Life in the Country and in Town

Life in the country and in town

If you had a choice, where would you like to live: in town or in the country? Whether you live in small towns or large cities, there are merits and drawbacks. And in this essay I will try to highlight some of the major advantages of living there. But of course there is always two sides to a coin, therefore this essay will also point out some of the problems which often reduce the pleasure of living in the countryside and in town.
The best reason why one should live in the countryside is the amount of free space available there. Unlike cities the countryside offers us much more land to live on. We can live in our own house with our own private garden. This intensifies the spirit of independence and helps good psychological growth. In a free space, whenever we feel like, we can easily go for a walk outside our house. In the countryside, nature is everywhere and abundant: there is a large variety of flora, fauna, and plant life. Due to this, the scenery in the countryside is marvellous in comparison with the jungle of concrete in the town.
In the countryside, one can live in a calm and peaceful environment without the immediate stresses of work, noise, and pollution. Living amidst nature makes us physically strong.
Another advantage of living in countryside is that people live in close communities and much comfortable social environment. In cities we do not know others or wish to make acquaintance with our neighbours. But in the countryside a social life is important. People there have much more fellow feelings and come to help others in need and emergencies. People, living in a village, are more friendly. For example, some of my friends live in small villages since birth. They claim that they have a lot of friends there.
It is also easy to get from one place to another because the distances in the country are not as long as in towns. As a result, the commuting to the work is not a problem. Moreover, people, living in a village, feel themselves in safety. The crime rate in a country is lower than in a city.
But nowadays majority of people prefer living in a city. Also this is the well known fact that there are more people in cities than in the country. However, city living also has its own benefits. Those who like living in the city believe that it has a large number of advantages. First, the big offer of the options for spending free time. For instance people can visit various museums, theatres, cinemas and libraries. I think it’s the greatest advantage. Second, there are a lot of working places in the city. The biggest companies are located in the cities. Therefore, it is easier for people to find suitable jobs in a city. Also, people have more variants in choosing career. Third, you can buy whatever you need if you live in a city. In opposite, persons who live in the country, don't have wide choice of shops. Also people are able to use different kinds of services. For example a laundry, a car wash, a beauty salon. In the contrast, there are no such varieties of services in a village. I know that from my own experience, because every summer I go to my grandparents who live in a village in the west of Ukraine.
In a big city people can take the chances to study best. There are many good universities for us to choose there. There you can express your ability to study what you like. Moreover, when you graduate, you also find it easier to find chances to get a good job with good salary which is quite difficult in small towns or in the countryside because many big companies and groups are concentrated there. Many graduate students choose big cities to live and work. Like my friends, for example. They study in universities in big cities, they enjoy it and are not going to return to their home towns.
Many people can argue that living in a big city makes them tired with noise and dash. They like the slow pace of life in a countryside. I agree with them. Sometimes living in a big city irritates me and seems intolerable because of crowds of people around me. But I think that we can live there for a long time because we the young always like to enjoy new things and want to have more positive and interesting experience, which is very difficult in the countryside. However, when you get older, especially when you retire, the countryside will be the best choice to live. In conclusion I’d like to add that I personally experienced both living in the small country, where I usually spend my summer, and living in the big city, where I live. In my opinion, life in the country is quiet and slowly. Therefore, it is more suitable for children and old people. I would like to move to the countryside when I’m old, so I could enjoy nature, beautiful landscapes and fresh air. But now I prefer living in a big city where I can have a large number of opportunities.