Haven't you finished yet? Individual experiences almost count for nothing in the wider scale of things in Glasgow. I was verbally abused a couple of times in Berlin because I'm from the British Isles. The last time it happened, the guy knew how to speak English so I truned around and said "I'm Scottish not English you stupid bastard!" The guy was really embarassed and ended up buying me a pint.An Irish friend of mine, a lifelong Man City fan related a story to me recently. He was over in Glasgow at an old firm clash and was wearing some Celtic gear while he was over in the city! 'Brother' were the sponsors of Man City at the time! He was walking through the centre of Glasgow and saw a child wearing a Man City shirt with his parents and on passing said 'Hello, Brother!' the reply came back 'Fuck off, Ya Taig bastard ya!' The child who said it was about 8 years old! So obviously sectarianism in Glasgow is something we can consign to the history books! BTW all my friend could do was laugh and I bet the sprog concerened would have been savvy enough to spot a southern Irish accent and would have said it even without the prescence of any Celtic symbles! Mind you, no man in Ireland would dream of approaching a sprog in that manner because he could be at risk of all sorts of nasty allegations!
I drifted a bit off course there. No one in their right mind would just say random shit to a child anywhere. It just doesn't happen. If this mythical Irishman does exist then frankly I'd be surprised if he could tell his arse from his elbow.
The point is you find racist idiots everywhere, of all ages and walks of life. One person doesn't reflect a city's opinion.