Hi all, I am an Italian living in Edinburgh, well, now outside of Edinburgh, and I miss Italy so much! I moved here 4 years ago, through the company I was working for. Initially, I was so happy about the change of environment and the more healthy work-life balance. About a year ago, I even managed to buy a house, ouside of the City. I have a Scottish boyfriend and we live together. But I am so unhappy! The only people I managed to connect with are all foreigners, and they all moved back to their native countries. I struggle to connect to people here, and I feel so unfulfilled. I don't particularly like my job, so I would look for fulfillment outside of it, but there don't seem to be decent cultural activities to do. I've been here 4 years, and seen only local artists exhibitions. At the beginning, it seemed interesting, as it was something new, but now it so dull. I miss Milan so much, I miss all the theaters, the international exhibitions, the cultural events, the infinite offer of evening or weekend courses and classes for people who work. Here everything seems thought for children and retirees, people my age (almost 40) with no kids are like outcasts. How can I meet new people in such a dead society? I desperately want to go back, or at least move to a place in the UK where there is a decent cultural offer. The problem is that my partner doesn't want to go anywhere but Scotland. And I doubt that anywhere else in Scotland things are different. Has any of you had a different experience here? Am I missing something? Am I just looking in the wrong places? I feel so lonely and lost.