This chapter was about intercultural encounters. It explained cultural
encounters in several situations, such as in school and in tourism.
The article reminded me of the orientation by ISSS in August. The
advisor explained that there are several phases for international students to
go through in order to adjust the culture in foreign countries. The phases are
mixture of ups and downs; international students sometimes feel happy about
being in foreign countries and sometimes feel depressed for facing cultural
differences. Looking back my studying abroad life, I rarely felt embarrassed or
depressed for being abroad, thanks to my wonderful friends and great studying
environment.
I agree with the idea that intercultural encounters in tourism have more
advantages than disadvantages. The article suggests that tourism benefits
people in many ways; for example, it enables people to be familiar with the
region, culture, and language. I believe tourism is the best way to bring
attention from other people to the region. At the same time, the reason why
merits outweigh demerits is because the cultural encounter happens in tourism
is superficial compare to the cultural encounter that happens in other
occasions.
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