What are the advantages living in a small city has over living in a big city (of course only if there are)?
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What are the advantages living in a small city has over living in a big city (of course only if there are)?
I actually prefer both. I love the great outdoors, clean air and blue skies, no traffic jams, generally more friendly people, less crime and an easy going life style that requires seldom having to wear dress up clothes and a tie. Of course some of this depends on your job, but I’m retired, so it’s easier to accept small town living.
I also liked big cities as I worked and lived in them most of my life. I miss the convenience of being able to get most anything you want, the same day. Usually good public transportation, a lot of choices for restaurants and professional entertainment, pro sports and a lot good Recreational Choices. Small towns do not have the best or often enough Medical help available, more costly purchasing power, our gas is at times the highest in the country. More educational choices and of course for many, more employment opportunities. There’s good points and not so good for both, it all depends on what you and other people like. If you’re an Outdoors person you will enjoy small towns and less people and all the things you can do near by. You prefer the big cities, then you will have all the conveniences most small town areas do not have.
Small town is my preference. I lived 20years in a suburb of the big city, and I worked in the downtown area for 7years. It’s noisy. You can’t really make friends with workmates, because they live over the other side of the city. I might commute an hour to get to work, and they commute an hour, but it takes 2 hours to get to tjeir place. Hardly conducive to dropping in for a coffee and a chat. The city is a lonely place. It’s a cold place. Those people closest to you physically are distant emotionally. Everyone is concerned only about themselves. Their money, their lives. The city is full of people who don’t care about you. They figure there’s plenty of other people they could be friends with, so they don’t bother with you. So I moved. I’ve lived 10 years in a small town. Much slower pace of life. More free time with far less time wasted commuting. People are friendlier. There’s an unwritten rule that we’re in it together. What affects you also affects your neighbour. We all get the same rain and the same drought. More people live off the land, so these things are important. Communities band together for the benefit of all. It’s close to a small city, so we don’t miss out on anything. We still have the shops and entertainment of a larger city. It’s just that we have one instead of dozens. eg one cinema complex. One hardware superstore. One K-Mart. One is all you need. House prices in a small town are much cheaper than in the city.