Some people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs andbehaviour. 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 knowledgeor experience.

People
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have different views about the way that
visitors
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should behave in other
countries
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. Some think that host
countries
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should accept and
respect
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the cultural
customs
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and habits of
visitors
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whereas
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others believe that
visitors
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need to behave like the local
people
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. In
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essay, I will consider both viewpoints and explain why I firmly believe that host
countries
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should be open to cultural
differences
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. And I will begin with
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of those who disagree with me. One of the main reasons why some
people
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have the idea that
visitors
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should follow local
customs
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is that when
people
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enter the geographical country line of another country, they should automatically accept the local rules.
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means that
visitors
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should behave like the locals. I have
travel
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to Russia before and when I visited some local temples, I was required to wear some silk cover
in
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my head to hide my hair because I am a female, showing
the
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respect
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to
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for
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the local religious rules. I think
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is a good example of
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type of
behavior
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behaviour
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.
However
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, I find that
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argument is unconvincing. In my opinion, the
countries
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accepting a number of
visitors
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should
respect
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and welcome the
differences
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of
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customs
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of
visitors
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because
countries
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earn money from tourists.
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The tourism
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economy is a major part of
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economy in many
countries
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. After earning money from
visitors
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,
countries
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should provide
service
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services
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and
tourists
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attractions for viewing.
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, respecting and welcoming
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apply
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cultural
differences
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is part of the service. What's more, in global society today, cultural difference is everywhere. Respecting helps to reduce conflicts and
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brings
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us a more beautiful world.
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, one of my classmates at university is an African student and we often discuss
about
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our different
customs
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.
This
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brings us a lot of fun and I find the world is beautifully
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and
coulorful
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colourful
.
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, for the reasons above, I think that
countries
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should welcome and
respect
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the
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cultural
differences
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and we would find more beauty
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the world.

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