City Life vs Country Life

Fatemah
Professor
English 101
11 November 2012
The City Life Vs. The Country Life
Living in certain areas pertains to the likes and needs of certain people. Some have a choice, others do not. Two main categories of living are the city and the country life. The city life being loud and exciting is reserved used for people with an on-the-go attitude. The country life on the other hand is in favor of a more calming approach to living. These two areas are different in the aspect of living because of the social outlet, economic quality, and many other reasons. The nature of each area is different in the aspect of its habitat. The countryside is based in a natural setting. There are limited amounts of buildings and open land. On the other hand there is the city life which consists of many buildings scrunched together infused with pollution and over-population. As a result, actual living wins the favor of the countryside for its beautiful open spaces and trees surrounding the territory.

Transportation is a big factor of difference for both areas. The idea of walking to places is strange to the city life individual, but in the country life, it’s an everyday thing. Being a healthy factor of walking, the country life gains a recollection of the idea. In contrast, a city has many more things going on so places are spread out drastically so the need for cars, subways, and busses is needed for the busy rush hour of the city life. A large disadvantage of this situation is the pollution level is created with all the happenings of the city.

The economics of each area are varied in the fact one is more expensive to live in than the other. On a budget approach, living in the country life is a less expensive route to take while the city life is hard on a person’s wallet. But the fact of the matter is, making a living in the country life may be more difficult because of the opportunities not presented. While the city life has many opportunities to make a living, the country life is a place where you have to be very skilled at a craft.

As with everything else, entertainment in both areas is different in the fact of what type of people live in each area. There are more people going to the city to view the artistic and nightlife aspect of living. In the country life, entertainment pertains mostly to outdoor activities that most city folks shy away from. But there is a mixture of people in every area such as the fact many artists themselves stay in the countryside to get a country-styled art going for them, while they may go to the city to see art in a museum or create an urban-styled art. Cities offer a profound amount of entertainment such as the theater, sporting events, and the night life scene. Nonetheless entertainment in each area is varied as how people themselves are varied in lifestyle.

A great feature of city life is the culturally diverse populations that have developed over the years. Living in the city means learning and attributing to other cultures. It’s a give and take situation where anyone from anywhere can be your neighbor, your friend, your boss, anyone. The city life is mixed in a way where cultures are preserved for the better. Unfortunately, country life does not provide this facet because of it being smaller social structure; people tend to stick to themselves.
Restaurants are by the busload in the city. People in the city do not have time to have that country life attitude of growing off the land. They are always on the hustle and bustle of the city life. The country life is where we get the fresh produce, the fresh air that many desperately need. But it all comes down to the fact what people need. People need to make a living so they sacrifice certain things to gain others.

Education is another factor to think about the city and country life. The country life at the top of its structure does not have the same opportunities as that of the city. In the city, you can go to community college; you can go to 4-year universities, vocational schools, skilled schools. There are many options in the city. The country side has a limited resource for the education of children as well as adults.

People in the country side tend to have a healthier idea to living that those of city. Due to the calm and more relaxed schedule of the country it paves the way for a living environment but not of “making a living” environment. In the city, people are always in a hurry due to reasoning beyond measure; the busy scheduling and amount of money to be made is what drives the city individuals to a more aggressive approach.

Making a living and living itself are two factors to think about for both areas in the idea of what is needed and what is wanted. In the end it comes down to an individual’s own perspective as to which is better. Do you want to live or do you want to make a living. The answer and question is yours to keep and yours to ask. If you want to live in a calmer more noted area, then chose the country life. But if you like the chaos and rush of the city then chose the city life.