The level of ignorance in the republic about the North does stop me in my tracks sometimes

The main northern misunderstandings about the south are:
- assumption that Republic is poor when it's richer than the North
- exaggerated idea about difference between the NHS & HSE, ie lack of awareness of free healthcare for children, old, unemployed etc https://twitter.com/Medb_C/status/1361034966742814723?s=19

There's an odd idea that the republic is unstable/a banana republic even though it's long been just another boring wealthy northern European country... I've experienced those assumptions over the border that I must be a slum dweller/peasant lol https://twitter.com/Lightyear_87/status/1361037146455482372?s=19

In a way ignoring stuff like the 12th is a luxury. In another, it's part of how many people in the republic are just comfortable and confident with the state as it is, it's an unquestioned foundational reality without borders being an issue or question. https://twitter.com/peterdonaghy/status/1361044216189767684?s=19