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Iona Young

Edinburgh student 'considering moving to Leith' because flat searching in city is so hard

An Edinburgh student has been slammed by locals online after 'considering' moving to Leith because flat searching in city is so hard.

Catherine Nordbø posted the joke video while flat-hunting in the city which is notoriously difficult at the moment. In the clip she claims she has just look at properties in Leith because flat searching in Edinburgh is so hard.

Many residents were quick to hit back at the video saying that Leith is in Edinburgh and many saying Leith is one of the best parts of the city to live in and actually not far from the city centre at all.

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Others users slammed the video and said that students think Edinburgh stops at The Meadows and North Bridge, two central areas heavily populated by students.

In the clip Catherine uses the iconic interview cut of Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud saying "I'd never kind of thought of myself as a beach girl, I may have thought I was a city girl but I am, I'm both but to me there is just something so special about living near the beach."

Along with the sound the student wrote: "When flat searching in Edinburgh is so hard you’re considering moving to Leith."

The TikTok video racked up 37,000 views and thousands of likes and comments from bewildered Edinburgh residents.

One social media user said: "Edinburgh does exist beyond the meadows you know."

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While one exclaimed: "Leith is the only place in Edinburgh I'd ever want to live in."

Another said: "Jesus christ it’s minutes away. Students think the world stops at North Bridge."

One added: "Just seriously wondering if you are okay?"

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