City Vs Village
City Life Vs Village Life
As the famous saying goes “Grass is always greener on the other side”. People who live in the village might long to live in the city and those in the city may long for the peace and quiet of village life. However, village life and city life have several differences which may attract one person or repel another. Let us see some of these differences.
Firstly, “The first wealth is health”, an elderly person might find life in the city to be better in the long run as there is better access to health care facilities and quick availability of round the clock emergency services. However, the kind of health care available in the city is not accessible to someone living in the village, as the village might have only a local clinic with a rural nurse available, sometimes even a doctor might not be available in the clinic. To add on to that the clinics are not equipped with the supplies necessary for an emergency, sometimes even basic medication becomes out of stock and unavailable.
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Cities are normally very crowded places as compared to Villages. In the city, you might not have the privacy that you wish for. You would not be able to go outside without bumping into people. You have 10 people living in a small one room kitchen and buildings just as far away as 5 feet. This however is a total different case in the village. You might walk for miles with out encountering anyone and your nearest neighbor would live miles away. The population of the entire village may not be more than a few hundred.
Due to high populations and great amount of disposable income, almost everyone in the city has one vehicle or the other. These vehicles, in addition to other sources of pollution, add on to the already worsening atmosphere. On the other hand in the villages due to the absences of a large number of vehicles and other sources of pollution, you have abundance of fresh air and a very calm, clean and serene climatic conditions which are good for our health...
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