I’ve visited 14 completely different international locations out of the 30 or so developed international locations on the earth. From my superficial touristic view, I’ve famous that in all these international locations, folks earn cash at day jobs, spend it on stuff, and customarily lead predictable lives. The distinction between international locations is a lot smaller than the distinction between people. From this I’ve concluded that journey isn’t value it, at the least on the subject of going to different developed international locations.
I’ve lived in three completely different international locations, all a few of the richest international locations on the earth. This has allowed me to achieve a sure outdoors perspective on particular cultures, at the least the rich ones, and traditions that may not be gained from tourism. Cultures ARE barely completely different. Some are reserved. Some are civilized. Some are ethical. Some are pleasant. Some are lazy. Some are hamfisted. Some are hardworking. Identical to folks.
Nonetheless, on the entire, nationwide cultures are much more comparable than folks. In case you are a carpenter, you can see you’ve extra in frequent with different carpenters no matter their nationality than you do with their neighbor. There, I simply saved you quite a lot of journey time 
— nonetheless, maybe this must be skilled to be absolutely realized. I nonetheless run into individuals who must be sensible sufficient to comprehend that their nation isn’t the perfect as a result of its persons are one way or the other chosen.
If you wish to study one thing about folks, I counsel you speak to your neighbor moderately than somebody from one other nation.
Maybe my perspective is clouded by being concentrated in developed international locations. Nonetheless, that is the place most tourism go anyplace, so why are folks going?
I do know those who purchase the tour guides and plan out which landmarks to see. I be aware that the majority locals by no means go to these landmarks. This means to me that the landmarks are irrelevant to the tradition regardless of being promoted as being the important a part of the tradition. Why do folks go to see the views in the event that they don’t care in regards to the views the place they reside?
Generally it’s in regards to the purchasing, however severely. International commerce means you could now purchase the identical restricted variety of items everywhere in the world. Why go to Paris, when you should buy the identical issues down on the nook retailer. Equally, generally, it’s in regards to the meals. However actually, I don’t have to go to Greece to eat at a Greek restaurant. Sure, possibly it’s not the identical, nevertheless it’s fairly rattling shut.
Generally folks journey to get away from all of it? My query then is, what are you operating away from? And why are you operating? I’ve by no means felt a have to get away from my regular life that might be cured by a one week getaway.
It was that journey meant one thing. Like an expedition you’d work to go someplace. These days, you simply hop into an airplane and 12 hours you’re overseas on the opposite facet of the world that’s nearly an identical to your personal. I believe that is simply “consumption of locations” much like consuming meals or issues. Is trendy tourism simply one more shopper expertise?
Have you ever ever thought of touring slowly? Shifting from metropolis to metropolis till you get to the vacation spot? I believe crusing is an attention-grabbing method to journey slowly. I submit that you don’t actually know a spot except you’ve labored a job there, opened a checking account, and lived as a local moderately than simply briefly handed via whereas taking footage. Residing overseas makes for extra private development than flying round in a tincan as a vacationer. You probably have some helpful expertise, you may even journey at no cost and receives a commission for it. (Till I give up my profession, I’ve by no means paid for a airplane ticket with my very own cash.)
That’s how I see it; I notice that I is likely to be lacking a number of genes, so please enlighten me why journey is so well-liked?
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