by Rivs Aikman

Created on: July 18, 2007

Living in the city and living in the country both have their advantages and disadvantages. While living in the city, one is close to major employers, mass transit, and varieties of places to obtain goods and services; however, people who live in the city face stiffer competition for jobs, violent crimes, cities that pass silly laws, lots of traffic, and higher levels of pollution. In cities, though, there are more opportunities to be involved in social, artistic, or cultural events, and the jobs that are available are usually pay a higher rate than jobs in the country.

In the country, there may be fewer high-paying jobs, but there is also less pollution, less traffic, less violent crime, less competition for jobs, looser laws, and lower cost of living. Schools typically have smaller class sizes, and communities in the country tend to be more closely knit than those in the city. Although there may not be mass transit available in the country, chances are good that one's neighbors are willing to carpool to save gas and vehicle expenses...and one is more likely to feel safer getting to know one's neighbors when one is living in the country.

Best of all, people who live in the country can go outside at night, look up, and actually see stars. Country-dwellers can even take their children outside after dark and not worry about having them caught in the crossfire of a firefight. Overall, living in the country seems to be better and safer than living in the city.

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