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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

#people #lives
Few
people
 live their whole life in their birthplace.There could be many reasons for
this
, and it has both advantages and disadvantages but I personally believe it
have
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 more cons
then
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 pros. Let
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is
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us
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 discuss
further
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this further
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 in
upcoming
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the upcoming
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 paragraphs.
Currently
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 everything is accessible
in
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 just
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the fingertips
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fingertips
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 many
people
then
also
 believe staying in
native
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 place is more convenient as friends and family are close for any time support.The place where one spends whole childhood
are
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 familiar and easy to stay
then
 to migrate
in
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new
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 city and start from zero
which
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could be really stressful. In a survey in New York
City
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 it has been found that around 50
percent
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 of
people
 will not
change
 their city for
good
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a good
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 salary
instead
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 manage with
current
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their current
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 income.
Furthermore
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 the
advantages
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advantage
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 of living in
born
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a born
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 place
is
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are
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 that the dearer
are
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 always present for any support. There is no need to
change
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 or ritual
that is
 being followed since birth. Now,
while
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the sense of security and comfort in itself is
benefit
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the benefit
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 of living close to someone's birthplace in a broad and abstract sense. While the disadvantages include these
people
 may lose
may
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 opportunities because of
this
 mindset as they will have to accept job
offer
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 which
are
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is
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 available locally with less pay.
Moreover
 they might not be
upto
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up to
 date with
current
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 situation. In
conclusion
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 one should be always open to
change
 and new opportunities as it is believed that we always have one
change
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 to
proof
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 ourselves so it
it
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better
yo
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to
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 get out of
comfort
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our comfort
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 zones take
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a risk
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risk
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 and live life as per our terms.
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  • Familiarity
  • Comfort
  • Social ties
  • Family ties
  • Belonging
  • Resources
  • Opportunities
  • Fear
  • Unknown
  • Financial constraints
  • Cultural attachment
  • Language barriers
  • Limited education
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