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.

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A wide range of people believes that newcomers of a country should have to be respectful to their
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by following the local
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. Others have a different perspective that the
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needs to be flexible by accepting new behaviour and
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. In my opinion, both views can be true.
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of all, every nation owns its
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and rule. Local customs and behaviour are part of its population's identity. They are a value
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introduced and initiated by former residents and have been followed by their generation through the ages so that it cannot be changed that easily.
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, Indonesian has a habit to shake hand with new people in the
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meeting, but it might be different from Japanese and Korean or Western countries. The differences are not something to be argued yet need to be respected. By respecting other countries' way of life, a visitor
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learns how to adapt and adjust to the new environment.
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, being open-minded with a new
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is
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necessary for local society.
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act of welcoming can be considered as a shape of tolerance between the nations.
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, the
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country is able to obtain and learn different wisdom from the visitors in which can bring beneficial effect for them.
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, as an Indonesian, I assume myself and most of my society are less punctual than people from East Asian countries and I can learn from them to be more punctual when coming on a gathering with them.
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example could be seen as the positive impact of other countries'
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. All in all, both views have their own reasons and they are understandable. As the
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, insist on its people's value is definitely important.
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, they
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need to be flexible with a new insight.
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The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

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  • In conclusion
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  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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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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