Many people prefer to live in a city while others say that living in a rural area has more advantages. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city to living in the countryside.

Some people prefer the quiet

life

of the

countryside

while others prefer the hustle and bustle of

city

life

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Compare advantages and disadvantages of living in either location

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Provide detailed reasons and examples to support your answer

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The Essay: It is a fact that while some people like the peaceful

life

of a

countryside

, others would rather opt for the fast paced, lifestyle found in cities. I believe, needless to say, both options have merits and demerits, especially in terms of lifestyle and

economics

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economic

opportunities.

First

,

city

life

is more appealing because of the immense career and business options offered in a variety of sectors,

that is

missing in the

countryside

. People with qualifications in engineering, medicine and so on

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can all find jobs in a

city

but not in a

countryside

.

Therefore

, the urban areas like Mumbai, New York or Sydney, are teeming with people.

Second

, a

city

provides a plethora of avenues of entertainment, which are lacking in the

countryside

. To exemplify, there are many movie theatres, shopping centres, stadiums, concerts and so on, in different parts of a

city

where people can have relaxation and enjoyment.

Finally

, cities

also

offer good education and health care facilities which are rarely found in the

countryside

. People

hence

flock to cities for world

class education

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class, education

or medical treatment. On the other side

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rural living offers a peaceful

life

, away from the rat race of a

city

. People in the

countryside enjoy

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countryside, enjoy

nature, a healthy lifestyle, calm, quiet and a less expensive

life

. One does not have to deal with traffic, pollution and competition for space, commodities and even jobs, whereas urban living demands constant actions and expenditures, by way of new car, gadgets and attires. To conclude, according to me, though people’s preference of cities or the

countryside

varies depending on their needs

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both the country and

city

offer benefits. The

countryside

offers a salubrious environment with serenity while the urban areas deliver more means of earning a living, apart from other

facilitaties

a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

facilities

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