Do you like to live in a country or City?

Philippines
May 30, 2009 3:40am CST
I am just wondering which you would prefer most to live when you retire from your job. Is it in the countryside or provincial life where you can get fresh air all the time, wake up by greeting the sun shine shine and bright new day, relaxing and adorable views within your eyes , away from the pollution, crowd and vehicles ? Don't you wanna live forever in a quiet place where it's like vacation everyday and very relaxing. Or maybe you just prefer the city life because you want more fun in your life and you always like noise and mingle with people around you especially go outing ,shopping,etc.
14 responses
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
30 May 09
I am 43 yeas old, and I have about 25 years left to work offline..and I could not wait until then to live out in countryside. I found a great appartment (4 rooms) in a house. I have a washingmashine on my own, I have a big garden, I have a veranda and a terrace where I can sit even if it rains. I only pay rent, and if anything brakes I call the landlord. I have no shops nearby and need to take the bus (no driverlicense) when I need to shop, that is once a week. It might sounds crazy that a young woman like me already find her self on the countryside. But I really like the peace and silence I have here. There is three more houses like this and we live two familys in each house. So it is pretty calm her. And I love it.
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• United States
30 May 09
I love the country or someplace wooded. I don't want to be near all of the city comotion. It would be wonderful to retire to someplace quiet and remote. I am also an animal lover so the country is best for a person like me. I will probably own dogs and plenty of other critters for as long as I am able throughout my life. I'd lie to have a place to relax and enjoy nature...not cars driving by and police sirens in the distance...the sound of birds singing is much more appealing. :)
• Philippines
30 May 09
Ya i agree with you. It more appealing to live in the country but depending on the situation also. Better get a small cute puppy like mine.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
31 May 09
mmh i would like to live in a place where there is the seaside!!I like very much the seaside and nice temperature or even air you can breath in this places!! If it is a village or a city this not very important..
• India
30 May 09
I love not to live in both of them. I mean i love to live in a town. Because City is very fassssssssssst, where as Country is Very Slowwwwwwwwwwww.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
31 May 09
Though it would be great to live in the country, i'd still prefer to live in the city. Just for convenience sake. I just feel i got everything i need in the city. I want everything within reach like grocery stores, barbershops, shopping malls and everything. I don't think i have easy access on all that on the country. Maybe i'd say in the country for vacation, why not?
• India
31 May 09
well its a tough thing to decide...because both has its own characterstics. the soul of india lives in its villages.74% of the indian population lives in villages..coming to city A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement having all the facilities in it...
30 May 09
I live in the centre of a town with a population of around 30,000 people. There is really nowhere I can go and get away from all the crowd. I would nor mind it as much if there was some countryside nearby. But I would not want to live the quiet life everyday, I would get bored very easy I think. Maybe when I get a bit older I will move away to somewhere more peaceful.
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
30 May 09
Country. No contest. I may have the proper skills to deal with people, and do well...but that doesn't mean I enjoy it at such a constant. Even in my own house I can feel how crowded living in the city is. There's no true escape from people that way. I find it hard to relax, to think, when I'm just constantly hammered by that crowded feeling. Don't get me wrong, I love individuals...but the human race as a whole will never have my affection or trust. Not to mention...all the pollution. The country...the air is clean, you can be alone, you can just be. It's just you and the animals and the plants. It's peaceful, most of the time. Raising your own food can be compared to war, even if you are working with nature, and raising animals can occasionally be a little crazy, but it just keeps you busy. It doesn't ask anything of you other than your time and energy. It's open, honest, provided you're paying attention. I suppose this contradicts my constant battle against what I call "brain rot" (you know how,after awhile, you sometimes feel like your intelligence and knowledge are just being melted away? That's brain rot)...as the more I have to observe, discern truth from, battle wits with, is better at fighting it than the act of pure living is. But you can't engage in battle every waking minute of your life. You have to rest. And when you've been through all I've been through, you crave peace more than you want an easy way to keep your brain from melting.
@Archie0 (5636)
30 May 09
I dont like the rushy city life at all, which i am living in right now i want to live in a place where it is green lush farms and hills, cattles and sheeps, trees and wild flowers and calm breeze.with fogs and rains and winters and mild sun.with everything that is soothing to eyes, oh i would just love it so much that way.
• China
30 May 09
I hope I live in the city and occasionally I visit the countryside.I like shoping,getting on the internet ,more fun in my life. But staying in the city too long I will fed up with that life,I will visit the countryside where I can get fresh air ,wake up by greeting the sun shine and bright new day,relaxing and adorable views within my eyes.It is perfect to me .
• Philippines
30 May 09
I prefer Provincial side , why because my family's bloodline is from the province so if one of my family member retires i would make proper arrangements so if we go back to the province its all preped up. of course occasionally we would go to the city for a day or two to visit some family members.
@kanecn (149)
• China
30 May 09
I'm from countryside, i love the lift in the countryside, fresh air and the quiet situation makes me comfortable, i can go fishing and plants some vegetable and fruit trees in the garden,that is very nice, i'll enjoy it.
@clly639 (11)
• Canada
30 May 09
I grew up in the city so i'm used to the noise, people, high rise building and cars. Living in a country would, for me, be very boring as I wouldn't know what to do with myself (aside from in-taking the beauty of nature) I wouldn't mind a cottage tho, a place to get away from the crazy city life.. however I wouldn't chose to live in the country forever.
• New Zealand
30 May 09
I grew up in the city but took a lot of the time to go see the country because my parents were country folk. The country was much more peaceful, people were friendlier and the all around community was much more together. On the downside you had to walk a mile to get any sort of mobile phone reception, post office or food store. The city everything was much more at your finger tips. Lollies were 10 minutes away, Food stores were bigger, closer and had more in stock and the phone reception was always at full bars. The downside to the city is if you say hi to a random bypasser they will never say hi back like the good ole country folk and it was much harder to settle into city places because everything was so much more rushed and no one had any time to stop and smell the petrol fumes. so i'd say if im trying to make money and conform with the fast moving crowd i would live in the city. But the country has a lot more to offer in the ways of a peaceful atmosphere and cozy living. Sounds like a vacation place to me.