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/^t/As far as leisure is concerned, it is obvious that many suburban areas offer such local attractions as the cinema, pubs or restaurants, which are usually cheaper than those of the big towns. It is often the case of the kind of leisure people prefer rather than the issue of a lack of it. While some men enjoy the dazzling neon lights and the noise of the metropolis, the majority of us relish peace and quiet of our humble abode, which - in the case of the city-dwellers, is a futile hope. Besides, despite the variety of shopping centres found in the metropolis, the articles they offer are costly and substandard. Hence, it is not peculiar that it is the suburbs where the town inhabitants purchase the goods.