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.

范文：

Nowadays, tourism is developing flourishingly and more and more

people travel abroad. When people visit others countries, facing the

local customs and behaviors, should imitate it or not, there is a hot

debate.

Some people hold that we should imitate the local customs and

behaviors of the foreign country. First of all, respect is one of the most

important factors while we visit others countries. Understanding and

following their way of life shows our respect for the local people and

thus makes it easier to establish good relationship with them. Secondly,

many embarrassments and conflicts are results of differences in custom

and traditions between the tourists and the locals, the solution to which

would be for the visitors to appreciated and imitate local culture and

behaviors. If we don’t experience their customs and behaviors by

ourselves, it is hard to understand the local people and culture. By

doing things according to their custom, we can better understand them

and become more tolerant toward differences, the very quality that

enable us to live in harmony. Thirdly, the foreign custom and traditional

always seems fascinating to visitors from other parts of the world, the

imitating of which makes the travelers life more colorful.

On the other side, however, those who oppose the above viewpoint

believe that the host country should welcome culture diffferent. In the

first place, as a kind of unofficial ambassadors, travelers bring different

culture to the destination country, which not only enriches their lives

but promote mutual-understanding as well. Besides, imitating is not the

best or the only way to understand the local customs and behaviors

well. The understanding of the foreign culture also can be through

careful observing and intently perceiving. What’s more, for any nation

to preserve its unique culture heritages, she has to first embrace cultural

difference in order to increase the awareness of its own culture for its

citizens. In addition, it is unrealistic to expect visitors coming after to

readily pick up the local custom for their own culture and deep-tooted

and dearest to them. And we are experiencing a kind of cultural

integration, whose advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. People

of both sides have their own sound reason to support their opinions.
Taking all the above into consideration, to be honest, it is difficult for

me to make a decision and I have to hold a balance point of view. It is

need not to imitate the foreign customs and behaviors completely, and

at the same time, understanding the local culture through this kind of

way is not a bad way.

As life has improved day by day, people tend to travel more

frequently now than in the past. It is argued that visitors to other
countries should follow the host countries' traditions and behavior.
However, there is an opposite idea saying that the host country
should welcome culture differences. This essay will take a closer
look at the issue.

Nowadays, not only do people consider travelling as a chance to relax

but they also think it is a way to self-improve. It will be a great
opportunity to try new things such as traditional cuisine, music,
custom. In my country, I have seen many visitors being very excited
and surprised when they tasted our food or when they wore Aodai. If
you travel to other countries just to view landscapes, you will
obviously waste a perfect chance for learning new things.

However, there are various aspects against this argument. Some people
think that it is really hard for travellers to follow local customs
and behaviour because they are totally different and they may not be
able to adapt to the traditions. If visitors are welcomed despite all
the differences, they will feel comfortable and may travel to that
country again. Besides, it is also very beneficial for the local
people to experience new culture in their home countries.
Consequently, the host country should greet culture differences.
Almost all people in my country find it very exciting when they have
a foreign guest. They can also accept the differences easily.
Personally, it is always good to have more experiences, even for the
visitors or the local people. Moreover, it is not very frustrated to
try new things or to accept new things. What important is the
knowledge you get and the feelings you have been through. Therefore,
visitors to other countries should try to follow local customs and
behavior and the host countries should welcome culture differences as
well.

Sample Answer 1:
The tourism industry has been concerned in many countries and these days lots of
investments have been developed on this matter. But there are a lot of debates about
some conflicts which come to existence when visitors enter in some societies. In fact,
some encourage people to accept and welcome other cultures which have been
brought to their countries by tourists and some others believe that tourists should
behave as the frame of the host country rules and customs. This essay has tried to
cover both of mentioned views and will suggest a solution for this sophisticated issue.
The first groups who opine that people should respect tourists’ cultural believe that
introducing new cultures to a society can be suitable. In the other words, people can
learn new things from tourists and it can be helpful for increasing society awareness
about the way of living in each corner of the world. In the other hand, these groups
believe that people and governments should be flexible and admit other cultures if
they want to be successful in the tourism industry and attract more tourists. Actually,
lots of countries are competing with each other for being the destination of visitors in
holidays and without respecting different cultures, they may be lost in this
competition.
By contrast, some others worry about their local customs and traditional cultures and
they think that bringing new cultures and behaviours to one country by visitors can
make a serious threaten for their cultures. Put another way, they believe that people
may be interested in other countries cultures when tourists come to their countries
and by this way, they forget their local customs. For example, a new style of wearing
would be replaced by local clothes or new foods would be developed instead of
traditional ones. Hence, they always want from tourists to behave as the host country
allows. For instance, in some Islamic countries, governments prohibit drinking alcohol
for tourists or ask women tourists to wear some specific dresses.
I think, therefore, tourists always would like to learn and visit local customs when they
go to new places, so, host countries can make a potential for tourists to be free and
also encourage them to follow local rules and customs by introducing and showing
their benefits. Undeniably visitors would be interested in behaving as similar as local
people if the proper strategies would be considered.
[ by - Milad Rahimi ] 
 
Sample Answer 2:
It is always debatable whether visitors should follow local customs and behaviour or
the country should be accustomed to cultural differences. At first, I would like to
discuss following local customs and behaviour. As a human being, we have
consciousness which helps us to decide what is right or wrong that we apply in every
sphere of our life. But everybody may not apply consciousness or may not have the
same level of consciousness to apply.

If one does not follow local customs, he/she may not be taken warmly by people of
that country. Due to this reason, I believe that everybody who visits other countries
should follow local customs and behaviour. Beside this, local customs and behaviour
are mostly regulated by the religion of the country which is very sensitive to most
people. That is why I agree with the view of following local customs and behaviour.

In the other hand, there are many reasons to agree with the second view that the host
country should welcome cultural differences. It is universally true that the civilisation is
evolving from the beginning of mankind and the main reason behind this is that
people are travelling from one place to another to explore the world which brings new
cultures to new places. If one fails to welcome cultural differences, he/she will not be
able to cope with cultures of other countries. This will impact the economy in terms of
tourism and modernization as well as evaluation of civilisation.

A good example of welcoming cultural differences is Malaysia. People of western

countries are travelling to Malaysia and most of them are not used to follow local
customs and being a Muslim country, Malaysia also providing freedom to visitors until
laws are broken. Malaysia has become an example for other countries to welcome
cultural differences. That is why cultural differences should always be welcomed until it
hurts your philosophy or religion.
 [ by - Safayet Ullah ] 
 
Sample Answer 3:
Nowadays the tourism industry is growing at a tremendous speed. Due to the boom
in transport industries and holiday packages, people often travel other countries for
holidays and on official trips. There is a debate ongoing on whether the visitors from
other nationality should follow local customs and behaviours during their stay in host
countries. I will discuss this in below paragraphs.
Firstly, when the foreigners visit other countries they carry their culture along with
them. But, during their stay in the host country, if they adopt the local customs, it will
be helpful for them to get better communication with the local people. Meanwhile,
when they adjust themselves to the local people's behaviour, it will make them easier
to socialise with them. Also, this will help local people to better understand the
foreigners.

Secondly, this will help the foreigner to have a good idea about local cultures and
rituals. This understating helps our culture to spread globally, thereby more and more
people get attracted toward the local culture. This, in turn, attracts a number of
visitors from different country's to visit. This will help in increasing the tourism
industry and also helps in giving employment opportunity in the related industries.
On the other hand, when the foreigners share their culture and behaviour with the
local people it gives an opportunity to local people to a better understanding of their
culture and characters. This will have an immense influence on local people's opinion
about foreigners and their culture. Also, this helps them to identify the negative
aspects of their culture and gives them an opportunity to correct it.
To sum up, by considering the above benefits, I personally believe that the balanced
exchange of cultures and behaviour of foreigners with local people will benefit both
the countries to come together and calm down if there are any frictions between the
countries. Also, this will have a positive impact on the economy of both countries.
 [ by - Prakash Chandra ] 
 
Sample Answer 4:
It is noticeable that people tend to travel more frequently these days than they used
to do in the past. While I agree that the travellers should follow the host country’s
traditions and cultures, I also think that the host country should welcome cultural
differences.
On one hand, travellers should adapt to the culture of their host country and feel
happy with the idea of trying new things. Nowadays, people not only consider
travelling as a way to relax but also they think it is a chance for self-improvement and
exploring the world. Travelling is a good opportunity to try new things such as
traditional cuisine, music and customs and those who just travel to view landscapes
waste a perfect chance to learn something new. For example, people who have visited
places like India, Egypt or China have been very excited when they tried the local food
or wore the traditional dress. An experience like this broadens people’s horizons and
enriches their knowledge.
On the other hand, for many reasons the host country should accept and understand
the different backgrounds of tourists. Firstly, for many visitors, it would be difficult to
follow the host culture and customs because these usually different than their own
and in some cases they may even be incompatible with their beliefs and morals. For
example, Indian or Arabs who go to European countries may find it difficult to get
used to the European taste in food because it does not contain as much spices as they
have in their food. In addition, if travellers feel they are welcomed in the new country
despite the cultural differences they will feel more comfortable to visit this place
again.
In conclusion, I believe that it could be beneficial for travellers to get exposed to
different cultures and customs. However, tourist destinations should be opened to the
cultural diversity of its newcomers.
 [ by - Omnia Touski ]