If our previous post didn’t keep you away, and you're still not convinced you should go to Edinburgh instead, here some more reasons to avoid Glasgow: It’s poorly educated Just because Glasgow University is one of the four oldest universities in the UK (founded in 1451) doesn’t mean we care it’s played a part in the invention of the steam engine, the telephone, or the televison. They didn’t even want to film Harry Potter here – it was too authentic. And even though Glasgow p