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Today many people do not know their neighbours. What are the reasons and solutions for this issues.

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Nowadays, a large
individuals
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 don't have
understanding
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an understanding
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about
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of
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people
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the people
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 living around their residence.
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solution
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 for
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 matter. Many civilians do not have much knowledge about their
neighbours
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 because they do not have time to interact with
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due to
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 their tiring work schedule which
leave
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 them
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little time.
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an inadequate opportunities
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 to know the neighbourhood.
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,
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 like to maintain privacy because of safety concerns. To illustrate, the
neighbours
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 in my city don't talk much with the others in their community because of vast
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 stories where many victims'
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 were responsible for their murder or other heinous crimes.
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 sometimes creates fear in the minds of
people
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 to open up with
neighbours
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.
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, in order to understand the locals better, the community programmes and
media
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 could contribute significantly to forge a better bond
within
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among
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 the
people
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 living in a neighbourhood. In my region, the residents not only celebrate famous festivals together, by gathering at a
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commonplace
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,
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 but
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exhange
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exchange
 gifts and greetings.
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 should be adopted in other societies because it offers a good platform to know about someone.
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 public setting
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provide
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 a secure environment in light of
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the imcreasing
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imcreasing
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increasing
 crime rate for those who take extreme precautions and avoid talking
their
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neighbours
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.
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 , it is
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 responsibility of our
media
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 to demonstrate the positive sides of
neighbours
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 as well; not merely,
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 exaggeration of neighbourhood crimes. In conclusion, I believe that the development of not knowing one's neighbour is because of
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a busy
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 schedule and an increasing sense of insecurity.
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, encouraging public events aimed at gathering
local
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the local
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 community and
proactive
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the proactive
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 role of
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 to inculcate security among the general populace could solve
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 limitation.

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conclusion
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coherence
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • neighbourhood bonds
  • social media connectivity
  • urban lifestyle
  • online relationships
  • fast-paced society
  • privacy concerns
  • communal relations
  • individualism
  • transient societies
  • expatriates
  • cultural shift
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