Whether visitors to other countries should follow local customs and behaviours or the host country should welcome cultural differences is a widely debated issue. This essay deals with it and gives my point of view.
Visitors should respect the local customs, demeanours and cultures of the host country. If the guests behave abusively to the emcee, it is not the polite way in our society. Before going somewhere, it is better to know the local traditions of a definite country. Every country does have the same customs, cultures, behaviours and origins. If an individual follows the local customs of others in its respective places, it means mutual understanding to each other. If so, people on the earth will raise the esteem on one another and every country will reach a compromise, then the world will become the improving, beautiful and peaceful place ever to live in without wars.
As an example, many leaders from the world visit Myanmar and they recognise mutual respects and show affection to others such as saying ‘mingalarpar’, making a gesture of respect by putting the palms together and raising them to the forehead. They also value the religious customs by taking off their shoes and wearing the appropriate dresses on the flat ground around the stupa and pagodas. Too many local residents warmly welcome them gladly and heartily. The ignorance of local language and custom may lead to a big problem since it is disrespectful to another culture.
For another example, when I was travelling to Saudi Arabia as a visitor, I wore ‘abaya’ and covered my long hairs for going outside. This meant just paying respect for other culture and I did not lose my original identity. I even got some help and assistance from local people for my respect towards their traditions.
Therefore, to sum up, I strongly agree that visitors should comply with customs and cultures of the host country.
Whether visitors to
other
countries
should follow
local
customs and
behaviours
or the host
country
should welcome cultural differences is a
widely
debated issue. This essay deals with it and gives my point of view.
Visitors should
respect
the
local
customs,
demeanours
and
cultures
of the host
country
. If the guests behave
abusively
to the emcee, it is not the polite way in our society.
Before
going somewhere, it is better to know the
local
traditions of a
definite
country
. Every
country
does have the same customs,
cultures
,
behaviours
and origins. If an individual follows the
local
customs of others in its respective places, it means mutual understanding to each
other
. If
so
,
people
on the earth will raise the esteem on one another and every
country
will reach a compromise, then the world will become the improving,
beautiful
and peaceful place ever to
live
in without wars.
As an example,
many
leaders from the world visit
Myanmar and
they
recognise
mutual respects and
show
affection to others such as saying ‘
mingalarpar
’, making a gesture of
respect
by putting the palms together and raising them to the forehead. They
also
value the religious customs by taking off their shoes and wearing the appropriate dresses on the flat ground around the
stupa
and pagodas. Too
many
local
residents
warmly
welcome them
gladly
and
heartily
. The ignorance of
local
language and
custom
may lead to a
big
problem since it is disrespectful to another culture.
For another example, when I was travelling to Saudi Arabia as a visitor, I wore ‘
abaya
’ and covered my long hairs for going outside. This meant
just
paying
respect
for
other
culture
and I did not lose my original identity. I even
got
some
help
and assistance from
local
people
for my
respect
towards their traditions.
Therefore
, to sum up, I
strongly
agree
that visitors should comply with customs and
cultures
of the host
country
.