The beer is better, cheaper and there is a wider choice of brews. Unlike Irish pubs which offer the same combination of icy American rubbish eg Miller. The only difference is the brand of stout on offer - and No, I don't touch the black stuff.

More seriously, medical treatment is free at point of delivery and whatever problems the NHS has are nothing compared to those in Irish hospitals.

And if the UK (not Britain) is so bad why are residents of the Republic flocking to the North to shop, and for dental treatment? [Of course, Calamity Coughlan claims they are going for alcohol but we will exclude no-brainers from the count.]