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/^t/Therefore, as far as the effect on human relations is concerned, life in the outskirts is a peaceful one. It is widely acknowledged that one does not mingle with many people or make innumerable acquaintances when living in the suburbs. However, it is better to have few friends one can rely on rather than to be a cog in a town machine. While it is often claimed that suburban communities cultivate gossip, it is also true that familiarity is better than strangeness. City life is a life of an anonymous mass; it is an existence of noise and hurry which is not advisable to any human being.