Жизнь в городе и деревне

LIVING CONDITIONS

Difference between city and village.

City

Village

environmental construction created by humans for humans

it`s closer to nature and more useful for people`s health

the cost of living is higher

it is not so expensive to live in the village

you can escape from people`s attention

everybody knows everything about everybody

City Village

traffic jams and accidents

traffic jams and accidents don`t happen so often

Ecological conditions are better

An extremely high level of pollution

City Village

You can't buy everything you need because shops in villages are very small

It`s a trading and entertaining centre

English ideal home:

private detached house (особняк), surrounded by a garden

Russian ideal home:

So, an ideal house for Russians is :

• Russian house in village is not an ideal house for Russians. Of course it is a private house, but often there is no central heating and sewerage system. And some villages in Russia are situated very far from city, so it can become very difficult to get there.

But only a few people can afford to buy such houses. Most of city dwellers live in blocks of flats. And Russians prefer city life to rural.