It is often not a good thing to move to a new city or a new country

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Topic: It is often not a good thing to move to a new city or a new country because of the losing of old friends.

An increasing number of individuals incline to regard moving to a new city or a new country as a negative thing, because of their losing friends. Indeed, it seems that moving to a new place, to some extent creates a barrier for contacting friends. However, resident in a new location will open individuals up to a bunch of new friendships and vast opportunities. I definitely oppose the statement and reckon that the merits of moving to a new place far outweigh the drawbacks of it.

First of all, advance technology helps people stay in touch with their former friends conveniently which makes the distance between two places is not a major concern. In fact, with the development of technology, a series of powerful communication tools have emerged in our modern life; and the internet is the most prominent one among them. With the assistance of internet, people can instantaneously access to contact their friends via chat programs, such as QICQ or MSN, at the time when they have something news to tell to friends. Furthermore, people can create personally pages on the website, such as Facebook, on the one hand, it allows people to share their daily interesting news or latest photos with their friends, and chat with them in the groups about past unforgettable events. On the other hand, it provides people an avenue to acquire recently news of their friends.Thus, the internet bridges the gap between two faraway places, and enables people maintain friendships harmonious.

In addition to the previous point, compared to living in a single location, moving to a new place guarantees people more opportunities. Normally, a new place means new source of friends, people will encounter enormous number of new residents, ranging from workmates to neighbors, majority of them are likely to be new friends. Moreover, dwelling in a new location offers people a precious chance to experience an entirely different life style and culture. For example, when I move to America, I can undergo various native festivals, like Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, and learn the procedure of ceremony which is purely novelty for me at the moment. Meanwhile, by traveling around, I can taste different kinds of distinct food, see rare animal species and view spectacular sights. People have to take a different occupation when living in a new city; new colleagues bear totally different knowledge and perspectives. By exchange ideas with them, people can replenish their knowledge which is fundamental for future career.

In sum, people should not refuse to move to a new place, since they will not lose their former friends thanks to high technology tools, but they will get more new friends. Moving to a new place also offers them an efficient means to learn new things.

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