Yes, in many ways it's a wonderful place! Belfast is a fascinating city to live in - great pubs, great live music, and incredible people. And the countryside is stunning - not sure most people in Britain have any idea about how pretty parts of the island of Ireland are. Hillsborough is also a very nice town - considered posh if you live in Belfast, though! Of course, the region still has its problems with sectarianism and social conservatism, but on balance I think it's unfairly maligned as a place to live.