When people move to new countries, they should follow the customs there. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. |
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There has been an argument concerning whether people who move to new countries should follow their customs. From my perspective, I firmly believe that people who start to live in new country should follow new customs. The rationale behind this is that following new customs means respecting for their culture. In addition, it easy to make new friends.
First of all, following the customs there enable people to show respect for their culture. As global society become closer, we should adapt various kinds of culture depends on countries. Of course, even though we keep our own custom, we can respect for new culture. It, however, seems to me that advantages of following the new customs eclipse disadvantage of doing so. To illustrate my point, I was a volunteer who taught computer skills in Ghana, africa. When one of my student invited me to his home, I tried to act like them. Especially, Ghanaian normally use their right hand instead of forks or chopsticks. My student asked me whether I want to use forks or not, but I told him I use my hand. Then he was very impressed by my acting. I think he felt my respeting of their custom. Thus, respecting culture is the first reason why I vote for following new customs.
Moreover, following new customs help people to make native friends. In other word, people should follow native culture when people make a relaitionship between native friends deeply. Of course, it is not the best way to make friends because there are many difficult custom to accept. However, following native culture is one of the effective ways to make native friends. For instance, there are many Chinese village in the world called 'China town'. Those who always stay in China town do not have a chance to speak native language, but also meet native friends. If we really want to live long in the foreign country, then, we should make a native friend because he knows information about that country. Therefore, following their customs we can make more native friends.
Taking all things into account, I strongly agree that those who move to new country should follow new customs because it could show respect for their own culture and it is one of effective way to make native friends. There is no doubt in my mind that following new customs will benefit relationship between native and foreigner. |