No one mentioned life quality. He was just asking why people choose to start their journey in Dublin instead of Northern Ireland.
And he is right. I have noticed this with English people who visit Northern Ireland, despite NI being miles from DUB and BFS being a lot easier to get to.
if I am honest, I think it is because foreigners just have a lot more positive feelings and thoughts towards ROI than NI.
NI people are seen as being very direct and blunt. A lot of nationalities don’t like that, unfortunately. Particularly the Southern English.