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 the aerospace industry has enabled billions of
people
to visit various places, including foreign Use synonyms
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and even outer space. As the proverb goes "Travel broadens the mind", many believe that Use synonyms
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new activity could greatly benefit us and I do strongly agree. The reasons for Linking Words
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merits lie in the fact that travelling allows Linking Words
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to learn deeply about a specific culture as well as eliminates any possible prejudices about a particular group of Use synonyms
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, whether it is temporary or permanent, can acquire Use synonyms
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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 a region Linking Words
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as street foods, streetwear, and slang. Linking Words
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discover unpleasant sides of that specific culture that would never be mentioned in the news or travel brochures. Linking Words
For instance
, numerous Japanese tourists have reported their surprise at the prevalence of red-light 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 Linking Words
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of a country, travelling can showcase the beauty of the natives and Use synonyms
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, help to dispel the existing hostility. Since a nation usually earns a bad reputation for its political disputes or through a few ill-behaved representatives, Linking Words
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 advantage of smaller Use synonyms
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for its noisy tourists. Chinese Linking Words
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often discriminated against and even being addressed with a racist slur when they arrive at other places. Linking Words
However
, a trip to China mainland would indicate the opposite as the Linking Words
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here are as hospitable and lovely as any other area in the world. In short, visiting different Use synonyms
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corrects our narrow-minded prejudices by experiencing things Linking Words
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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 Change preposition
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eradicating any of our negative assumptions towards its Linking Words
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