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Visitors´ Responses to "Are people moving to cities or from cities where you live? Why?"

"In the Philippines, there is a small percentage of the population moving from the rural to the urban areas."

Jonathon from the Philippines

"People are moving from cities to rural areas for privacy and peace of mind."

Raquel from the United States

"Yes, quite often people in China are moving from the country to the cities."

Qi from China

"No, they are not moving. In Germany, it is no problem to work in the city and to live in the countryside."

Ann Christin from Germany

"Many families are moving to suburbs just outside of cities, often because public schools are better there, and more companies are begining to allow employees to work from home via the Internet."

Pat from the United States

"People are moving to cities, because the cities have job opportunities."

Hugues from France

"In my community, people are moving away from the city in order to have more space and less noise around them."

Angela from the United States

"People who live in remote areas find it hard to find good jobs and get a higher education. Some people need to move to the city to achieve what their local community can't provide for them."

Stephanie from Australia

"In Poland, people are moving into the cities. The number of people living in the countyside and working in agriculture is decreasing, and there is not enough work for all of them in the villages. I think promoting tourism and job opportunities in the countryside might be a good solution that would discourage people from moving to cities."

Kuba from Poland
"Where I live people want both things, to live near a town to work and to shop, and they want to live in a quiet village to relax and to enjoy nature."
Irene from Germany

"In the United States, the urbanization--moving from the country to the city--has slowed down. Now, I believe that there is more balance between rural and urban populations."

Andrew from the United States

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