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/^t/Some people prefer to live in the suburbs, whereas others are lured by the colourful lights of a city centre, but the real choice of place for living seems to depend on the contents of one's wallet. Nowadays, centres of big cities serve mainly as places of work for thousands of people, while the suburbs perform a function of large "bedrooms". In fact, there are different kinds of suburbs, for instance, one can distinguish between residential areas where usually rich people dwell, and the slums which are inhabited by the poor. These are, obviously, the extreme views.