Living in a city vs country

Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which
place would you prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your
answer.
Living in a city:
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 it’s easier to find work
 you don’t need to own a car, you can use the public means of transport
 you can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to the theatre and go to concerts,
you can choose from a lot of possibilities to spend your free time
 you can find a park where you can feed ducks and read a book, have a walk, take your
child/ pet for a walk, aso
 city life is full off hustle (sietseg/ surges-forgas) and variety
 on the plus side, for example, what is more, all in all
 you might have a better job, a more well paid job as in the country; a better education
 city life can be particularly appealing to young people, see free time/ job/ education
 you never feel bored

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 living in a city is very expensive, in some cases you have to pay rental for the
apartment you live in
 its difficult to find a good, cheap accommodation
 the public transport is crowded and dirty
 its possible to feel very lonely in a big city, because there are a lot of people who are
always in a hurry and they don’t pay attention to other people (in the streets, in the
same flat), they don’t care what other people do
 the city is noisy, crowded and polluted

Living in a country:
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 the air is fresh, clean, not polluted
 its not noisy
 it is cheaper, than living in a city (less expensive)
 the traffic is less crowded
 instead of the public transports there are cars with horses, cows
 if you want to relax you can go to the forest, you can walk in the fields, you can
collect flowers
 you can go to traditional restaurants and try out the specialties
 you don’t need to buy everything: you can breed animals, grow crops
 usually people are helpful and they help each other in case of a problem
 you cant be lonely, because in the country everybody knows everybody

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 you can be bored because there are no different ways to entertain
 sometimes the air is smelly
 it is hard to find a well-paid job
 the public transport to the city is often dirty, smelly and crowded
  it is dangerous to go to the disco as a city dweller
 people in the country want to know everything, so they gossip

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Countryside or city?

There are advantages and disadvantages for a child to grow up in the country or in a city. It's
hard to say which is better. Growing up in the country means a certain degree of isolation.
You're in a small town or on a farm with few people. In addition, the people you meet
everyday tend to be just like you. Most have the same background with you, and go to the
same schools with you. In the city, people you meet are all different. People come from
different culture backgrounds.
City people tend to come from a lot of different places and move around a lot. So, there is not
a sense of community in the city like what you have in the country. People in the city can live
in the same apartment building for twenty years even without getting to know each other. In
the country, however, everybody knows everybody. A child can get lost or hurt in the city and
have no one to turn to. In the country, everyone is a neighbor, and people feel connected to
each other.

A child in the city has a lot of interesting and exciting places to visit. He or she can go to a
zoo, museums, art galleries and concerts. There are a lot of restaurants with different kinds of
cuisines. It's easy to see new movies that come out. Children in the country don't have many
activities to go to.

To my opinion, a childhood in the city is better because it prepares a child more for what real
life is like.

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The advantages of living in my city

It is almost always the case that a person who has been living in a rural area for a while
confronts certain conveniences and inconveniences of living in a city. One convenience is the
number and diversity of stores and shops available in a short distance in a city. A big
inconvenience is the traffic congestion that takes place in many places.

One big thing I remind my foreign friend who is planning to move to my city is that there is
cultural diversity, or even conflicts. My friend is an international student from Japan who is
living in a small town in California. As a foreigner, he confronts with cultures of local people
everyday.

On the other hand he realizes that there are few stores and restaurants that are native to his
culture. It is very normal that such a person gets homesick and starts missing people and
foodstuffs from his own country.
Moving to a big city will satisfy such needs of him because there are many stores, restaurants,
and supermarkets that are run by Japanese companies so he will less likely to be homesick
any more.

However, there is one big inconvenience about living in a city, which is traffic. Especially
people who drive often feel stressed on the streets that are always packed with cars lining up
in the streets. It is always difficult to find parking spots either in the parking lots or on the
street.

Furthermore, apartments do not always provide sufficient parking spots to their residents. A
lot of people who live in city feel less convenient to keep cars and choose to use public
transportation. However, unfortunately, the public transportation system is not perfectly great
around my neighborhood.

My city satisfies and dissatisfies my foreign friend who drives. The availability of stores and
shops that are native to his country soothes his dissatisfaction about being surrounded by
different cultures. However, on the other hand, traffic jam that is always the problem in big
cities gives new stress that he is currently free from. It is a matter of balance between the two
features that he needs to settle in.