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Royal university of Phnom Penh

Institute of foreign languages Cultural studies 1

Department of English Semester 2: 2002-03

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN COUNTRYSIDE

In the world, every country is divided into two, city and countryside. Everyone,

live in one country, has their own decision whether they decide to live in city or

countryside. Fresh air, quiet place and healthy are people want; all those things are found

in countryside. However, living in countryside also has advantages and disadvantages.

In Cambodia, people living in countryside can make they think of the

environment, fresh air, and beauty of nature view or good scenery. Of cause, there is no

pollution from factories, industries, and vehicles; therefore, they dont worry about the

traffic jam at all. Most of the villagers are farmer, their living depend on grow crops,

fruits, vegetables, etc. There is much chance for people to growing; for example, rice

growing, they can grow rice in raining season called wet rice, and in summer season

called dry rice. All most villagers are living in extended family, it easy to help each other,

their life live in tradition standard is very cheap, so they dont have to spend much

money. They have good relationship with their neighbor and more helpful. In fact

example, my grandparents live in Kom Pong Thom province. When my grandparents had

Pchum Ben celebration, their neighbor always help to do everything like cooking,

washing, and preparing everything, etc. They are more helpful if we compare with some

relatives. They are not help only one celebration but also other celebration; especially,

my grandfathers funeral. Even some villagers are poor, but they dont steal everything

from their neighbor, so living in villages have safer environment and happy life. The last

important point is a good place for keeping traditional activities and Khmer traditional

festivals. Why I said like these? Because only villagers still wear traditional clothes; girls

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Royal university of Phnom Penh

Institute of foreign languages Cultural studies 1

Department of English Semester 2: 2002-03

who havent get marriage, she have to keep Khmer traditional such as she isnt allowed to

have a good relationship with a men who havent get engaged with. Moreover, she hasnt

allowed having boyfriend, she or he can marriage with a boy or girl that her or his parents

find only. Village is the root place for all traditional festivals, too. Because some Khmer

traditional festivals is only celebrated in village not in city, for instance, after harvest they

sing and dance to harvesting celebration. Furthermore, traditional festivals happen in the

villages first, because person lives in city has influence from foreign culture. All in all,

living in the countryside make their healthier and save up wealth.

In contrast, if we look at developed countries, people want to live in countryside

because it has good environment, no pollution, although there are a lot of factories or

industries. But for poor countries or developing counties, they want to live in city rather

than live in countryside especially in our country. At first, education system isnt enough,

children can study only senior high school, and high school exists in provincial town

only. There isnt enough school to educate people and the lack of qualified teachers for

some school because of the lack of budget; therefore, domestic violence happens very

often in families because of the lack of education and poor families. In rural areas, road

condition are not good, not enough transportation, none investment, no factories or

industrials; thus, unemployment rate is so high. Villagers depend on farm only and

sometime when they grow crops; it hasnt enough water to supply because it hasnt

irrigation system and water near their farm, so they have to carry from river or lake.

Especially, they always prone to natural disaster such as flood draught. As the result they

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