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Some people may argue that it is more beneficial for people to travel in their own country than traveling to foreign countries, while others not. The answer to this question can vary greatly depending on individual’s perspectives. However, as far as I am concerned, I definitely believe that people can benefit more from traveling to foreign countries rather than from traveling in their own countries for two major reasons as follows.
First off, people traveling to other countries are able to have a chance to learn and experience other cultures. In this globalized world, the ability to understand other cultures is getting important. To take my personal story for example, when I worked for a global cosmetic company, most of my coworkers were Indians. One day, when we had a lunch together I was so shocked by their way to eat. To be specific, they did not use any utensil to eat but their own hands. I felt very awkward every time they eat it in the way since I thought it was unhygienic. However, after I took a trip to India, a local person explained that it is their traditional way to eat to maintain hygienic, and then finally I was able to understand their own unique culture. As seen in this case, traveling to other countries help people learn other cultures that is necessary to live in this globalized world.
Furthermore, going on a trip to other countries help people broaden their horizons. While people are traveling in other countries, they often face with the scene that they have never seen in their own country. Even trivial things that people take for granted in their own country could be a treasure in other countries. The prime example to illustrate this point is my story in Africa. In order to do volunteer work, I visited South Africa last year. While I was there, I was shocked by the fact that people living there always suffer from lack of water. In my country, I had never seriously considered this kind of problems because I always took water for granted. Through this experience, I realized how much valuable water resource is and always to try to save it as much as possible considering people in Africa who suffered from scarce of water. Unless I have been there, I would not be able to know such kind of fact and widen my horizon as well.
For the reasons stated above, I am strongly convinced that traveling foreign countries is more beneficial for people than traveling their own country.
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