City vs. Town
- Brian Lynn Bentley
- Apr 6, 2015
- 4 min read
Crowded Cities Vs. healthy Small Towns
Brian Lynn Bentley
Composition and Critical Thinking
Colorado Technical University
The convenience of a city it has a lot to offer lots more stores to shop at even the famous fancy ones you may only see in movies. Access to more entertainment such as night clubs, comedy clubs fancy expensive romantic restaurants and better and quicker access to more doctors , clinics and hospitals especially specialty hospitals such as burn hospitals. And those even without a vehicle of their own can access these people with a great selection of mass transportation such as taxis and trains trams busses subways and large airports.
The inconveniences of big city living is more crowding and overcrowding partly because of smaller more expensive housing and apartments and housing projects which tend to be prone to crime all by itself. The general cos t of living in the city is a lot more expensive partly because of taxes and insurance as well as who lives where inside the city. There is a lot more noise pollutions from the massive amounts of people milling to and fro and from the heavy traffic as well as the for mentioned noise of gunshots screams, police sirens and fire sirens. Heavy pollution from the population density and the concentration of some industries in with the environmental regulations which has made the city area cleaner but still have residual pollution from years of not knowing what certain toxins did to humans animals and the ground.
Quiet peaceful small towns walk into your neighborhood store or bank and you are greeted by your first name because almost everyone knows you in a small town. You may not have access to the fancy stores a city offer’s but with the access of the internet and 24 hour delivery that is no longer much of a problem for most items The cost of living in small town is generally lower than a city. You do your business most of the time its quick aside from payday where that is technically the only rush hour in a small town outside farmers taking their products to market or plowing fields. A traffic jam or a slowdown in traffic is probably because you got stuck behind a tractor on a one lane road and he will eventually pull over to the side and let you pass. Almost everything is in walking distance from your home or each other. Small towns provide a relaxing hobby such as fishing, canoeing boating, camping hiking even swimming in creeks rivers and lakes. Most small towns even have a hang out one bar or restaurant or even a park where half the town goes to hang out and unwind. A lot less pollution and a lot more fresh air in a small town as opposed to the city. even with the few industries in the area they aren’t as concentrated so the pollution export isn’t near as great as a large place. As well as most people in the town may be 90 percent of the employment at these few industries. Like the cities there are a few uncomfortable smells such as cattle farms and when the crops get fertilized but at most its temporary smell that will soon pass or you will get used to But the smell of spring or fall in a small town you cannot pass up. Depending where you live in town or outside of town you can increase your personal space and privacy.
In a small town you may be farther from the city or access to things cities provide that small towns cannot because of funds or locations. However you can always call a cab from the city or some towns have a daily bus stop. or if you have your own vehicle go on a nice beautiful drive in the countryside to the city. If you need to go do state or federal government errands like the DMV or SS those are most likely located in areas with denser populations so that adds to the travel costs. And the worst thing about a small town depending on how many people you know and how often you go to town is that everyone may know your private and personal business. The final solution to the Costs here is an example I found “Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Ny city 1,014.29 Apartment (3 bedroom) Small town Tennessee 425.00”( www.homes.com)
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