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Glasgow

Although Edinburgh is the capital, Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and one of the greatest shipbuilding centres in the world. With a population of about 1,000,000 people, glasgow is also the main centre of commerce and industry. It lies on the northern bank of the river Clyde, which flows into the Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland. Ships, iron and steel, metal goods and textiles are Glasgow’s most importantmanufacturers. Glaswegians, as the inhabitants of Glasgow are familiarly called, are proud, honest and hard-working, with a characteristic sense of humour. They speak both Gaelic and English. The Scots speak English with a particular accent, and one of the characyeristics of this accent is the pronunciation of the letter ‘ r’ with a trill of the tongue.

Glaswegians, like ali Scotsmen, like good food and drink. A famous national dish is ‘Haggis’’. It is made from the heart,liver and lungs of a sheep or calf, chopped with onions, seasonings, suet, and boiled in a bag made from the stomach of a sheep or a calf. Scotland’s favourite alcoholic drink is Scotch whisky. The Scots have been making whisky since 1400 and they export more than 40 million gallons of `Scotch’ every year.