Some people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs and behaviour. Others disagree and think that the host country should welcome cultural differences. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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People have different views about following different cultures in travel. Some people reckon that visitors should follow local customs of the
country
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they
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visit, whereas
the opponents of
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idea believe that these countries should welcome those cultural differences from their visitors. From my point of view, I agree with the former view, even though the other one
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shows some positive aspects. On the one hand,
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country
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can receive huge benefits of welcoming cultural distinctions from other countries.
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, in
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time of globalization, opening to obtain more special cultural beauty can help the
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country enrich
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country to enrich
their culture. It is
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the best way to develop
tourism industry
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the tourism industry
and the national economy.
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, if women visit Egypt, they don’t have to cover their faces or hair like most Egyptian women because Egyptians understand and respect various cultures. And obviously, the
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country
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itself will get respect and love of visitors in all over the world.
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, I truly believe that tourists should observe local customs and behaviour for many reasons.
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, respecting
local culture
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the local culture
is a way to express your love with the
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and people where you visit.
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, when you behaviour like a native inhabitants you can learn many special things, get a lot of real experiments and enlarge
you
of you or yourself
your
knowledge especially about cultural identity.
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, Japanese meal has variety of regulations which you should follow to get fascinating insight into their subculture.
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following the social behaviours enables visitor avoid unexpected judgements of people in the
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country
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and adopt tradition more easily. In conclusion, I believe that it could be beneficial for visitors to get exposed to different cultures and customs.
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, tourist destinations should be opened to the cultural diversity of its newcomers.
Submitted by Gurnoor Singh on

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cultural understanding
  • cultural harmony
  • local customs and behaviours
  • host country's traditions
  • unintentional offense
  • enhance the travel experience
  • cultural fabric
  • inclusive society
  • diverse society
  • global understanding
  • mutual respect
  • respect for local customs
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