Benefits of travelling

[Adali]

As human beings we renegotiate our identity all the time, and the dictating factor in this process is the interactions we have with other human beings and how we interpret these experiences.

You might not be who you think you're, I have noticed many people on this forum have a fierce reactionary personality stemming from probably years of bullying for being different. Other members are very passive and laid back, I can bet the most confident people here on Snet are those who have experienced multiple cultures.

travelling alone doesn't do much, you actually have to immerse yourself in the culture, date, have a room mate, friends etc to fully benefit from it.

Through learning new cultures, you will experience new interactions and these new interactions will allow you to renegotiate your identity with more information which helps you grow as a person.

[gedo_gurl]

It does not help one bit. Travelling without a business or educational purpose is a waste of time. People are not going to blow your mind just because they're a plane journey away. The awesome differences can be put down to history (which you can read about), poverty and undereducation. Eating cheap (subsidised) food and offending everyone by wearing their cultural clothes just makes you a moron.

[grandpakhalif]

Im travelling right now in the blessed Arabia right now headed to Africa next

I learned alot already and I see life is much better in muslim countries, idk why people even go to gaalo countries nothing better than actually feeling safe with police instead of scared of being racially profiled

[Adali]

Gedogirl I don't agree with you, travelling is not a waste of time, it is very enjoyable leisure, especially for us adventurous people.
Reading about different cultures and places just gives you a taste, practical experience always beats theoretical knowledge !
While I do agree that having a job or studying in a different country is good especially if you're staying abroad for quite some time, I don't think it is ideal to be occupied with the mundane when you're out experience a new country/culture, I'd rather go Singapore for 2 weeks and have more time to go to events, do different activities, than go to Singapore and work 40 hours a week for 3 months and have no time to do stuff except sleep during my free time.

[Itrah]

Unfortunately most of the world is slowly becoming very similar due to globalization. Most of the Western world is practically like the same place, but just different languages. Travel to non-Western countries to get more of an 'exotic' experience.

[PrinceDaadi]

Sure, even the Quran says go and travel and see how other have lived sure traveling helps. Living and studying different places makes you more creative, tolerant and will the world in a different way.

[gedo_gurl]

Adali,

No offense but the world is really depressing. Singapore is at least a rich country, you can have a good time there, but the vast majority of the world is living below the poverty line and I would feel lie a scab having fun at their expense. Work is the only way because you sweat like everyone else and avoid making people feel resentful.

[salool]

I sure need one now...all alone.Sick and tired of traveling with other pple.

[TheGrumpyGeeljire]

I would recommend people to not put on a fake persona online, there's a high chance that the majority of cyber warriors on this forum are actually quite timid and laid-back in real life

Personally I don't believe travelling will change someone's personality nevertheless it can have an influence on their way of thinking

[Adali]

Well why shouldn't I develop even further ? personal growth isn't handed to you just because you travel, but maximizing your time abroad definitely does enable you to grow and become a better version of yourself.

I suggest you don't take extreme like going to Brazil, but going to Singapore is a must, an english speaking country right bang in the middle, you will get to experience culture from Malaysia, China, India, Philippines, Vietnam and many others, it is kind of the asian New york.

[Adali]

I sure need one now...all alone.Sick and tired of traveling with other pple.

HAHA I know what you mean, I hate travelling with women especially !

[Basra-]

What the hell is wrong with you Adali and gedo gurl?? Am I missing something here? Personal growth and blah blah---from Adali and guilty conscious of having more money than u know what to do from gedo gurl! I mean, is this an affectation of that high crass pedigree? Sure, travelling is very helpful. Especially, in a far land. It opens your eyes, makes you walk in other shoes. You gain many benefit from travelling, you get to step out of your bubble home, and explore greener pastures that might have sounded romantic to you had you NOT left home. Travelling makes you appreciate your home more, in a nuanced way. More like it-- it leaves you open minded. Maybe sympathetic and full of character if you are lucky. Poor gedo gurl, she is suffering with an overdose of sympathy. She has a low imaan. (I am not surprised as gedo gurl is also the highly annoying chelseaforever, our tomboy extraordinaire lol)

[gedo_gurl]

Its not that I have shed loads of money, its that 80% of the world lives on $10 a day and usually a lot less...hotels cost 7X that and more for just one night...After paying for the hotel, I need at least another $15 a day and thats me eating street food and going to one site by public transport. I get depressed, the begging in the street (especially the children), the homeless people, the police who are on too little money to care if a crime happens giving you special treatment for being a foreigner, and then waling around with a brown face who escaped the lack of public servives, the diseases, child marriage, dress code, poverty...all of it...travelling just makes me feel guilty. To make matters worse, evil eye is real.

Basra, you made a really good point there...first intelligent thing I've read on this forum in years. I would have loved travel if I was still in Somalia.

[Basra-]

Its not that I have shed loads of money, its that 80% of the world lives on $10 a day and usually a lot less...hotels cost 7X that and more for just one night...After paying for the hotel, I need at least another $15 a day and thats me eating street food and going to one site by public transport. I get depressed, the begging in the street (especially the children), the homeless people, the police who are on too little money to care if a crime happens giving you special treatment for being a foreigner, and then waling around with a brown face who escaped the lack of public servives, the diseases, child marriage, dress code, poverty...all of it...travelling just makes me feel guilty. To make matters worse, evil eye is real.

Basra, you made a really good point there...first intelligent thing I've read on this forum in years. I would have loved travel if I was still in Somalia.

[Alpharabius]