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RE: TOP 7 Reasons To Live in a SMALL City in CHINA!
Great post bro,
2nd and 3rd third tier cities are where it's at. A good balance in everything.
I lived in 1st and 4th tier.
1st tier cities have the most pollution. Lots of car honking, loud vendors yelling out sales and construction noise is inescapable. The working environment can be competitive and stressful even though the pay grade in those cities are attractive.
4th tier cities, It's pretty boring in fourth tier. Fewer sources of entertainment than higher tiers. Hard to get by without speaking Chinese, unless you have a translator with you all the time.
Well said. Tier 3 cities seem to be the sweet spot. Tier 2 cities have very large crowds in pockets of the city but Tier 3 usually has all the amenities of tier 2 but less crowding.
I only mention 2nd tier cities are still reasonable because you can live in the outer districts or on the outskirts of town and just take the subway or bus back into the city center, so you don't have to endure the rush hours and tourist crowds too often. But it's a different story if you have to work or go to school in middle of the city.