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

“When in Rome – do as

romans

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the romans

do”,

this

proverb is true for sure. People who migrate to foreign countries should have some basic knowledge about their

culture

and heritage. In my opinion, it is necessary for new immigrants to learn and aware of the

history

and

culture

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

as a result

so unawareness about

culture

.

For instance

, 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.

This

type of issues can be easily avoided if the new immigrants knew about the

culture

and

history

. 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

when compare to western countries and Europe, people find it difficult to cope up and end up in

altercation

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an altercation

the altercation

altercations

between their managers.

This

is again due to lack of knowledge about

history

and

culture

as well as

misperceptions

. Say

for example

, Even though India had been ruled by various empires for so many years, but still it has its own

culture

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.

For example

, 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

and local

culture

of the country they are residing.

This

can certainly help them to avoid various conflicts and legal

tussels

disorderly fighting

tussles

.