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is a pretty big supermarket, and next to it there is a street full of stores
：
clothing shops,
convenience shops. There are a few restaurants and fruit grocers too. I frequently go to the bakery
there to buy some bread or snacks
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They also set up a bookshop, and I believe they are building a
KFC across the corner.
2. How do shops nowadays compare to shops in the past?
I think that nowadays there are a lot more shops than in the past. As a result, customers have
way more choices than they did 30 years ago. In addition, there are a lot of big shops, like
supermarkets, and these places are extremely convenient. I believe that a long time ago, people
had to go to different shops to buy everything they needed: the butcher's, the-grocer's, the dairy
shop. Nowadays, a superstore like Wal-Mart or Carrefour provides every single necessity. And of
course, you can find shopping centers wherever you go, with modern malls that concentrate every
single shop you can think of in one place. I think that in the past, everything was a bit smaller, but
I believe that the shop owners were also more welcoming, and caring
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= considerate)
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Shops are fundamental to a local community. Shops create life in the community. If there were
no shops around your house, people would only come home to sleep, and the place would be too
quiet, almost dead during day time. In addition, shops provide a good chance to go out and
socialize. Women, for example, can meet with their lady friends to go shopping. Families can
agree to go out for dinner. Finally, shops create jobs for people. If there are job offers, more people
will move into the neighborhood, and this will be good for business. It works as a circle
：
shops
open, people find a job, more people move in, so more shops open.
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