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In the past, most people lived in small villages, where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays, most people live in large cities where they only knew a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and the disadvantages of living in small community?

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In the former times, the majority of
people
 lived in some small communities where they were born so the relationship between
they
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 and their
neighbour
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is very close-knit.
Nevertheless
, in the modern world,
people
 tend to move and live in the big cities which is the most famous and modern
town
.
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Therefore
Therfore
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Therefore
, it leads to making a
lot
 of differences. I believe that there are three main reasons why the citizens live in
the
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small communities.
First
 of all,
people
 love the best environment when they live in
the
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 small
town
, maybe because the air there is much fresher than it’s in the city. The small village always has
the
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 tranquil and peaceful atmosphere which a
lot
 of inhabitants adore.
Moreover
, the lower cost of living is
also
 the biggest
advantages
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 when you live in the small countryside.
People
 who live here seem to don’t have to worry about money because every
goods
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 here are much cheaper than in the big
town
.
Lastly
, because of the close-knit relationship in the small country,
people
 can be helped
everytime
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 by their
neighbour
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neighbours
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. They
also
 never make
a big arguments
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. On the other
hands
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, living in
the
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 small
town
 has some drawbacks.
Firstly
, illiteracy here is very common, the main reason is that there is no school in the small countryside or if
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they
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the
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they
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 have, the nearest school is much far away from the
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children's
chidren’s
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children’s
 house.
Therefore
, the education here is not developed.
Furthermore
, the rate of unemployment there is much higher than in the big cities, so there
also
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 a
lot
 of families who are very poor and they can’t earn enough money to pay for life. In my opinion, the
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advantages
avantages
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advantages
 of living in
the
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small communities
is
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 greater than in the city.
Although
 the family had less money to pay for life, the relationship between
they
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them
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 and their
neighbour
 or they and their family members is much better.
People
 will have a
lot
 of
neighbour
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neighbours
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 around
who
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 they can believe.
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  • Sense of community
  • Bond
  • Close-knit
  • Tight-knit
  • Belonging
  • Familiarity
  • Security
  • Support system
  • Social connections
  • Look out for
  • Have someone's back
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