It is a common view that villagers seemed to be more friendly and neighborly than their counterparts who lived in big, modern cities in the old days. While I recognize some potential drawbacks of country life, my belief is that there were more merits.
In my opinion, people living in small villages had to face a range of negative factors that might urge them to migrate to bigger cities. Those factors range from limited industry and lack of job opportunities to less access to qualified education. For example, a person had to travel hundreds of kilometers to get to college on the grounds of the absence of such schools in his neighborhood. Consequently, there have been many large migrations from rural to urban areas over the past half century. From the recreational perspective, countryside residents also seemed not to have enough entertaining choices to enjoy the artistic and cultural life with very few museums or theaters in town, which in turn caused a great sense of boredom and tediousness.
Despite those negatives mentioned above, I believe that small towns could offer various benefits to our past generations. Foremost among these was perhaps living space in rural areas which apparently were much slower and more relaxed than that of urban areas. For instance, people always spared their precious time to chat and share life stories with each other on their way to work or simply heading to a local market. As a result, country-dwellers were often regarded as friendly inhabitants who would be willing to give a helping hand to others without hesitation. Another robust reason of living in a small community was the element of less traffic on the road, which allowed drivers to commute more comfortable and less stressful. Again, we can see that this would greatly help to create a friendly and welcoming living space for many people of older generations.
In conclusion, it seems to me that the disadvantages of living in the countryside by no means outweigh its advantages when we take living pace and traffic congestion into consideration
It is a common view that villagers seemed to be more friendly and
neighborly
than their counterparts who
lived
in
big
, modern cities in the
old
days. While I recognize
some
potential drawbacks of country life, my belief is that there were more merits.
In my opinion,
people
living
in
small
villages had to face a range of
negative
factors that might urge them to migrate to bigger cities. Those factors range from limited industry and lack of job opportunities to less access to qualified education.
For example
, a person had to travel hundreds of kilometers to
get
to college on the grounds of the absence of such schools in his neighborhood.
Consequently
, there have been
many
large migrations from rural to urban areas over the past half century. From the recreational perspective, countryside residents
also
seemed not to have
enough
entertaining choices to enjoy the artistic and cultural life with
very
few museums or theaters in town, which in turn caused a great sense of boredom and tediousness.
Despite those negatives mentioned above, I believe that
small
towns could offer various benefits to our past generations. Foremost among these was perhaps
living
space in rural areas which
apparently
were much slower and more relaxed than that of urban areas.
For instance
,
people
always spared their precious time to chat and share life stories with each other on their way to work or
simply
heading to a local market.
As a result
, country-dwellers were
often
regarded as friendly inhabitants who would be willing to give a helping hand to others without hesitation. Another robust reason of
living
in a
small
community was the element of less traffic on the road, which
allowed
drivers to commute more comfortable and less stressful. Again, we can
see
that this would
greatly
help
to create a friendly and welcoming
living
space for
many
people
of older generations.
In conclusion
, it seems to me that the disadvantages of
living
in the countryside by no means outweigh its advantages when we take
living
pace and traffic congestion into consideration