We live in a multifaceted society that has its own cultural and traditional values. Traditions that vary from place to place are unique in their own form. These norms and distinctive cultural values attract people to visit different places in order to learn more which is laudable, but others believe that we live in a digital world know where all the information is available through paper and print media then there is no point to visit those places physically. This essay will analyse both viewpoints to understand their merits before presenting an opinion.
People believe that culture can be best understood when one physically visit that place. Proponents of this viewpoint argue that films and books do not cover all the aspects and often shows only positive attributes and customs of a place. Cultural values and traditions are best analysed when we live with them and participate in their festivals, religious gatherings, weddings and other events. Moreover, they say that books and the internet give us limited information and physical presence in instrumental to observe and understand their emotion, feelings, sentiments and so on showcased during different occasions. For instance, Malay culture is rich in folk music, artworks, poetry, festivals and so on which we usually see in different videos, but there are some hidden traits like their disliking for non-Malay which is not mentioned in any book or shown in films. Furthermore, one can truly admire and appreciate culture when they mingle with them.
On the contrary, others believe that one can easily learn the traditions and cultural norms through different documentary movies, historical books or through the digital contents available over the internet. They say that books written over different cultures were written by authors that visited those places or heard about them from other. Moreover, the internet is a massive repository of digital content in the form of textual and visual information which is instrumental in learning various cultures without the need to travel. For instance, Indian culture got popular in western countries due to different Bollywood movies revealing the customs and way of living of people residing in different cities like Gujarat, Rajhistan, Kashmir and so on. Furthermore, documentary videos and movies are a good source of information as they cover different aspects of a culture in visual form and one gets absorbed in it while watching.
To recapitulate, the aforementioned provides plausible arguments over both view point. However, I personally believe that one should travel to explore and kerb their passion for learning different cultures as physical presence cannot match the virtual information.
We
live
in a multifaceted society that has its
own
cultural
and traditional values. Traditions that vary from
place
to
place
are unique in their
own
form. These norms and distinctive
cultural
values attract
people
to visit
different
places
in order to learn more which is laudable,
but
others
believe
that we
live
in a digital world know where all the
information
is available through paper and print media then there is no point to visit those
places
physically
. This essay will
analyse
both viewpoints to understand their merits
before
presenting an opinion.
People
believe
that
culture
can be best understood when one
physically
visit that
place
. Proponents of this viewpoint argue that films and
books
do not cover all the aspects and
often
shows
only
positive
attributes and customs of a
place
.
Cultural
values and traditions are best
analysed
when we
live
with them and participate in their festivals, religious gatherings, weddings and
other
events
.
Moreover
, they say that
books
and the internet give us limited
information
and physical presence in instrumental to observe and understand their emotion, feelings, sentiments and
so
on showcased during
different
occasions.
For instance
, Malay
culture
is rich in folk music, artworks, poetry, festivals and
so
on which we
usually
see
in
different
videos,
but
there are
some
hidden traits like their disliking for non-Malay which is not mentioned in any
book
or shown in films.
Furthermore
, one can
truly
admire and appreciate
culture
when they mingle with them.
On the contrary
, others
believe
that one can
easily
learn the traditions and
cultural
norms through
different
documentary movies, historical
books
or through the digital contents available over the internet. They say that
books
written over
different
cultures
were written
by authors that visited those
places
or heard about them from
other
.
Moreover
, the internet is a massive repository of digital content in the form of textual and visual
information
which is instrumental in learning various
cultures
without the need to travel.
For instance
, Indian
culture
got
popular in western countries due to
different
Bollywood movies revealing the customs and way of living of
people
residing in
different
cities like Gujarat,
Rajhistan
, Kashmir and
so
on.
Furthermore
, documentary videos and movies are a
good
source of
information
as they cover
different
aspects of a
culture
in visual form and one
gets
absorbed in it while watching.
To recapitulate, the aforementioned provides plausible arguments over both view point.
However
, I
personally
believe
that one should travel to explore and
kerb
their passion for learning
different
cultures
as physical presence cannot match the virtual
information
.