Do you think the Edinburgh Fringe is a good thing for the city?

We asked residents for their views on the Edinburgh Fringe and whether they think it's a good thing for the city.

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00:00and what how do you feel about the fringe I love it I absolutely love it I've probably got about

00:0920 shows booked up for the next rest of the month so I definitely just go for it try different things

00:14I've seen some amazing stuff I highly recommend the wrestlers that do the Viking show that's

00:20amazing so there's loads of stuff I love I mean it's culture it's experience it's something

00:25yeah it's a pain in the neck to get to work that's the price you think and how do you feel about the

00:31fringe do you think it's good for Edinburgh do you think well sometimes it is but sometimes it's not

00:37but aye aye yeah it's not bad doing it's good for tourism yeah it's brilliant for tourism yeah

00:43brilliant is a really good thing because it brings a lot of people together and like a lot of like

00:48famous people actually like they start off with the fringe like I think a lot like comedians and

00:52stuff they've become famous through the fringe show it's a good way for like talent to get

00:56recognized you enjoy it yeah yeah do you think it's good for Edinburgh yeah yeah lots of tourists

01:05lots of just good vibes it's a bit expensive

01:10but now we're going to and I know it's hard for them to stay anywhere but no I think it's a great thing