Country Life vs. City Life
Country Life vs. City Life
The stimulation of crowds and traffic generate energy that challenges the human spirit. Perhaps this is why the city dwellers seem angry, stressed and unfriendly people. Although, the quietness of the country has appealed to the minds of lots of people. The countryman or woman is usually represented as calm, relaxed and friendly. Health, education, transportation are three major concerns that many consider. In a city, pollution surrounds you wherever you step whether on the streets of a busy financial district or on the lawn of a large park. Pollution could possibly cause health problems later in life. In the country, pollution is scarce. Fresh air, rolling green hills, a few pieces of litter here and there but pretty much everything is clean, you can see the stars. Living in the country is a wonderful experience for a young family to grow on and see what life is really made of. Life in the city is challenging. Yes, there are large number of activities. Shopping is convenient and the presence of public transportation reduces the demand for private transportation and the accompanying expenses. For example, lots of cities have transits to take elderly, disabled or those who don’t drive to were they need to go. City life provides all the advantages of being only minutes away from the grocery store, banks, and gas stations. But the city life carries a heavy price. Housing and food are expensive when you live in a small town, the hometown grocery stores usually have prices higher than your regular grocery store such as HEB and Wal-mart. Services, such as transportation, are expensive. Worst of all, the most expensive component of life in the city is the toll it takes on your body through stress.
Stress is present with every waking moment in the city. The crowds, traffic, tight work schedules never let up. The air is not healthy. The poisons of thousands of vehicles overwhelm what little green life remains to clean the air. Crime is
The stimulation of crowds and traffic generate energy that challenges the human spirit. Perhaps this is why the city dwellers seem angry, stressed and unfriendly people. Although, the quietness of the country has appealed to the minds of lots of people. The countryman or woman is usually represented as calm, relaxed and friendly. Health, education, transportation are three major concerns that many consider. In a city, pollution surrounds you wherever you step whether on the streets of a busy financial district or on the lawn of a large park. Pollution could possibly cause health problems later in life. In the country, pollution is scarce. Fresh air, rolling green hills, a few pieces of litter here and there but pretty much everything is clean, you can see the stars. Living in the country is a wonderful experience for a young family to grow on and see what life is really made of. Life in the city is challenging. Yes, there are large number of activities. Shopping is convenient and the presence of public transportation reduces the demand for private transportation and the accompanying expenses. For example, lots of cities have transits to take elderly, disabled or those who don’t drive to were they need to go. City life provides all the advantages of being only minutes away from the grocery store, banks, and gas stations. But the city life carries a heavy price. Housing and food are expensive when you live in a small town, the hometown grocery stores usually have prices higher than your regular grocery store such as HEB and Wal-mart. Services, such as transportation, are expensive. Worst of all, the most expensive component of life in the city is the toll it takes on your body through stress.
Stress is present with every waking moment in the city. The crowds, traffic, tight work schedules never let up. The air is not healthy. The poisons of thousands of vehicles overwhelm what little green life remains to clean the air. Crime is