Can international tourism promotes understanding between nations?
Title: Can international tourism promotes understanding between nations?
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 256 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Can international tourism promotes understanding between nations?
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 256 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Every year, hundreds of millions of people move around to see a different part of the world. It is natural to assume that tourists who have seen other countries have a better knowledge of the people. That assumption also leads to the conclusion that international tourism promotes understanding between nations. How true is this? Let us examine what tourists do in a different country.
First, before going abroad, tourists are often told by their travel
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of a genuine interest in the guests' country, people and culture. Therefore, when asked how much they know about the local people, their answer is "very little".
If someone really wants to understand a different culture, he has to learn its language, stay there for at least a few month without wearing a bubble, learn how to curse and swear, bargain with a vegetable vendor and then he can say that he understands the people.