Some people think that cities are the best places to live. Others prefer to live in a rural area. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city to living in the countryside. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, large cities are becoming more and more inhabited. The majority of the population prefers living in a big

town

mainly because of the great advantages it has compared to living in the countryside.

However

, what are the benefits of

this

situation, and what are the drawbacks? In

this

essay, I will explore the pros and cons of living in a large

city

and try to draw some conclusions. Let’s start looking at the advantages. One of the main positives of a big

town

is the large amount of shops available in every corner of the

city

. What I mean by

this

is that whenever you live, there are some useful stores like supermarkets, banks, tobacconists and clothing stores where you can easily buy everything you need without going to the

city

centre.

Secondly

, living in a big

town

is a big challenge for evening parties. In London,

for example

, there are so many things to do in the evenings like going to the cinema, to the pub or to the park during the summer period. Turning to the other side of the argument, traffic could be one of the major disadvantages of living in a big

city

. Many people take the car every day and it has

also

been proved that the majority of the families have at least two cars.

This

means that you have to deal with rush-hour traffic on your way to work and on your way back.

In addition

, in a big

town

there is

consequently

a lot of smog and

this

can really affect people’s health. To sum up, living in a big

city

has great advantages but

also

some significant negatives.You have to weigh up to the pros of enjoying evenings’ nights outside and the availability of many shops and the cons of coping with smog and traffic issues. Personally, I believe that the benefits of enjoying the

city

-life and the comfort of having shops at every corner, eventually overweigh the negatives