforrobe/chiffarrobe ( all the different spellings that I found on google, but my auto-correct here in USA keeps trying to tell me it’s not spelled correctly or isn’t a word, geesh), anyway, it’s been a long time since I heard that word. I thought that we have one, but found out is called an armoire.
Ironically, I was looking back over my iPhone pics of Edinburgh from a few years back and remembered what a wonderful (and clean!) city! We're from Boston and have visited London and Dublin. London is fun as a tourist but I would not want to live there. But Edinburgh gave us the best memories...wonderful and friendly people, great food, museums, etc. Best wishes on your return to Scotland!
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Terrible roads tho, city really needs to bring Edinburgh to the 21st century as the roads are now in a desperate situation. Massive potholes and roads just collapsing due to heavy traffic and 6 month winters
Excellent Shaun! I look forward to seeing the place. I was raised in rural Louisiana and it's been my experience the big cities haven't had souls for decades. Give me the peace and quiet of country life any time.
You are smart to leave London if you have an autoimmune disorder, Shaun. Stress can exacerbate the disease. Looking forward to seeing the new Scottish content. Blessings to you and Teka from the Texas Hill Country.
@@bradlygamez4549 I'm red to the core, man. Grew up in Redondo Beach and live in La Canada Flintridge now. I remember when Pete Wilson was Governor. The last decent one in the state. I'm out.
Don't listen to some of these people. Regardless of which way you lean, make your home where you feel happiest! There will always be a community to welcome you with open arms. If you moved to my state, I'd be happy to call you or anyone else a neighbor and show y'all around. I shouldn't have to say this, but remember to be kind to your neighbors.
It's always great to go home. So happy for you... Please tell us about your new job and home. Since I recently and quite unexpectedly learned that I'm 40% Scottish (My name is Irish and I have a Danish grandfather.), I am especially eager to hear everything you have to say. Best of luck from the US on you reboot!
I laughed when you commented, "I moved here a year ago and how time flies!" Reminds me of the 5th Doctor telling Nyssa, "You know how it is. You put things off for a day and the next thing you know, it's a hundred years later." That leads me to my "story": I moved to TN 22 years ago and you know what? It feels like I moved here yesterday. Oh and the music? Right out of a 1950s Hollywood movie. Despite the fact that I'm on 2 acres, if you saw my living room... Well, it looks like an arboretum. I've just moved all the tropicals indoors; that's the fig , orange, and lime tree; the Arbequina olive; the avocado tree, the tea tree plant (Camellia Sinensis that produces tea leaves for tea); and the Piper Nigra that gives me pepper seeds to grind for pepper. Then there's the geraniums, the variegated and trumpet jades and some other cold-weather intolerant plants. (Yeah. We do I put them all!) In front of my kitchen window there's a four-foot by seven foot moving metal shelf where the orchids are and the trays growing lettuce, spinach and sometimes, radishes. All this in a house that's 1, 200 square feet. Jus proof that where there's a will there's usually a lawyer. :)
Yea! My son and his family live in Marchmont off The Links. When I can get back there , I'm in NY, maybe I'll see you sometime. Good luck with your move!
"Way On Down South, London Town". - I noticed window screens do not seem to be prevalent in many parts of Europe, you must not have a bad insect issue. Now, you've been to many parts of America, can you imagine how miserable it would be to open your windows here without a screen, you'd spend the next month getting all the bugs out of your place.
Bought got me there Shaun lol 😆, but once I got to the end it was relief!! I look sooo much forward to all the Scotland content coming I love Scotland from what I’ve saw through you videos if I could live anywhere I’d live in Scotland I hope you have great day/evening 😊
On October 6th 2019 I was in your neighborhood! Or at least the neighborhood you’ll be leaving. We started the morning with the Tower of London, crossed over the Tower Bridge, visited Borough Market and walked around the Borough neighborhood, then had drinks at Gong in the Shard, then went over to East London, what a great time we had! We ended the evening in a Speakeasy called Disrepute, great bar! I’d love to go back, I know we missed so much!
Would love to see a video on the cost of living in different parts of Scotland. North vs South, East Ca West... bigger cities vs more rural country areas. Medium incomes per area, rent vs mortgage.. standard utilities, transportation, entertainment ect. Always interesting to see how other parts of the world live.
@@ducthman4737 Well technically both matter lol but planning can be done with just knowing how much you have to afford to be able to live somewhere else
Ahhh fab I want to wish you both the very best of luck back in Edinburgh, really pleased for you and looking forward to your vids from my favourite city ❤️
I am very blessed to live in the very outer suburbs of Chicago! We have the rural aspect and easy access to good shopping. Like Nordstrom rack etc 30 mins away. And if you want to get to the city just hop on the train and your there in an hour !
Impression before watching the video: "omg, he looks so upset!" After.... Good for you. I really appreciate your vlogs on Scotland, particularly because I am considering moving there. Thanks again. Pause @ 0:21, that is a great thumbnail! ha
Completely understand your reasons for leaving. Everything has changed. You’re living in a box without all the entertainment you hoped for. Go home, take stock and plan your next great video!
Just how much is that "culture and entertainment" where not only do you have to pay over priced rent but you have to pay for the overpriced admission to said events and over priced parking and transportation worth? Yeah, you experienced all these things in great quantity and spent all the money you earned in the prime earning years of your life. Then, one day you are unable to work and because you spent all the money you made on this you'll likely spend the rest of your years in relative poverty. Yeah, life experiences are important, but you have to draw a line somewhere! All the big money you make in these places is totally negated by the cost of living. JUST NOT WORTH IT IMO.
You do have a great little apartment, with that garden and those big windows, however, I like smaller cities, towns, and countryside myself. Looking forward to more videos about Scotland.
Jeezuz! Don't scare me like that!! You mean, leaving London for Scotland, phew! 😵 It's a fine apartment for London, maybe more comfortable for 1, than 2? (especially during Covid-19)
@@RSPDiver Oh, yes! I have a tiny studio apartment. Ikea has saved me so much space, which is important in Arizona because the more clutter you have the hotter your space.
I lived in England for several years in 2000. To all Americans contemplating the move, England is not America. You have a really nice updated kitchen. You don’t find that everywhere. You don’t even find mixer taps everywhere. The house that I lived in had a cute back garden and that was the draw for me. But the second bedroom was the same size as my American walk-in closet. So that’s pretty much what I used it for. There are things I absolutely loved and miss about living there but sometimes I felt like someone had thrown me into 1970.
Shawn; Thanks for the tour of London. My grandmother was born in St. Pancras in the 1860s - she immigrated to San Francisco in 1902, In census records I found where she and her family lived. I found a kind soul who sent me photos of each place where granny lived in London - and I am certain none of then look like when she lived there. Enjoy your life in Scotland. I love to see your videos.
I'm glad for you...I've told people that I'm one of the least affected people in the world by this virus mess, because I already worked out of the house, when I go fishing, I'm out in the middle of nowhere, in the woods, and when I play golf, I play late in the evening, alone, on a deserted course. I'm basically a hermit - and I'm looking to move even further out in the sticks...too many people around here; I'm the opposite of you - I like the country.
I'm sorry your experience in London was stifled by the virus. It must have been terribly disappointing. I'm excited to see your new content showing us Scotland!
Here we wear masks. Fortunately, I have a house with land so quarantine is more of a stay-cation...sitting out on the deck in the sunshine listening to the birds - refreshing!
@@slcRN1971 For what it's worth I can certainly speak for Scotland and say we're advised to wear masks
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@@slcRN1971 masks throughout uk are mandatory in all enclosed spaces and public transport. It's okay not to wear a mask outside or away from large crowds. But everything else masks must be worm
Congratulations on the move! The adventure, called life, is drawing you in to some new and exciting escapades just waiting to be found and sought out. Thanks for taking us on your journey. I know for one, I appreciate being able to get "out of the house", even if I don't go anywhere because of the pandemic.
Wow!!! I can't wait to see your new home in Edinborough! I visited some years back & loved it & Scotland! You lucky ducks! (I dug London, too, but I'd choose Scotland to live!) Re autoimmune, I've had great success in lowering inflammation, by ditching most carbs. The idea seemed odd at first, but now I can't imagine going back. My body lets me know what works. I hope your move goes smoothly & wish you all the excitement of a new home!
As a horticulturist myself, that communal garden is an AMAZING anti-anxiety spot! I'd be out there all the time!
I live on a Farm, my life didn’t change one bit. Really if the delivery drivers didn’t wear masks, I would never had known there was a problem. I love your videos of the Scotland countryside. I hope you are well.
Here in Maryland, U.S.A., we could never get away with opening a window, like that one, without a window screen in place. A window screen is the only way you can open a window for fresh air, and keep the bugs out!!!
AYYY, Howard County, MD! 🙏
I have noticed over and over that in Britain people don't have window screens! How the heck do they keep the danged bugs out of their houses?? Between the mosquitos and the "house" flies you're crazy if you open windows without screens here in the Plains States, as well!
Anywhere in the US, no screens is an invitation to ANYTHING to come and make themselves at home.
Hello from Frederick County. I used to live in Columbia.
@@heraffa Yeah Frederick County - my former home for many years!
You are going back home. Great. I understand your reasons and agree. Move safely and stay with us on You Tube. Thanks for everythingShaun.
Go all the way, move to where nature heals you. 🌱🌿🌳🌲
Amen to that!
The title of this just about gave me a heart attack, Shaun! LOL Don't do that to me...I thought you were leaving TH-cam 😂😂😂
Damn, sorry :D Never leaving youtube until they force me off haha ❤️
@@shaunvlog good!
Me too!!!!
LOL...That's exactly what He knew people would think!!!
I Love His titles, makes you halfta pop in and see whats goin on here!?!?
Me, too!
Good on ya, son. I lived in glasgow, london, usa and I totally get your move. Can't imagine how eerie it must be in London during covid-19. Go where you're healthiest - in spirit, body, mind and environment. Don't let the busy brainworm of status make you miserable. Do you, Shaun! I envy you Scotland.
Congrats on the move back home! So glad you’re not leaving us! Love those road trips! You two take care!
Hey Shaun 👋🏾
I don't blame you for moving. My wife also has an autoimmune condition (lupus) and you need to do what's best for your health.
I'm excited for you and for your upcoming content from Edinburgh! Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us 🙏🏾
Great content brother 🙌🏾
Autoimmune diseases can be cured with the carnivore diet.
@@TKDLION I've got much less inflammation even just from just going low carb, with some keto & some carne meals. Once I ditched mist carbs, akso I could start eating red meat again, as my gout has disapeared. Too many carbs seem to be the precursor, for me.
So Thankful you have stayed safe! Scotland is calling you home!!♥️
I lived in Los Angeles for 8 years and all the reasons I moved there lost its charm in about the 5th year. I totally get it. Safety is big. Congratulations for moving home.
Moving is very hard. I lived in Madrid for 5 years then moved back to my hometown, NYC. It was a cultural shock on many levels.
I'm glad to hear you're going back home to Edinburgh, Shaun. Frankly, I"m quite jealous. Good luck and I hope the move goes smoothly.
Been to London, been to Edinburgh. I only fell in love with Edinburgh! Great decision.
Scotland and Edinburgh are simply beautiful i miss my homeland for sure .
Sorry you couldn’t enjoy your London year. Glad you’re going home! Smart given your health concerns too. ❤️🇺🇸
Can't wait for you to film your home-coming. There's nothing like the feeling of being home! Congrats!
Hi Shaun!
Pursuant to your thoughts of moving, the city of San Francisco, California, USA is experiencing a monumental exodus right now for the same reasons you are leaving London.
I love the plants as I’m a plant person. Nice garden as well. Yes, if one has to live in a city, it’s best to have greenery.
Bonne chance! (Good Luck!) from Montreal Quebec Canada.
Good luck. I have Arthritis, so I fully understand your choice.
YAY!! Back to Scotland and Edinburgh that I love!!
I’m happy for you guys getting to move back to Scotland. I believe thing happen for a reason. And it all works out in the end. Hope you are move into your new place and enjoying your new home! Take care and be safe!
So glad for you Shaun! Edinburgh is gorgeous (and as you said, safer!)
I have a cactus as well. She’s a rescue. It wasn’t an easy decision, I’m not good with commitments. You have to water them like, twice a year. I’m planning a trip to Arizona to set her free. Like they say, if you love someone, set them free. I’m not sure what that means.
Ajax Fernsby WARNING: do NOT just plant it outside; it has to be acclimated gently or you’ll kill it or at least burn it badly. I’m totally in sympathy with setting it free 😊. Just do it carefully and kindly so it’ll be happy.
Arizonan wild cactuses can be truly mean, I've been told. They enjoy calling each other hurtful names at night.
Freedom and independence are good things, but loneliness and vulnerability are on the other side of that very same medal.
Perhaps you should talk it over with her once more, whether it really is what she wants.
Good luck.
@@bosoerjadi2838 ...or cactus couples counseling?! But that could get prickly...! ;-)
Your Heart strings will feel blessed also
Closest I’ve been to London is London Bridge in Arizona. 😁 You got me a bit with the title but I saw the moving boxes in the hallway and realized you were moving.
Lake Havesu?
Meloney Parker yes
Please do a whisky country tour video. Speyside and Cairngorms. Western Isles next year, May is best in West.
Most Americans would have been scratching their heads when you were talking about the London Bridge because they would have been seeing the Tower Bridge in the distance. Most Americans think the Tower Bridge IS the London Bridge, glad you cleared that up afterwards. Loved the photos of Shoreditch area and Brick Lane too. Having been in London since January I have enjoyed it while not in lockdown but I’ve finally been able to get permission to go home which I am looking forward to this weekend. I’ve noticed as you said that the downtown area is so much quieter than it was pre-lockdown and it’s pretty clear that companies have seen that things still worked when people were working from home during lockdown and there’s little reason not to continue things that way. Imagine they don’t need the huge rent for the offices. So much less traffic now, less pollution too. Really enjoyed this video!
This exciting news! My favorite trip was hiking in the Highlands near Barlmoral! Looking forward to future videos! You have a beautiful country!
Aww glad your coming back home to Bonnie Scotland . Good luck xxx
Loved your video! Wishing you a smooth transition back to Edinburgh!
Well, according to Dorothy in Wizard of Oz. There's No Place Like Home!
But that was not the message of the movie.
I loved the video and great music! Glad you're going back to Scotland
you pay almost double my mortgage for a one bedroom apartment, i never understood the appeal for city living, cramped no space or privacy you can't do anything to the place you live for the most part and it's crazy crazy expensive
My mortgage is $1600 per month for a 8000 square foot house in america.
@@chrishayne4515
Depends on where you live. Condos/flats where I live cost $300-400,000
I like space too, but I miss the city and will probably move back. I miss the symphony, restaurants, ethnic grocery stores, all the concerts, comedy shows, and shopping. And the people. And good public transportation. I wish I could afford a place in both worlds.
@@chrishayne4515 it definitely depends on where you live. Housing costs and property taxes are high in New England.
@@meloneyparker Not in the midwest.
Congratulations! That is so awesome for you guys to move back home! Safe travels, and best wishes moving! Enjoy!
I like how he smoothly steps out the window. I’m 5’2” that’s a whole hike for me 😂😂😂
Sleepy Panda : I am 5’7” and I love that private type garden, but my legs don’t work so well anymore and that would be quite a site to see me go out that window, ha! It did make that very small apartment look nicer, because you could look out that window for the feeling of more space.
Ahhh!!!! I was so happy to hear you say those words!!! That you're going home!!! 😊 I love your Scottish content and you seemed happier when you lived there. I look forward to seeing your videos once you get moved back home and settled in. Congratulations on the decision to go home and hello from Arkansas USA ✌️😊
That amount in US$D will get you a house and acreage, in the rural US.
That's what I want.
Right, even just outside DC we had a 5 bdrm, 3 bth,, Liv/dining rm, family rm and a kitchen larger than his apartment, 3 car garage w/apartment(2 bdrm/Kit/LIv,1 bath) plus 3.5 acres for only a few hundred more - and did you see the area he walked through? I could drive to DC or Baltimore for entertainment.
Love your plants. I agree- green is good. I lived in north London for 3 years and loved my garden.
8:33 _"...a wardrobe fitted inside to the wall...."_
So, a closet?
Yeah, we take closets for granted. At my relatives in Pomerania Germany, all the rooms have chifferobes.
We call them 'Walk in Wardrobes' generally speaking. Or a 'Walk in Cupboard" - I can't think of anywhere in Scotland that uses the word closet for what Shaun was showing. A closet is a small cupboard, so something that is only used for the likes of storing towels or bed linen and sometimes may even have a boiler in there for the central heating. I hope that helps.
www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-wardrobe-and-vs-closet
I chuckled at that one too!😂 The difference between British English & American English is sometimes vast!😅
HemlockRidge : I haven’t heard that word; chifferrobe/chifforrobe/chiffarrobe ( all the different spellings that I found on google, but my auto-correct here in USA keeps trying to tell me it’s not spelled correctly or isn’t a word, geesh), anyway, it’s been a long time since I heard that word. I thought that we have one, but found out is called an armoire.
@@slcRN1971 IDK. It's what my Mother called them in English. My German Tante calls them kleiderschranks.
congratulations on moving back to Scotland, hope your move goes smoothly.
Since you mentioned the original London Bridge I have some trivia about it: it was dismantled in 1967 and relocated to Lake Havasu in Arizona.
Wow that’s cool, but as late as 1967? I thought it was dismantled centuries ago
@@shaunvlog here's a link to the Wikipedia page for it. It was built in the 1830's so not as old as I thought it is.
Yeah. I almost went out of my way to see it driving back home on a road trip!
The original was built by the Romans.
Yay!! Edinburgh is the best, it’s home. Looking forward to more videos from Scotland. Congratulations!
Thank you! 😃
Ironically, I was looking back over my iPhone pics of Edinburgh from a few years back and remembered what a wonderful (and clean!) city! We're from Boston and have visited London and Dublin. London is fun as a tourist but I would not want to live there. But Edinburgh gave us the best memories...wonderful and friendly people, great food, museums, etc. Best wishes on your return to Scotland!
Terrible roads tho, city really needs to bring Edinburgh to the 21st century as the roads are now in a desperate situation. Massive potholes and roads just collapsing due to heavy traffic and 6 month winters
Excellent Shaun! I look forward to seeing the place. I was raised in rural Louisiana and it's been my experience the big cities haven't had souls for decades. Give me the peace and quiet of country life any time.
On one of your trips to the US, go to Lake Havasu, Arizona and see the original London Bridge.
Please! Nature is unique and diverse throughout our state. We'd love to have you here!
Just make sure to go Spring or early Summer, before it starts to really heat up.
I suggest winter or early spring. I don’t know that even early summer would be tolerable for him!
@@pattynabozny1503 Yeah that's true. If your not on/in the water it can be unbearable.
Patty Nabozny But it’s a dry heat. 😉
You are smart to leave London if you have an autoimmune disorder, Shaun. Stress can exacerbate the disease. Looking forward to seeing the new Scottish content. Blessings to you and Teka from the Texas Hill Country.
I'm leaving California.
I can’t much blame you there lol
Don’t bring the political ideology that ruined California with you or you guys will just turn the next state into California V2
@@bradlygamez4549 I'm red to the core, man. Grew up in Redondo Beach and live in La Canada Flintridge now. I remember when Pete Wilson was Governor. The last decent one in the state. I'm out.
@Silver Legion I've been voting exclusively Republican since 1990.
Don't listen to some of these people. Regardless of which way you lean, make your home where you feel happiest! There will always be a community to welcome you with open arms. If you moved to my state, I'd be happy to call you or anyone else a neighbor and show y'all around. I shouldn't have to say this, but remember to be kind to your neighbors.
Love the access to the garden!
As someone with a couple autoimmune diseases as well, it's definitely inspiring to see you out exploring!
It's always great to go home. So happy for you... Please tell us about your new job and home. Since I recently and quite unexpectedly learned that I'm 40% Scottish (My name is Irish and I have a Danish grandfather.), I am especially eager to hear everything you have to say. Best of luck from the US on you reboot!
I'm excited for you to be home again. I'm sure you'll be a welcome sight to others there to see you out and about again.
Oh wow. I paused to look at your whisky collection and I noticed that you have the same sgian dubh as me. cool
I laughed when you commented, "I moved here a year ago and how time flies!" Reminds me of the 5th Doctor telling Nyssa, "You know how it is. You put things off for a day and the next thing you know, it's a hundred years later." That leads me to my "story": I moved to TN 22 years ago and you know what? It feels like I moved here yesterday. Oh and the music? Right out of a 1950s Hollywood movie. Despite the fact that I'm on 2 acres, if you saw my living room... Well, it looks like an arboretum. I've just moved all the tropicals indoors; that's the fig , orange, and lime tree; the Arbequina olive; the avocado tree, the tea tree plant (Camellia Sinensis that produces tea leaves for tea); and the Piper Nigra that gives me pepper seeds to grind for pepper. Then there's the geraniums, the variegated and trumpet jades and some other cold-weather intolerant plants. (Yeah. We do I put them all!) In front of my kitchen window there's a four-foot by seven foot moving metal shelf where the orchids are and the trays growing lettuce, spinach and sometimes, radishes. All this in a house that's 1, 200 square feet. Jus proof that where there's a will there's usually a lawyer. :)
Yea! My son and his family live in Marchmont off The Links. When I can get back there , I'm in NY, maybe I'll see you sometime. Good luck with your move!
made me gasp at the title....baited breath...
congrats on the change and so happy your paying job lets you relocate...
Yay! So glad you get to move back to Edinburgh! I hope Teka is happy to move as well. Blessings on your new home.
"Way On Down South, London Town". - I noticed window screens do not seem to be prevalent in many parts of Europe, you must not have a bad insect issue. Now, you've been to many parts of America, can you imagine how miserable it would be to open your windows here without a screen, you'd spend the next month getting all the bugs out of your place.
Good luck on your move! Thank you for sharing the city with us. Stay safe!
Bought got me there Shaun lol 😆, but once I got to the end it was relief!! I look sooo much forward to all the Scotland content coming I love Scotland from what I’ve saw through you videos if I could live anywhere I’d live in Scotland I hope you have great day/evening 😊
On October 6th 2019 I was in your neighborhood! Or at least the neighborhood you’ll be leaving. We started the morning with the Tower of London, crossed over the Tower Bridge, visited Borough Market and walked around the Borough neighborhood, then had drinks at Gong in the Shard, then went over to East London, what a great time we had! We ended the evening in a Speakeasy called Disrepute, great bar! I’d love to go back, I know we missed so much!
Can I just say, that's a lot of shoes you got there!! 👞🥿👟👠👡👢😂
I am responsible for about 10% of them 🤣🤣
Looking forward to your upcoming videos of Scotland! Best of luck in your new place.
Would love to see a video on the cost of living in different parts of Scotland. North vs South, East Ca West... bigger cities vs more rural country areas. Medium incomes per area, rent vs mortgage.. standard utilities, transportation, entertainment ect. Always interesting to see how other parts of the world live.
I too would like to hear about this!
So would I
It doesn't matter what something costs it matters how much you earn.
@@ducthman4737 Well technically both matter lol but planning can be done with just knowing how much you have to afford to be able to live somewhere else
it's more expensive in scotland the closer you are to a football or rugby stadium .
Wow 😯... major change, looking forward to posting in Scotland. All major urban areas are feeling the punch to their Bawbags. Thanks for sharing Shaun.
Best of luck! When you get back to Edinburgh, please make a blog about the cashmere industry. Just a suggestion. Thanks!
I second this! I love Edinburgh cashmere! Get yourself to Johnston’s of Elgin when Covid takes a hint! 😊
Ahhh fab I want to wish you both the very best of luck back in Edinburgh, really pleased for you and looking forward to your vids from my favourite city ❤️
I am very blessed to live in the very outer suburbs of Chicago! We have the rural aspect and easy access to good shopping. Like Nordstrom rack etc 30 mins away. And if you want to get to the city just hop on the train and your there in an hour !
Too bad your taxes are sooo outrageous
@@christinezehnle7552 your telling me !
Congratulations on your new adventure. Its sounds so exciting!!! I'm looking forward to more videos about Scotland!
Impression before watching the video: "omg, he looks so upset!"
After.... Good for you. I really appreciate your vlogs on Scotland, particularly because I am considering moving there.
Thanks again.
Pause @ 0:21, that is a great thumbnail! ha
I moved back to my home town about a year ago so i don't blame you .I'm happy for you and the wife for going back to Edinburgh .
Very glad you're going back to Scotland - but still be careful, COVID-19 is bad up there also!
I want to move to Edinburgh too!!! I’m glad you are moving home! Safe travels!
Completely understand your reasons for leaving. Everything has changed. You’re living in a box without all the entertainment you hoped for. Go home, take stock and plan your next great video!
Just how much is that "culture and entertainment" where not only do you have to pay over priced rent but you have to pay for the overpriced admission to said events and over priced parking and transportation worth? Yeah, you experienced all these things in great quantity and spent all the money you earned in the prime earning years of your life. Then, one day you are unable to work and because you spent all the money you made on this you'll likely spend the rest of your years in relative poverty. Yeah, life experiences are important, but you have to draw a line somewhere! All the big money you make in these places is totally negated by the cost of living. JUST NOT WORTH IT IMO.
You do have a great little apartment, with that garden and those big windows, however, I like smaller cities, towns, and countryside myself. Looking forward to more videos about Scotland.
Jeezuz! Don't scare me like that!!
You mean, leaving London for Scotland, phew! 😵
It's a fine apartment for London, maybe more comfortable for 1, than 2?
(especially during Covid-19)
That worried me, too.
Congrats on your new home Shaun. Hope you both have settled in well. Good to see you back in Edinburgh. Thanks for the video! :)
And this, America, is how most of the stuff at Ikea makes sense.
what
Yeah, I don't get what you mean, either. I've never thought Ikea stuff didn't make sense, only the names and how one pronounces them.
It’s all about the tiny room dynamics of IKEA stuff. Rooms without closets and making something out of nothing.
@@RSPDiver Oh, yes! I have a tiny studio apartment. Ikea has saved me so much space, which is important in Arizona because the more clutter you have the hotter your space.
We sold our flat in Edinburgh this summer and it was tiny with 2 bedrooms and overlooking the waters of Leith. I miss it!!!!
I lived in England for several years in 2000. To all Americans contemplating the move, England is not America. You have a really nice updated kitchen. You don’t find that everywhere. You don’t even find mixer taps everywhere. The house that I lived in had a cute back garden and that was the draw for me. But the second bedroom was the same size as my American walk-in closet. So that’s pretty much what I used it for. There are things I absolutely loved and miss about living there but sometimes I felt like someone had thrown me into 1970.
Shawn; Thanks for the tour of London. My grandmother was born in St. Pancras in the 1860s - she immigrated to San Francisco in 1902, In census records I found where she and her family lived. I found a kind soul who sent me photos of each place where granny lived in London - and I am certain none of then look like when she lived there. Enjoy your life in Scotland. I love to see your videos.
You can buy a 3 bed 2 bath home with insurance and taxes included where I live for half what you pay.
I may see a move in my future ...
Where is that??
Ga alabama border, near Columbus ga
Great news! So glad to hear that you are moving back to Scotland.
I'm glad for you...I've told people that I'm one of the least affected people in the world by this virus mess, because I already worked out of the house, when I go fishing, I'm out in the middle of nowhere, in the woods, and when I play golf, I play late in the evening, alone, on a deserted course. I'm basically a hermit - and I'm looking to move even further out in the sticks...too many people around here; I'm the opposite of you - I like the country.
Glad to hear you're going home!! Edinburgh is a great place, especially in August. Looking forward to watch your new vids!!
I am more interested in. Scotland that is why I joined.
I'm glad you belong in Scotland I'm so glad I subscribe to you
I wish I could find a Jack or a Victor from still game I want to move there so bad
I'm sorry your experience in London was stifled by the virus. It must have been terribly disappointing. I'm excited to see your new content showing us Scotland!
Here we wear masks. Fortunately, I have a house with land so quarantine is more of a stay-cation...sitting out on the deck in the sunshine listening to the birds - refreshing!
Kay Allen : I was a bit surprised not to see masks, I guess that they don’t use them there???
@@slcRN1971 They might have to because Britain's spiking again now.
@@slcRN1971 For what it's worth I can certainly speak for Scotland and say we're advised to wear masks
@@slcRN1971 masks throughout uk are mandatory in all enclosed spaces and public transport. It's okay not to wear a mask outside or away from large crowds. But everything else masks must be worm
Congratulations on the move! The adventure, called life, is drawing you in to some new and exciting escapades just waiting to be found and sought out. Thanks for taking us on your journey. I know for one, I appreciate being able to get "out of the house", even if I don't go anywhere because of the pandemic.
“The soul has been sucked out “
😢
This makes me so happy! Yes! Get out to the country of my fav “Scotland” our trip over from Kentucky USA is set for sept 2021. Can’t wait!
Go home Shaun... you DO NOT need to be paying $2000 a month for NOTHING!!
Most people should leave London......and all high priced cities. Where would they go? There isn't enough room in the country for everybody.
Howdy and best of luck from Houston, TX. Happy you're making decisions that are good for you in many ways!
Dear Lord, my Mortgage isn't even that much...
Good Luck!! Edinburgh!! I’m excited, would love to visit there!! 🍀🍀💙💙
Honey, come to North Carolina, you can get some cheap land, and build a modest home.
Wow!!! I can't wait to see your new home in Edinborough! I visited some years back & loved it & Scotland! You lucky ducks! (I dug London, too, but I'd choose Scotland to live!) Re autoimmune, I've had great success in lowering inflammation, by ditching most carbs. The idea seemed odd at first, but now I can't imagine going back. My body lets me know what works. I hope your move goes smoothly & wish you all the excitement of a new home!
Happy for you. Truly happy for you. Can't wait to see your new content.
Best of luck to both of you with the move back home! Looking forward to more videos about Scotland!
And with your indoor garden you can make your own taro. And plenty of space for Irn Bru and whiskey. What more could a growing lad need?