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say which is better. Growing up in the country means a certain amount of isolation. You’re in a $ g" R: F, @+ L1 z" ^" c
small town or on a farm and not with a lot of people. Even more important, the people you meet
$ V0 B- C$ W4 ?+ levery day tend to be just like you. Most will be the same race as you, have the same background
! c" G3 ]: {0 G2 U1 v. d( sas you, and will have gone to the same schools as you. In the city, the people you meet are all
& y6 g9 A1 f5 n9 tdifferent. There are different races and different cultures. You get a more interesting mix. , v) u8 {. I2 M1 `
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City people tend to come from a lot of different places and move around a lot. So, there isn’t the sense of community in the city that you have in the country. People in the city can live in the
9 ^" G4 A. A2 w9 d! l, M& B2 Zsame apartment building for twenty years and never get to know their neighbors. In the country, everybody knows everybody. For a child, this means the country is more secure. A child can get lost or hurt in the city and have no one to turn to. In the country, everyone’s a neighbor. People in the country feel connected to each other.
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, @; _9 ]$ a9 p% oA child growing up in the city has the advantage of a lot of interesting and exciting places to visit. He or she can go to the zoo, museums, art galleries and concerts. There are a lot of restaurants with different kinds of food. It’s easy to see every new movie that comes out. Children in the country don’t have a lot of these activities nearby.
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1 ^3 g: r6 @8 |5 GAll in all, I think a childhood in the city is better because it prepares you more for what real life is / G, J5 x) C+ U+ C
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