Travelling abroad helps to understand our own country (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)

Travelling plays a very important role in people’s lives. They get not only new experiences, but also new emotions, acquaintances, impressions. Some people think that travelling abroad helps to understand our own country. Others are sure that it is nothing besides enjoying the time in another country without extra thoughts.

I agree with the point of view that travelling abroad give us a chance to compare countries and understand our own. Firstly, when you are in a foreign country, you meet new people and learn new traditions that help you think about your native country customs and lifestyles. So, you can be aware of advantages and disadvantages of comparing countries. Secondly, travelling abroad you can talk with foreign people about your home country and understand it on the other hand, more deeply.

At the same time, some people think that when you are in another country you enjoy it and your thoughts are not busy comparing your own.

You just enjoy the time staying in the hotel, lying on the beach. Even when you do sightseeing you just learn new things and nothing more. Your thoughts are occupied only with impressions of a new country, you are thinking how to spend these days of travel more useful, what sights to see, take photos to show to your family and friends later. But there is no comparison in your thoughts.

However, I cannot agree with this opinion. Even being in the hotel and spending time on the beach you can watch the culture of that foreign country. We notice it in service, cuisine, traditions, fashion, people, language and much more. So, travelling abroad you involuntarily remember your own country. You may or may not enjoy your trip. And in any case, you compare and think where it was better, where it was worse compared to your country. Your thoughts always return to the memories of your Homeland.

To sum up, I would like to note that travelling is a really interesting and exiting activity. It helps to look at your Motherland with other eyes and to learn it better.