These 14 “People Make Glasgow” tweets probably aren’t what the tourist board was hoping for
Back in 2013 the slogan “People Make Glasgow” was selected as the brand name for Scotland’s largest city. It clearly stuck, as it’s still in use all over social media – though most of the time not in the way the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau was hoping for.
people make Glasgow pic.twitter.com/pTYQlWhKwg
— GOOKO (@LazloMorphine) March 8, 2016
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queen street #PeopleMakeGlasgow pic.twitter.com/7d54z235h5
— cleo (@peachglint) March 12, 2016
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Can't believe some guy came up to me in queen street and zipped my jacket up never said a word just zipped it up #peoplemakeglasgow
— Dominic Donaldson (@Dominic_1888) March 8, 2016
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#PeopleMakeGlasgow pic.twitter.com/UTuSmVSbgN
— Scottish Patter (@Scottish_Tweets) February 18, 2016
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Just heard someone ask if it's acceptable to wear trackies to a christening… #peoplemakeglasgow
— RyanHughes. (@hughesrryan) February 13, 2016
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Walked out of work to a busker playing Wonderwall and a group of goths holding hands walking round in a circle #peoplemakeglasgow
— Jack (@Jackkbbrennan) February 27, 2016
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'People make glasgow' pic.twitter.com/ZL7Jf8LF7X
— laura (@laur4davidson) March 10, 2016
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No need to be so discrete #peoplemakeglasgow pic.twitter.com/5Zh5aXxcx0
— ≈M∆XI≈ (@maaaaxxxiiiii) March 5, 2016
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Just saw a lad share his smoke with his mum. Keeping true to the definition of mother's day spirit. #peoplemakeglasgow
— Charlie Hewitt (@charlieh1877) March 6, 2016
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I'm in a place where 3 doubles cost £8 and there's a shoot out at 10.30. #PeopleMakeGlasgow pic.twitter.com/2oFiMZ5AyZ
— Ailsa Mullins (@ailsamullins) March 5, 2016
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She literally sighed and said "aye I suppose" when I asked to get past her #peoplemakeglasgow
— euan (@tweeteuan) March 4, 2016
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#peoplemakeglasgow pic.twitter.com/ufLp2QYAVv
— Steven Murphy (@smurphptfc) March 3, 2016
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Just saw a guy walking in a fluorescent orange felt onesie #peoplemakeglasgow
— Alice (@AlicePlez16) March 1, 2016
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Genuinely just seen someone drinking from a puddle like a dog #PeopleMakeGlasgow
— flolloy (@JoanneMolloy97) February 22, 2016
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And if those tweets haven’t convinced you that Glasgow is one of the world’s greatest cities, just remember it’s a place where people write directions of the nearest free cash machines, on a fee-charging cash machine.