1.   Young people are leaving the countryside and moving to the city in large numbers.

2.   Cities are now a jumping-off point for Mexicans who have left the countryside and live in an urban setting before leaving for the United States.

3.   So some leave the countryside to find work in the cities.

4.   They have left the countryside.

5.   People who left the countryside are coming back in search of the quality of life they initially pursued by leaving.

6.   As young people leave the countryside for better opportunities, so do shops, services and schools.

7.   The exceptions are the millions of Thais who left the countryside during the boom for jobs in the city and new industrial parks along the eastern seaboard.

8.   Millions of peasants forced to leave the countryside because of heavy summer flooding will choose the Lunar New Year to make their first trip home, he said.

9.   Observers believe huge numbers could be forced to leave the countryside for the cities, where new jobs will have to be created for them.