Étiquette : Tourism
The tourist takes his culture with him; the traveler leaves his behind.
Those who travel outside their own culture wear their country on their sleeve.
When you arrive in a new country, you bring along “cultural baggage” – your own set of assumptions, values, beliefs, and certainties. They can be a heavy burden, slowing you down as you explore new territories. Try to empty the cultural baggage from your mental suitcase.
See not only what you expected to see; also be open to anything and everything that comes your way. All experiences can be enriching.
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.
To feel at home, stay at home. A foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It’s designed to make its own people comfortable.
Those who like to feel they are always right should stay at home.
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