Inverness or Guildford?

Question

Which is the better place to live for a 28 years old single? Got a job offer from both places and can't decide :-(

Answer 1

I know Guildford very well.  It's a lovely city but hellish expensive!  You'd get a better standard of living on the same salary in Inverness but I guess it depends what you're looking for in life ...

Answer 2

definately Inverness, nice people, nice city and breathtaking scenery like most of scotland, but being a scot i'm a bit biased, I love the highlands.

Answer 3

I would personally go for Guildford, nearer to big cities and probably a lot more people to meet.

Inverness is pretty isolated up there!

Answer 4

gotta be guildford.  close to london and therefore civilisation.  Got good boozers there too.

Plus Inverness.  Lovely place but full of jocks

Answer 5

Id go to Inverness personnaly if all I was conserned with is which town is better to live in - Inverness and you get access to the scottish highlands. Guildford and you get access to London, which to be honest is dirty, overcrowded and too expensive (Guess I dont like the place).

Having said that, Inverness is a long way up there and if you have family in England a trip to visit them would take most of a day or evening.

Now, as for being single, who knows where the right person for you lives - it could be Scotland, or England, Wales or even Brazil - you never know.

If it was me in the position I would consider the job - what your prospects are for this one and the next job (for example, which will be better on a CV), the money of course, and what the people interviewing you were like. Then consider where you really can live - are your family and friends too far away in one of them, do they pay you enough to get a room, flat or house, food and entertainment, etc... Too much to decide on rather than just the town

Answer 6

Inverness would be the less predictable and more interesting option. Beautiful scenery, and if you're from down south the chance to experience a different world. IMHO a lot of those surrounding areas a bit out of London are not that interesting.

Answer 7

It depends what you like, but I personally would suggest Guildford. It's a lovely area, with both parks & gardens and plenty of shops & restaurants. It's obviously much closer to London, you are more likely to meet plenty of people and there is good nightlife in the town centre.

Answer 8

Inverness definately. The surrounding highlands and islands are a fantastic place to be. The people are amazingly friendly too. Scotland over England every time.

Better living all round

Answer 9

Depends what you like.

Inverness is a small city, people are friendly, low crime rate,no big traffic problems, airport with flights south.

Guildford, don't know haven't been but probably better if you are a bright lights sort of person.