Comments on: Travel & Culture: Good manners and political perspectives.

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By: solotraveler

solotraveler — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:16:42 +0000

Hi Mathieu, I hope you also took note of the prudence I suggest before doing anything.
# Always consider safety first. Especially as a solo traveler, you shouldn’t do anything to compromise your physical safety.
# Stay calm and respectful.
# Time your response carefully.
What I wanted to communicate is that taking a picture is a possibility but certainly not if it is dangerous. If this didn’t come across, I appreciate you highlighting the point.

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:10:13 +0000

I can’t believe you recommend that a solo traveler should ‘take a picture’ when seeing something they find intolerable. I know plenty of countries where trying to do just that could get you arrested or worse!

By: Simon Coleman

Simon Coleman — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:05:02 +0000

Good manners phew surprisingly is the single complaint I have when traveling. I like to treat as as I would like to be trated. Yet, I see so many bad mannered foreigners disrespecting the local people as though they are not worth their time. Well these people I certainly don’t engage with.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:08:13 +0000

I love this article Janice – it can’t be repeated often enough, and if more travelers would practice cultural sensitivity (along with some good common sense) it would go a long way toward erasing negative stereotypes and bias against tourists. But I do agree that when cultural practices violate human decency, we need to find smart ways to speak up and positive ways to encourage change.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:14:36 +0000

That’s a very interesting cultural comparison that points clearly to the need for tolerance and understanding.

By: Frank Slater

Frank Slater — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:36:10 +0000

When we travel we are all “ambassadors” for the country from which we are. Just because it is different does not make it wrong.

All too often I have led tours to parts of this world where my group participants consider the practice of neck elongation, facial tattoos, etc. “barbaric” and then they go home and have breast augmentation, botox,face lifts, etc.

By: Lay M.

Lay M. — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:27:35 +0000

Thanks alot for the great read.

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Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 29 of 2009 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:10:54 +0000

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By: jessiev

jessiev — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:56:39 +0000

brava! this is so very important, and the tips are critical for cultural diplomacy. travel can expand our minds, if we’re ready to learn.

cultural relativism is a good thing. still, staying true to your beliefs, if they are for safety, or against racism or the harm of people, is critical. excellent food for thought! thanks much.