It is often said “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”. Do you think people should adapt and accept the culture of the country they visit? Do you think it is possible to learn a culture without learning the language?

It is a frequently used idiom that “while in Rome, do as the Romans do”.

This

essay will examine whether visitors should adapt to the local customs, and whether learning a culture without knowing about the local dialect has any possibility. Visitors should definitely accept and get used to the culture of any nation they go to. To

further

extend, if a person visits an area where a specific

dress

code is followed, he or she should

also

be able to follow the

dress

code of the locality. Adapting to local customs will aid the local people

to offer

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offer

them

further

sentiments of hospitality.

For instance

, USAID conducted a survey in a community centre in Rawalpindi, where 71% of shopkeepers accepted that if a foreigner customer, wearing local

dress

, comes to buy some items, the shopkeepers do not accept money.

Rather they

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Rather, they

gift it to the visitor. To learn about a culture, without learning the language, is a tedious task. The local people will always consider them foreigners and will keep a distance from the visitors.

In addition

,

this

will

also

impede the feelings of hospitality to be conveyed to the tourists, resulting in

formation

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the formation

of a biased view about the locality.

For example

, if an individual

visits

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visit

Peshawar and does follow the

dress

code of the area, but not knowing about the Pashto dialect, the host will consider him someone who is not among

themselves

objective case of they

them

. To conclude, the idiom stating “while in Rome, do as the Romans do” is valid. Visitors should be able to adapt themselves to the local traditions.

Moreover

, it is important to learn about the language spoken by the natives.