Can Tourism Affect Culture/History?

Abishai100

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When we visit exotic places or countries with a rich history (e.g., Greece) as tourists, we are noticed by natives who see the traffic of international visitors coming to praise great ancient architecture.

There are multiple public television programs offering glimpses of foreign places for tourists to enjoy, such as the professionally-crafted Rick Steves' Europe.

We think about the experience of seeing the history of other places and natives see the impact of passerby learning from their culture.

Surely, this impacts humanity's impression of the dynamic quality of history.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy), for example, is an architectural marvel, an old-world relic leaning seemingly unnaturally but surprisingly with stability and we think about the history of the world moving past it with perfect structuralism and geometry, as the old world offers its 'wisdom' regarding the passing of time.

When natives and tourists alike appreciate the splendor of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they might think about the natural fascination with 'history-based storytelling.' Such considerations influence the view of teachers/educators who want to present the complexity of the evolution of cultures across world history.

So what's the difference between the Eurorail and The Smithsonian?


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TOURIST 1: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is splendid!
TOURIST 2: It's so oddly-placed it seems in world-history.
TOURIST 1: Well, it sort of 'leans' and seems to 'patiently observe' time passing by...
TOURIST 2: The natives of Italy must see it as a simple 'tree of knowledge'!
TOURIST 1: Tourists see it as a memorial to the Ancient World.
TOURIST 2: It's funny then when natives and tourists talk to each other about the Tower.
TOURIST 1: Terrorism (i.e., 9/11) has changed the way we talk about architecture esteem!
TOURIST 2: That's why it's crucial to evaluate the dynamic faces of history and culture.
TOURIST 1: Yes, and natives of Italy may appreciate tourists taking photos of the Tower for Facebook!
TOURIST 2: Surely, this dissuades terrorists from saying things like, "History can be invented!"
TOURIST 1: That's why Americans (multicultural in constitution) make films such as To Rome with Love!
TOURIST 2: The Sunni-Shiite 'troubles' are a clear example of 'culture-in-flux' dissuading tourists.

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Leaning Tower of Pisa



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