Some people prefer to live in a SMALL TOWN. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

I would prefer to live in a small town for the very reasons small towns are disliked by others: the towns are small, their lifestyles are uncomplicated, the people are easily satisfied.

To start with, small towns have better environments. They will only occupy as much room as needed to accommodate their population and their industries, which are often agricultural. Yet because they are small and surrounded by undeveloped vastnesses, the air quality is better than in cities, the weather is more refreshing, and the environment is rich with trees and fields. The way to Baguio from Manila is lined with such small towns and they are eloquent testimony to the advantages of which I have spoken.

Then there's the lifestyle: small town lifestyles encourage moderation. Townsfolk are not likely to be harried because whatever needs and services they require will already be in that town. Those who know how to appreciate 3 square home-cooked meals a day have nothing else to seek beyond the limits of their town. Many people with long and unstressed lives can be found happily nestled in small towns while their sophisticated counterparts live short and harried lives in Manila.

Finally, town people are contented. a reassuring rhythm in life arises from modest ambition and an agrarian lifestyle. Planting crops and fishing are livelihoods that require you to be in synchronization with their seasons. The sun goes up and the sun comes down in predictable cycles and they cannot be hurried along by frenetic humans. Work had its place in the country, but it has not grown into the pervasive and often toxic religion it has in the city.

Oh yes, I would prefer to live in the countryside.