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Some people like to live in a small town whereas others prefer to live in a big city. It might depend on their characteristics, or personalities, but it is clear that both of them have advantages, and disadvantages as well. In my case, I experienced lives, both of them, living in a small town and big city. I think that living in a big city has more advantages than a small town.
First, in a big city, we have more opportunities to be educated than a small town. If I have something that I want to learn, I can easily contact with a teacher and make some study groups with people who have similar educational goal to me. When I lived in Changwon, a small town, located in South Korea, I needed to find some educational institutes where I could learn English, for TOEFL. However, there was no institute in my town, so I had to go to Seoul, a capital city of South Korea, spending a lot of money for lending house and tuition. I could not help going to the big city, Seoul, to achieve my dream for studying in the US. It was hard time for me to study in a strange place. If I had lived in a big city, I would not have had difficulties in studying English. To tell the truth, at that time, I envied students who lived in Seoul.
Secondly, with the help of public transportation, we can access any place in a big city. Now I live in Busan, the 1st port city in my country. I do have a driving license, but I am a student who does not make money, so it is impossible to purchase a car and, needless to say, maintain it. Therefore, I cannot help using the public transporting system. It is bus and subway that enable me to commute, go out with my girl friend, and travel to most places in my city. Sometimes we can enjoy ‘City Bus Tour’, which is the program my city sponsors for the citizen and visitors. I have hobby of taking pictures with my camera, so I can go outside riding the bus and take some pictures, landscape of seashore. This accessible public transportation makes me not only save my money, but also give some leisure time in the weekend, making me feel happy.
In conclusion, a big city life meets my requirements to live more convenient life in all account regarding the opportunity of education, and saving my money with using public transportation. Therefore, I prefer to live in a big city rather than a small town.
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