Band 6+: It is not necessary to travel to other places to learn the culture of other people. We can learn just as much from books, films and the internet. Do you agree or disagree?

TRAVELLING TO OTHER COUNTRIES IS NOT NEEDED TO STUDY THE CULTURES OF OTHER PEOPLE. READING BOOKS, WATCHING FILMS, AND SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET ARE ALREADY ENOUGH WAYS TO LEARN OTHER PEOPLE’S CULTURES. BUT IN MY OPINION, IT IS NOT ENOUGH.

IT IS TRUE THAT THROUGH BOOKS, FILMS, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET WE CAN LEARN SOME THINGS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES AND CULTURES BUT THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH. WATCHING FILMS CAN BE THE MOST INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING ONE AMONG ALL THREE, BY THIS YOUR CURIOSITY AND INTEREST IN LEARNING OTHER PEOPLE’S CULTURE MIGHT EXTENSIFY YOUR DESIRE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM. YOU WILL GO AND SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION BUT SINCE A LOT OF RESULTS WILL COME OUT YOU MIGHT BE BOMBARDED WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WILL CONFUSE YOU MORE THAN HELP YOU LEARN THINGS. AND ALSO, YOU CAN NOT TRUST EVERYTHING YOU READ FROM THERE BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING YOU WILL FIND ON THE INTERNET IS ACCURATE. WHILE WITH BOOKS, THESE MATERIALS CAN BE MORE ACCURATE THAN SOME ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET SOME OF THESE BOOKS’ CONTENT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH AND ALSO MIGHT BE OUT OF DATE ALREADY. SO, THESE REFERENCES MIGHT BE INSUFFICIENT.

HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WANT TO LEARN OTHER PEOPLE’S CULTURE YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. SO, TRAVELLING TO THE PLACES THAT YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WILL BE THE BEST WAY. BY IMMERSING YOURSELF IN THEIR CULTURE YOU WILL NOT ONLY LEARN BUT WILL ALSO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE REASON WHAT AND WHY THEY DO SUCH PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHERE FILIPINOS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS FOR THE LONGEST PERIOD COMPARED TO ALL THE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND IT WEIRD THAT PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES START THE CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BER MONTH WHICH IS IN SEPTEMBER. UNTIL YOU COME TO THE PHILIPPINES IN THAT SEASON AND EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND IT FULLY.

IN CONCLUSION, LEARNING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S CULTURES BY JUST READING BOOKS, WATCHING SOME FILMS, AND SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET WILL NOT SUFFICE SOME PEOPLE’S DESIRES TO LEARN ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES’ CULTURE UNLESS YOU EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. WHICH MAKE MORE SENSE TO ME.