Dublin always has been the city closest to my heart, dunno why...as I said for me Christmas is the most beautiful time of the year. I love the decorations not necessarily the shopping, but indeed Belfast has a bit more spice to it
Dublin guys are more generous with the cash, more money floating about the South anyway, Belfast guys tend to be tighter than a ducks arse but have hearts of gold.
Belfast has come out of itself in recent years like Derry and its good to see it.