2012年6月30日雅思写作范文：Foreign Cultures
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2012年6月30日雅思写作范文:ForeignCultures
Whenvisitingforeigncountriessomepeoplethinkthatitisadvantageoustolearntheirculturesandtaditions.Howdoyouthinkpeoplecanlearnotherculturesandtraditions?Whydoyouthinkthatsomepeopleareinterestedinlearningthotraditionsandcultureswhileothersarenot?Givereasonsforyouropinionandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourknowledgeorexperience
Itiscommontoexperiencecultureshockwhenvisitingothercountrieswithdifferenttraditionsandcustoms,particularlyforanextendedperiodoftime.Somevisitorsareinterestedinadaptingtoforeignculturesandeffectivelymanagecultureshock;somepeoplearenot.Thereareveralreasonswhywecanbetterenjoytravellingwithanopenmindanddevelopanappreciationforculturaldifferencesacrosstheworld.
Asvisitorsinforeignlands,weareprobablyinforthefeelingofdisorientation,incurityandanxietyinunfamiliarysituations.altogetherknownascultureshock.Thisphenomenonisunderstandablebecauvalues,behaviorsandsocialcustomsweroutinelytakeforgrantednolongerrveusindifferentsurroundings.Ofcour,ittakestimetolearna'doasRomansdo'attitude,butitisalwaysadvisabletokeepanopenmind.Weoughtnottogiveintothetemptationtoisolateourlvesintothecomfortofwhatisfamiliar.Perhaps,allweneedisalittlemorepatiencetounderstandthenewenvironmentinitshistoricalandsocialcontext.Inallevents,therightthingtodoistoobrveobjectively,andnottojudgeautomaticallyasifanythingdifferentis'wrong'or'negative'.
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Tobetterappreciatedifferencesculturewi,itisalsoimportantthatwelearnbeforehandenoughbackgroundinformationaboutacountrywearegingto.Incaweknowclotonothingaboutthatcountry,itmeansthatwemighthavenointerestinitsculture,sowhyshouldwevisitthereinthefirstplace?Forvisitors,alittlebitofknowledgeaboutaforeignculturetendstobemisleading.Butitdoesn`thavetobethatway.Forinstance,makinganefforttolearnthelocallanguageandsocialcustomscanincreacommunicationskillsandproperbehaviors,bothbeingofgreathelptodemonstrateaninterestinadifferentcultureaswellasintegratingwiththelocalcommunity.Infact,beforetravellingitpaystolearnsomethingofmanythingsaboutaforeigncountry'scultureandtradition,rangingfromthegreetingstotheclothingtothebeforemealceremonies.
Visitingaforeigncountrycanbearewardingexperienceifweareopenmindedandknowledgeconscioustowardanydifferentculture.Itemsnecessarytoreducethenegativeimpactofcultureshocksothattheentirevisitwouldbecomepurefun.Afterall,whenwecomeacrossanewenvironment,wedon'texpecttoexperienceeverythingexactlylikebackhome,dowe?(EssaycreatedbyJeennLeeHsieh)
