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Taps aff in April and Mars bars in batter, pudding for breakfast and world-renowned patter: Elaine C. Smith, Sanjeev Kohli, Karen Dunbar and Alex Norton share some of their favourite things about Glasgow

Elaine C. Smith

She's got a swagger that wid dry a washin'

  • The sense of humour - a necessity and in the genetic makeup of the city.
  • - a work of art from its ceilings to the theatre in its basement.
  • bridge - officially known to the people as 'squinty'.
  • - great resource, great history, great women!
  • The swagger of its citizens - "a swagger that wid dry a washin", their tenacity, strength and desire to make a better life.

Sanjeev Kohli

He fears Godzillapreet

  • The view from the top of Gardner Street. Imagine San Francisco, but with added Partickhill Bowling Club.
  • Economy of expression, as evidenced by this description of a friend's death: "Tap of the stairs. Heart attack. Bottom of the stairs. Deid."
  • - the sheers scale of it. I imagine that if aliens were to attack Glasgow, the Art Gallery would get on its hind legs and batter the invaders away with the casual swipe of a red sandstone turret.
  • - looks like an enormous turban. I imagine that an enormous Sikh version of Godzilla - Godzillapreet - lives underneath Glasgow. Perhaps Godzillapreet will join in the defence against aliens. I hope so.
  • - rightly held in the highest regard by every band that's played there, and a totem of Glasgow's searing passion for music. I'm constantly surprised by the sheer level of love and knowledge of folk here.

Karen Dunbar

She's always up for a sing-song

  • The way people tell you their life story at the bus stop.
  • The guarantee of being able to start a sing-song absolutely anywhere at absolutely any time!
  • People taking their clothes off .
  • The amount of cyclists. I'm no kiddin! We're all on bikes here!
  • Our enormous .

A Star is Born

Karen Dunbar reads from the diary she kept when she was 10 years old.

Still gets called 'son' at the age of 64

  • Glasgow taxi drivers - I can't remember the last time I had a decent conversation with a London cabbie.
  • Still getting called 'son' at the age of 64 - as in "Aye, ye were awfy good in son. No' as good as McManus mind, but good a' the same..."
  • , although I still for the life of me can't understand why the funding hasn't been made available for the restoration of this unique part of Glasgow's rich theatre history - maybe because it's no' an auld, ruined castle...
  • The Kelvingrove Art Gallery - arguably the finest and most diverse display of art in Britain, if not the world.
  • - a perfect example of why Glasgow's original name was Glaschu, - a Gaelic term meaning 'The Dear Green Place鈥�.

Continue your journey around Glasgow

  • A look at the places and people involved in our homage to the great city.

  • Actors recall their experiences with the local crowd.

  • The ode to Glasgow that cracked the pop charts.

  • A series of free events taking place outside 麻豆社 Scotland's Pacific Quay headquarters during the Commonwealth Games.

Trailer: I Belong to Glasgow

Karen Dunbar, Elaine C. Smith, Alex Norton and Sanjeev Kohli celebrate their city.

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