It is said that travel broadens the mind so what have you learnt whilst travelling?

Question

Thankyou for all your answers so far..
I glad I now left this question very vague..because I'm enjoying reading the light hearted answers..aswell as those that are more profound:)

I will leave this open for a few more days until..and them choose best answer.

Answer 1

i've travelled a bit in my 35 years, this includes places like (i'm from South Africa) an internal tour of south africa, la réunion (stopover in madagascar when we had severe turbulence with air france...) uk, essex, cornwall lake district calais, paris, albania, stopover in budapest but only at airport... with qatar airlines on my way to south africa, stopped over in doha (saudi arabia) where the air was so thick with heat and humidity i could barely breathe. and now, back in uk for a while.
i've learnt that no matter where you go, people are all the same, you get good and bad in everyone, irrespective of race, religion and creed, but the greatest thing one ever learns, as someone once sang, is ...loving, and being loved in return. thats all that matters, no matter what anyone says, i'm glad this is what i've learnt, its really helped me survive. *wink*

Answer 2

I've learnt that the majority of major cities are the same (except for some European ones with a lot of history). The the majority of people are the same, we have the same priorities such as family, but this important value is being lost in some western countries.

People outside of 'western' countries think we're rich, until I explain the price of everything here (in Ireland). Then they realise we're poor, in more ways than just financial.

To value the beauty of nature. And to accept people and their traditions for who and what they are. Who are we to tell others how they should live their life, and which way is better?

And most cultures hold women at a higher level (and rightly so), the feminine is celebrated.

And strangely, you get what you give. I remember when I travelled for 8 months non stop I used to read and leave books, but I always founds a book that I always wanted to read left by a traveller before me at the next place I visited.

And finally, (and I used this a lot) people buy me drinks cause just because I'm Irish, which amazed me, but didn't stop me saying 'yeah, a local beer please, thanks!!!

Answer 3

I have learnt from first- hand experiences what Winter is like, what Spring is like, see for myself places I have heard of or learnt at school, places I have seen in books and read about, or seen in the movies. I have seen real mountains:snowcapped and all. I have seen glaciers, which I hear about in Geography at school. I know what it's like to travel by air, sea and rail and of course, by roads. I can say I have interacted with people in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and in the Middle East. I have tried their cuisine, some. I have seen for myself wonders of the world. I have been to places and saw geological structures that I have learnt whilst at school but knew only from books at that time, (like stalagtites and stalagmites). I would say in one sentence how it broadens the mind: Travelling helps a person gain much experience about the world we live in.

Answer 4

The aphorism is wrong. Travel per se does NOT broaden the mind. In fact, it can sometimes confirm people in their own narrow prejudices. A colleague of mine went to Cyprus and when he came back complained bitterly that he could not find English food and everything was so foreign, and how he hated that place! If one travelled with that kind of attitude, small wonder one never learns anything about other places and people. Many today travel not in order to learn or broaden their mind, but to 'have a good time' and usually on their terms. In order to broaden one's mind, one needs to be humble and be prepared to appreciate the culture of other people. But most tourists (not travellers) are cocooned in their western styled hotels and and do not have the patience or inclination to find out. And even when they do, many are often judgmental and too quick to point out what's wrong with other countries.
Travel can broaden the mind; but only when there's room in it to expand.
One thing I have learned is to avoid other tourists!

Answer 5

Ummm… send an e-mail to Air France or a travel agent providing the details of travel. Hope u get a good bargain for a group travel.

Answer 6

Travel light, be care full of what you eat and drink. Be respect full towards the natives of the country your visiting.

Answer 7

How to pick up dog's poop when you walk it: Take a plastic bag with you. when your dog poops, put your hand inside the plastic bag, grab the poop (with your hand covered by the plastic bag), and then turn the bag inside out. The poop will be inside the plastic bag. Make a knot. Then put it in a garbage can. I learned this in New York.
Compare to Buenos Aires. If you walk in a residential area, say, Belgrano R, look at the ground, and skip the poops. The difference with poor neighborhoods is that instead of unleashed mutts running around, there are dog walkers with dozens of expensive breeds (pooping all around)

Answer 8

It's a long way to and very hot in Hong Kong

Answer 9

Don't use a perceived idea of people, take them for what they are. Your ways may not be theirs but accept that,

Answer 10

I like seeing bare breasted women on the beach.