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10. Compared with people who live in urban areas, the people who live in rural areas can take better care of their families. Whether living in cities or in countryside is kind of a personal choice based on one’s own preference. It is hard to say which one is better for their respective advantages. But talking about which choice could give better care to one’s family, I do suggest to live in a city.
For one thing, communal facilities in cities are well constructed, such as wonderful schools, reputed universities, well equipped hospitals, all kinds of restaurants, convenient public transits, world-class museums, theatres and various entertainment places. These all help people take better care of their families. Take the education for example. When I asked some of my friends why they chose to live in Beijing rather than back to their hometowns, the commonest one of their reasons would be the education of their children. With the maldistribution of the limited educational resources in China, most of the best teachers, professors, rich libraries, scientific and natural museums are within touch in big cities, not in rural areas. Therefore, in front of the keen competition for limited seats in famous universities, parents would like to live in cities to provide their children with the best education.
Furthermore, with better work chance and higher salary, urban citizens can support family better. In most cases, the bigger a city is, the more work chances with decent salaries there will be. As the old Chinese saying goes, “Money cannot do anything, but without money, nothing could be done.” Admittedly, in daily life, people need money for food, rent, children’s tuition, families’ medical cost and wives’ dresses and diamonds. As money plays such an indispensable role in the quality of life, one cannot provide for his family without a considerable income.
People holding the opposite opinion may argue that the natural environment of rural areas such as clear water, fresh air and comfortable natural views would be beneficial to family’s health, and the pollution in cities is getting worse and worse. As I have mentioned above, each choice has its own merits. But when it comes to how to take care of families better, the advantages of urban areas far outweigh those of rural areas.
To sum up, as the reasons I listed above, I disagree with the topic statement that rural people could take better care of their families. Public facilities and high revenues in cities could lead families to better lives.
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