Tourism and Cultural Differences

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[...] What is the morale of the cartoon ? The language barrier is a source of misunderstandings even for those who have a good command of the language abroad, which is not the case of the main character. When someone discovers a new country, he experiments what is called the « honeymoon period » and naively believes that everything new is positive. Culture shock is characterized by several stages and integrating a new culture is only possible after overcoming challenging obstacles from a psychological point of view. [...]

[...] Tourism and Cultural Differences Do you make a difference between the two? Are you a tourist or a traveller? (60 words) Whereas the tourist remains within his own sphere and explores the new culture from afar, the traveler is ready to open his mind to newness, to leave his comfort zone, even to blend with different lifestyles. The traveler adopts a positive (« curious » instead of « complaining »), respectful (« sensitive » rather than « oblivious ») and attentive attitude unlike the tourist who hasn't genuinely left his home country and compares it with the new one in a negative way. [...]