Some people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs and behaviour. Others disagree and think that the host country should welcome culture differences. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Travelling and experiencing new cultures is a luxury. There is an ongoing debate on whether

visitors

should respect and follow local customs and behaviours or whether the hosting country should welcome foreigners and their cultural differences.

This

essay will discuss

both

views and my opinion as to why I agree with

both

statements.

Firstly

, certain counties work hard at preserving their heritage.

Visitors

disrespecting

this

would cause outrage,

For example

, disrupting natural habitats with items that cause harm like setting up fires or leaving plastic waste results in the peace of the area being ruined.

This

is

also

true for local interactions as not keeping noise down or not speaking in a respectful way will upset communities so much that they no longer allow

visitors

.

On the other hand

, not all visiting people will all be educated in the customs of local residents. Because of

this

, the public in the host country should provide education so that

visitors

can have an authentic experience and gain wisdom.

This

will allow positive feedback, so more travellers would want to visit. Members of the public might

also

never get the chance to travel so an exchange of cultures would allow them to enrichen their minds.

For instance

, when I travelled to Somalia I learned a lot about Somali customs and I

also

was able to inform them about English culture. We all learnt something new leaving us all satisfied.

To sum up

, I agree with

both

points as respect and education can be balanced where

both

parties are happy.