It is sometimes said that ‘travel broadens the mind’. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

In recent years, the development of

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industry has enabled billions of

people

to visit various places, including foreign

countries

and even outer space. As the proverb goes "Travel broadens the mind", many believe that

this

new activity could greatly benefit us and I do strongly agree. The reasons

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such

merits lie in the fact that travelling allows

people

to learn deeply about

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culture as well as eliminates any possible prejudices about a particular group of

people

.

Firstly

,

people

who visit overseas

countries

, whether it is temporary or permanent, can acquire

further

insights into the place they are staying. Regardless of many detailed descriptions by tourist bloggers, these reviews can hardly replace the excitement of our own hands-on experience. Immersing in a foreign environment would improve one's command of that particular language. Only by actually leading these foreign lifestyles can tourists get to know the informal aspects of

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regions

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such

as street foods, streetwear, and

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.

Additionally

,

people

may

also

discover unpleasant sides of that specific culture that would never be mentioned in the news or

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brochures.

For instance

, numerous Japanese tourists have reported their surprise at the prevalence of

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districts, which are nowhere to be found in official tourist reviews. Overall, travelling is so beneficial in a way that it teaches us more about a certain society than a brochure can ever do. With regard to those who have deep-rooted prejudices for the

people

of a country, travelling can showcase the beauty of the natives and

hence

, help to dispel the existing hostility. Since a nation usually

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a bad reputation for its political disputes or through a few ill-behaved representatives,

people

often make assumptions about a person due to his or her nationality. Take China as an example, a country that has been known for taking

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of smaller

countries

and

also

for its noisy tourists. Chinese

people

are

therefore

often discriminated against and even being addressed with a racist slur when they arrive at other places.

However

, a trip to China mainland would indicate the opposite as the

people

here are as hospitable and lovely as any other

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in the world. In short, visiting different

countries

also

corrects our narrow-minded prejudices by experiencing things

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the way they are. In conclusion, travelling to other regions offer tremendous benefits by enriching our knowledge of that particular culture and

also

eradicating any of our negative assumptions towards its

people

. It is,

therefore

, reasonable to engage in

such

an activity to improve ourselves as a human.