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Is it better to live in a small or a big city? Give reasons and examples to support you answer.

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In today's
time
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, finalizing a
city
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 to
finally
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 settle
is
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in is
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 one of the most important decisions one has to take in his
life
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. Some believe that small
towns
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are better place
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are better placed
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 to live,
however
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, many
thinks
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think
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otherwise
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.
Although
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 big
cities
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 do attract a lot of people because of
its
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their
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glamourous
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life
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, in my opinion, small
cities
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 are a better option to love nowadays.
This
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 essay will elaborate
the
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 benefits of living in a small
city
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 and will highlight a few drawbacks of the bigger ones. Earlier,
the
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small
towns
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 used to lack many basic facilities but
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 not the case anymore. Presently, all big brands, famous school franchises, and big hospital chains have penetrated
in
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apply
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the remote locations of our country, bringing them
at
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to
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 par with any big
city
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.
Moreover
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, small
towns
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 have less pollution and
provides
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provide
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 clean air to live
.
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in.
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, even when the pollution index was highest in big
cities
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 like
gurgaon
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Gurgaon
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 or
delhi
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Delhi
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, small
towns
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 like Karnal had an AQI level below 100.
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, the recent
work from home
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work-from-home
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 trend has made it possible to settle anywhere while working for any big organisation which is located in a large
city
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.
On the other hand
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, big
cities
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 do look attractive
in
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at
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the
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apply
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first
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 glance, but they come with a lot of drawbacks.
In addition
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 to poor air quality, the biggest challenge in
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 places
in
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is
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 too much traffic leading to very long travel
time
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, even within the
city
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. In a
city
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 like
gurgaon
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Gurgaon
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,
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, it takes around 2 hours in peak
time
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 to cover a distance of just fifteen to twenty
kilometers
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kilometres
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.
Also
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, big
cities
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 have
such
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 busy and
fast moving
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fast-moving
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life
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, that no one has
time
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 to connect with people around them, which is leading to higher mental health issues in large
cities
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. Clearly, considering the discussed dynamics, it is better to live a simple and healthy
life
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 in smaller
cities
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. In conclusion, the debate on
quality
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the quality
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 of
life
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 in small
cities
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 against the bigger ones has gone on for too long. There is no doubt
on
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 the fact that both
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option has
its
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their
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 own set of benefits.
However
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, in my opinion, small
town
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towns
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 have many things to offer to help
live
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them live
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 a better
life
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 which
are
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is
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 completely missing in the alternate option, and I would anytime choose to live there without any
second
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 thought.

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