Why do many people still live in big cities with low wages?

The primary factor for many people to stay in Beijing is to find suitable jobs here. For example, I advertise. Although there are advertising companies in my hometown, they are completely different from those in Beijing. When I was in college, I took the liberty of going to a company in the county to ask if there was any demand for internship copywriting. The boss asked me, "What does copywriting do?"

The boss's answer is not wrong, but this question will lead to many problems. Because of the differences in economic and cultural levels, many people can't find corresponding positions in their hometown, especially in the fields of public relations, Internet, finance and media. Once they want to return to their hometown, it means that they must give up their existing experience and enter another industry from scratch. This is the reason why most people who have worked in Beijing for many years can't return to their hometown to settle down.

2. Freedom to change jobs

Here, you can not only find the job you want to do, but also have the right to choose the job at will. This choice is the expression of free will. If your hometown is a small city, you can basically choose between civil servants and self-employed. Once you choose, they will be with you all your life. It is also a valuable freedom for the bird to change its flight route when it is wronged.

3.24-hour convenience store

People in small cities fell asleep at 9: 00 or 10, and persisted until 1 1 2: 00 a little later. In the early morning, many streets are closed with street lamps, not to mention shops. But for many people who often work overtime until the early hours of the morning and night shift workers, what they need is a convenience store where they can buy snacks, cigarettes, chewing gum, durex and other daily necessities at any time, which can solve some emergency needs after work or entertainment.

4. Relatively standardized taxis

Traveling to other cities on business, even the taxi market in second-and third-tier cities is mostly chaotic. Don't hit the meter, don't quote indiscriminately, don't have a bad attitude, don't smell in the car, and don't worry about the driver's character because you are a stranger. Although there are some problems in Beijing, on the whole, you can feel at ease when taking a taxi, and sometimes you can raise your posture when you meet a driver who is good at chatting.

5. Be able to meet different kinds of friends.

Look at my father's friends. Basically, they are people they have known since childhood, and they have no new circles all their lives (no intention to look down on my dad). Some people will think that "friends are old friends", and true friends can only be friends who have known each other for many years. This is a narrow perception. If you want to walk wider and wider in life, you must keep in touch with new environments and circles, open yourself up and communicate with different people. In the past few years in Beijing, besides my classmates and colleagues, I have made some different kinds of friends because of my hobbies, which is also a kind of gain.

6. You can eat all kinds of delicious food

Many people who work in Beijing often cook by themselves, or usually eat in some restaurants, but the point is that if one day they want to change their tastes or invite friends to dinner, there are various restaurants and foods to choose from. If you want to save money, eat pancakes with cold skin. If you want to save time, eat all kinds of fast food. If you want to eat better, go to a boutique restaurant. If you want to treat, find a high-end restaurant ... You can eat anything from street snack car to five-star hotels.

7. How late is the street crowded with people?

I like empty streets at night, and I also like busy streets at night. I remember that in the winter of 20 13, I worked overtime until two o'clock in the morning, and it snowed heavily outside, so I couldn't get a taxi. I walked all the way from Dawang Road to Shuangjing, and many people were waiting for the bus like me. On that snowy cold night, although there was no verbal communication, the strangers walking in the street together were the warmth that the city gave me.

8. Many bookstores and coffee shops.

Without these two things, my life in Beijing would be boring. In recent years, as long as I have time on weekends, I often go to various bookstores. The most frequently visited place is Sanlian Bookstore. Buy one or two books at a time, and then go home after reading one at the carving time upstairs. Now Sanlian has become the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing, and its popularity is more prosperous than before. Besides Sanlian, there are many great bookstores in Beijing, such as One-way Street and Wansheng Bookstore. I used to go to Haidian Bookstore in Zhongguancun, where there were a lot of discount bookstores. Every time I go, I come back with a pile of books. It seems to be dismantled now. What a pity.

9. Organized many interesting activities.

As long as you don't deliberately close yourself, you can always find like-minded people in Beijing. Douban Online has a lot of offline activities every day, and even if it is a unique hobby, you can find companions. Playing the guitar, doing public welfare, dancing, handcraft, photography, riding a bike, and even visiting hutongs and writing poems together can all find like-minded people. Even if you are single, you won't be lonely as long as you are willing to go out.

10, endless performance

There are different performances every night: small folk songs and jazz performances in various small bars, performances by medium-sized rock bands in LIVEHOUSE, and large-scale star concerts in concert halls and gymnasiums. Of course, there are drama, musical, ballet, symphony and other forms of performance. No matter what kind of art form you like, whether you like minority singers or popular artists, this is the closest place to idols.

1 1, tattoos don't have to worry about other people's strange eyes.

Although I don't have tattoos, I always like tattoos. Because in this city, tattoos exist as a symbol of culture and beauty, and you can often see some exquisite tattoo shops in the streets and alleys. Displaying the patterns on the arms or calves doesn't have to worry about being gossiped, and it won't be regarded as an idle hooligan. The sense of security brought by this tolerance can only be found in such a big city.

12, men can have boyfriends and women can have girlfriends.

The sense of security brought by tolerance includes not only tattoos, but also acceptance of same-sex culture. Of course, I am not gay, but I absolutely defend the right of others to choose their orientation. Therefore, when you see a handsome boy holding a handsome boy's arm and a beautiful woman snuggling on the handsome boy's shoulder in the street, you will feel in your heart that "they are a match made in heaven", and they can follow their love freely without worrying about how to explain their differences to others.

13, the possibility from zero to infinity

The most desperate thing about crouching in a small place is that you can't see the possibility of the future. Once you enter a specific track, everything is doomed, and basically you can only follow the set path to the end of your life. So many people would rather suffer hardships and come to Beijing just because of two words: hope.