This is baffling. I wonder do any of our North Briton brethren have any views? I’ve stayed in Perth a few times (I have a friend who lives there) and it’s the equivalent to Armagh. in NI, in that ALMOST NOTHING stays open after 5.30pm. The place iis desolate. A huge middle-class town with a nice, compact pedestrianised central area where absolutely nobody goes out.
Last time I was there me and Mrs H were among 4 people in a perfectly good restaurant, early evening, sunny day, with enough tables for 80 people. The other two people were parents of one of the waitresses. We ended up going to the pub with them afterwards, wondering what on earth was wrong with the town. And they lived there.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-37123369