some people spend most of their lives living close to where they were born. What might be the reasons for this? What are the advantages and disadvantages ?

We have a few essential and extremely important decisions to make in our life. The other choices are somehow categorized under these few crucial decisions. one of those critical and crucial decisions is choosing where to live. Some decide to stay in their hometown and live close to their

friends

and family. From the risk management point of view, living in a familiar place with known people seems logical and rational. living in a place that we know from the very

first

day of our life, means having a good chance to know more about neighbours, schoolmates, and family. People with less ambitious personalities are good candidates to stay close to the known situations. But like any other decision-making situation, there are some pros and cons in choosing to live close to home town. hanging out with

friends

in a familiar and discovered neighbourhood seems quite pleasant. With no doubt, it is much safer to do business

for instance

with people that we know for a long time or it is much easier to plan for an event. There are more

friends

to ask for help in tough times and in one world it seems much safer to live close to family and

friends

. For those who are not ready to leave their comfort zone and prefer to minimize their risks, living in their hometown usually translated to having fewer risks but

also

means fewer opportunities at the same time. The possibility of better understanding their weakness and strength points is low due to living in an almost no-risk atmosphere.

Moreover

, it is hard to develop personal soft skills and strengthen personal attributes in an isolated community. As above mentioned, there are advantages and disadvantages to living in a native place and the level of positive or negative of its impacts completely depends on an individual’s characteristic attributes and personality.