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 a certain section of people believes that residing in the urban area is better, whilst others would rather live in the

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I will describe the pros and cons of living in the

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and summarise my opinion.

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of foremost, taking the benefits into consideration of residing in the

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, it offers convenience to the resident as everyone in the modern day spends a busy life. In Sri

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the commercial area is situated in the

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, where it is easier for the public to commute from their residence to the workplace.

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, access to the shopping malls, international food chain outlets, movie theatres and other government authorities, whilst the benefit of living in the

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offers a calm and relaxation to your mind and soul as it is less crowded as the occupant does not spend a busy life ,unlike the living in the

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, in Sri Lanka shopping malls are located in the urban area, as many residents

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as youngsters, and families spend their weekends or weekdays after work at the mall

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they hover around, and everything is available under one roof.

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the benefits, there are drawbacks to living in the

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as well. To elaborate more, one of the predominant rationales is traffic congestion where there is air and sound pollution, in comparison to the

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in Sri Lanka approximately 80% of traffic congestion in the

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than in the

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. In conclusion, in my point of ,view as everyone in

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day and age spend a busy life ,

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, they choose convenient to live in the

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rather than residing in the

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, regardless of the environmental pollution, as the core advantage is convenience.