‘It is important for foreigners to know something about the history and culture of the country they live in.’ Discuss.

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“When in Rome – do as
romans
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the romans
do”,
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proverb is true for sure. People who migrate to foreign countries should have some basic knowledge about their
culture
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and heritage. In my opinion, it is necessary for new immigrants to learn and aware of the
history
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and
culture
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about their residing land. Due to lack of understanding foreigner face lot of issues like conflicts with local people, difference of opinion and legal tussles. Conflicting with locals is a general problem which is being
face
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faced
by the foreigners and it is seen
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so unawareness about
culture
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.
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, once I visited a famous temple in Thiruvananthapuram where a certain dress code is strictly followed and I found a huge quarrel between the administrator and the foreign visitor about their attire. As per the locals the dress which they are wearing was inappropriate to wear inside the temple.
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type of issues can be easily avoided if the new immigrants knew about the
culture
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and
history
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. Another bigger issue which is being faced by
foreigner
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foreigners
a foreigner
is different kinds of opinion, even in the working environment. There
are
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is
a drastic change in work
culture
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when compare to western countries and Europe, people find it difficult to cope up and end up in
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an altercation
the altercation
altercations
between their managers.
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is again due to lack of knowledge about
history
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and
culture
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as well as
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. Say
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, Even though India had been ruled by various empires for so many years, but still it has its own
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being
persist
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persisted
. Managers
are tends
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are tended
are tending
tend
to behave in authoritative manner which is unacceptable by
some
one or some or every or all without specification
any
western country where
manager
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the manager
behaves like co-worker rather than
boss
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the boss
a boss
bosses
. Foreigners
are frequently got
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are frequently getting
frequently get
into legal issues as they are unaware about rules and regulations in their residing land.
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, smoking in public areas and public display of love and affection with their partner or spouse are strictly prohibited in some countries. Due to unawareness new immigrants get into legal conflicts. To conclude, it is extremely advisable for
foreigner
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foreigners
a foreigner
to aware of
past
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the past history
history
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and local
culture
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of the country they are residing.
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can certainly help them to avoid various conflicts and legal
tussels
disorderly fighting
tussles
.
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