Only a Madman Should Choose to Live in a Large Modern City.

Do You Agree or Not? Give Your Reasons

It goes without saying that life in a big city has got a lot of disadvantages. The first and foremost is an enormous air- and noise-pollu­tion. The car exhaust contains several pollutants (harmful substances) and one of them is lead, which is particularly harmful. Be­sides, life in a big city is much more stressful than that in the country. Drivers suffer from traffic congestion which results in traffic jams, shortage of parking spaces, accidents and car crashes, pedestrians curse rush hours, constant queuing and irregularity of public transport. Businessmen and clerks are scared of losing their jobs and become squatters, hoboes or simply unemployed.  Everyone grumbles about exorbitant rents that must be paid for tiny flats. Apart from accommodation, the cost of living is very high. A cit­izen runs into a lot of extra expenses paying for public transport, snacks, food delivery and entertain­ment.

But whatever the disadvantages are, I personally wouldn't swap live in the city for anything in the world. 

There're several valid reasons for that. Firstly, life in the city is more anonymous. You can be who you want to be and do what you want to do without anybody ^; getting very upset about it, whereas in the country everybody knows you and expects you to live and behave in a certain way. I would say that I find that anonymity much more liberating that the traditions and assumptions of the countryside.

 Secondly, I find the city as easier place to make friends in. In fact, you have a much wider range of people to choose from and to make friends with.

Another reason, why I like living in the city is because there is so much going on, there are a lot of interesting things to do and places to see. Whatever your interests are there is something to do entertainments, artistic events, galleries, historic buildings, museums, you name it it’s there. You have access to a huge range of concerts, theatrical performances, and exhibitions.

More over it is often easier to find a well-paid and prestigious job. What is more, life in the city is much easier than in the country because of developed transport system, sewerage system, information, sport facilities, shopping malls,etc. Modern men are too sophisticated for simple country pleasures.

 It is needless to say that the citizens are more advantaged in education. The students have museum classes and excursions. They can attend lectures and preparatory courses and therefore have more chances to enter this or that university. After graduating from the university the residents of big cities and more likely to find a prestigious and well-paid job, than the outsiders. They are more communicative, more experi­enced and have more friends, relatives and acquaint­ances to help them

So, I ultimately disagree with the statement that only a madman would live in a modern city, because I'm a big city boy (girl) and I can hardly do without all the hustle and bustle of my native city.  I'd like to quote Samuel Johnson's words who said, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." To my mind it is a 100 percent true. If you are tired of fun, pleasure, comfort and excitement a big modern city offers you, you are either tired of life or, most probably need some relaxing break in the country for a change.