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Why I'd Take the City Over The Country Any Day

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Why I'd Take the City Over The Country Any Day
by Richard Diaz

As a huge people person I find it hard to think about living in the countryside. I always seem to start a conversation with the first person I see, and I love knowing that I'm no underdog. Don't get me wrong, the countryside has that nice space and landscape to offer, but it doesn't quite compare to a city that's alive and has so much going on. Allow me to explain why I'd take the city over the countryside any day.

The city offers that bustling noise, that crowd of people and cars all over the place. Although it gets awfully noisy at times, you learn to truly appreciate the fact that there are other people around you. People who are also living lives; you tend to generate a sense of comfort off of that. Oftentimes you find that you need space, but what better place than parks, coffeehouses, or maybe even a friend or relatives house? Not only do you have some space, but there's WiFi all over the place! And who doesn't love that sweet connectivity, knowing that you don't have to worry about your data slowly making its way to the dreaded "no data available." Let's not forget the fact that there are so many cultures to explore in cities, so many that come from all over the world! Cities usually tend to be the "cultural gumbo pots" of the world, you find so many interesting differences that truly give you a further insight of how other places differ in their own ways.

Aside from the "bustling noise," cities give their own unique neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods being very well constructed and others being the undesirable parts of town. But, what we find from those very different places is that those people learned to grow up in their own ways. Thus, offering their own views and learning experiences of how things came to be in their era of growing up. In general, cities are always giving lessons. They tell people "Hey, there's history here." Cities are always shoving information into you, they give us something to learn from - lessons to be learned all over the place. Overall, cities are like a network of information, they feed us what we want to learn and gather from our own growing up.

Allow me, now, to make my way to the countryside. The country has space to offer, and I absolutely love the fact that it does that. The reason being, there are no city lights so you get a shocking view of the sky at night. Not only is it the amazing view of the sky but the open fields to freely ride a horse on. Believe it or not, that's all I've got to agree with for the countryside - well.. there's not as much pollution. Regardless, I don't think I'd be able to stand the quiet place that is the country.

In the end, it truly depends on which type of person you are. Whether you like people, or prefer something quiet, both sides win. There's no real argument to this, but I thought I'd just share that the city has a lot to offer, a lot of history and so many personalities to find in other human beings. And the countryside gives you that freedom to basically explore anything you set your mind to. Last but not least, the city just gives me a sense of "not being an underdog in a cultural gumbo pot." It allows me to feel like I'm not the only one in a place of many and I truly enjoy the fact that cities give that privilege.

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