Life in Jakarta

Life in Jakarta

Why is Jakarta city growing so fast? Where are all these people coming from? They are coming to the city from the countries. Life is hard on the farms in the countries. Most people on farms have to live very simple life. They have no extra money for modern things. People think life in the city is much better. So they leave their farms and move to Jakarta.
Jakarta is the center of everything. State’s life is controlled in this city. It is the center of trade and commerce, industries, and services. It has many places of interest accompanied by abundant entertainment. Indeed, Jakarta also provides the most job opportunities. That is why people of many countries have been moving to Jakarta to earn the living. More people enter the city so that it is crowded. We can easily see its density from the traffic.
Have you ever been in a traffic jam? It is a bad experience and it is not an easy one to forget. Trucks, buses, taxis, and car stand bumper to bumper and the drivers blow their horns. Cars move slowly or can not move at all.
Traffic jams are common in big cities. It is very busy in the rush hour. The peak of the rush hour is from seven to nine in the morning when many people are going to work, and in the afternoon when they are going home. Cars bring people to the cities cause major traffic problems in parking areas and city streets.
The living in big cities is hard that everyone tries to be earlier than the others, to be faster in getting opportunities that yield money. Everyone always has to be awake, strong and highly motivated to do everything in order to survive. No time for ‘sleeping’, and ‘slowness’. Everyone has to work hard and move quickly. Slow movement will get nothing. The condition of tense is easily found here, in the big cities.
Ok, now answer my question!
For you who live in the countries and small towns, do you find such condition different???