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Some people are afraid of moving to different areas because they might lose their old friends. However, in my opinion, I believe that moving to another region does not have negative effect on relationships of friends. Furthermore, I think that the advantages of moving to different places far outweigh its disadvantages. In this regard, I disagree with the statement that moving to different areas is not good because it cause people to lose old friends.
First off, it is easy for people in current society to keep in touch with friends living in distant areas through advanced telecommunication methods. To be specific, nowadays, there are various kinds of ways to stay in contact such as e-mails, phones or social networking services which is called SNS. With a click of a button, people can simply contact to one another. Therefore, moving is not an important matter when it comes to relationships. To take my personal story for example, when I had to move to another area, I was able to maintain and even strengthen my relationship with friends thanks to the help of SNS. Even though, it has been a long time since I moved to different areas, we still chat with one another and stay in contact through the Internet. In this context, moving to other areas does not have any negative effect on friends’ relationships.
Moreover, moving is a good opportunity for people to make new friends living in foreign areas which is one of advantages of moving. In this competitive society, it is getting important to widen one’s social connections to survive. In this trend, if people move to a new area, they would be able to meet new residents and broaden their social connections. The prime example to illustrate this point is the story of my uncle. When he was young, he had to immigrate to the U.S. At first, he was worried of losing his old friends and did not want to leave Korea. However, after he grew up in the U.S., he was able to get a job in a global company thanks to the help of his friend in the U.S. If he had not immigrated and widen his social connections in the U.S, he would not have been able to take the kind of good opportunity. As seen in this case, moving is advantageous and helps people make new friends.
Thus, I am firmly convinced that moving to different locations is beneficial without worrying of losing old friends. This is because, they not only can maintain relationships with old friends through advanced technology and but also strengthen new social connections by making new friends in a new area.
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