Better for what? Each has it's points both good and bad. I have lived many years in the big city, in a small town and I now live in the sticks of Northern California. I grew up in a small, college town, Chico CA, then I lived in San Jose for a year , then 12 years in Berkeley and Oakland and the last 23 years I have spent on top of a mountain ridge in rural Northern CA. I loved being in each place a lot of the time and when I became tired of it I moved on to a place I felt better in. The city is a place to learn about the world real fast, and the country is a good place to learn about yourself over a long period of time.

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My personal opinion