In the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays, most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small community?

It is a common belief that villagers seemed to be more friendly and

neighborly

exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor

neighbourly

their counterparts who lived in big, modern cities in the old days. There are undoubtedly potential pros and cons of settling in rural areas, which we will discuss here. There were a variety of benefits that small-town

life

could offer to our past generations. Foremost among these was perhaps living space in rural areas which apparently were much slower and more relaxed than that of urban areas. People always spared their precious time to chat and share

life

stories with each other on their way to work or simply heading to a local market.

As a result

of

this

, country-dwellers were often regarded as friendly inhabitants who would be willing to give a helping hand to others without hesitation. Another robust reason to propose rural

life

was the element of less traffic on the road, which allowed drivers to commute

more comfortably

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more comfortable

and less stressful. Again, we can see that

this

would greatly help to create a friendly and welcoming living space for many people of

older generation

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older generations

the older generation

an older generation

. Despite the positives mentioned above, people living in small villages had to face a range of other factors that might urge them to migrate to bigger cities. These range from limited industry, lack of job opportunities to less access to qualified education.

For example

, my father in his younger years had to travel hundreds of

kilometers

a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

kilometres

to get to college on the grounds of the absence of

such

schools in his

neighborhood

a surrounding or nearby region

neighbourhood

. From the recreational perspective, countryside residents seemed not to have enough entertaining choices to enjoy the artistic and cultural

life

with very few museums or

theaters

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

theatres

in town, which in turn caused a great sense of boredom and tediousness. In conclusion, it appears to me that there was a strong spirit of

neighborliness

a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors

neighbourliness

and community in small villages, and that there were both merits and drawbacks of living in these areas.