‘People are looking at Scotland for good fun’: Glasgow prepares for Commonwealth Games

While some did not know the games were happening, there is a growing sense of excitement on the streets of Glasgow. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/The Guardian

“A lot of people aren’t fully aware it’s happening,” says one man working on a stall selling Commonwealth Games merchandise in Glasgow city centre on Wednesday, a day before the competition begins.

“It’s been slow – the first two days we didn’t really sell anything but it’s picking up now.”