A positive experience of other cultures, what Bennett calls "ethnorelativism," has a great deal to do with perspective - being able to see things from different perspectives (than your own, native perspective), being able to under the perspectives of others, etc.
Some of the best travel writing I've seen, from an anthropological (appreciating other cultures) perspective, is written by someone (who happens to be my son) who majored in Physics, taught English in Korea, does web and game design, and now calls himself a "game trekker" (you can check out the website for what that means). Three excellent examples of adapting the kind of perspective, in visiting other cultures, that allow you to have a positive rather than a negative experience, are these:
http://www.gametrekking.com/blog/malaysia-from-bird-to-bieber-and-facebook-signs
http://www.gametrekking.com/blog/cambodia-like-no-place-ive-been
http://www.gametrekking.com/blog/vietnam-yin-and-yang
This anthropologist father is proud!
Some of the best travel writing I've seen, from an anthropological (appreciating other cultures) perspective, is written by someone (who happens to be my son) who majored in Physics, taught English in Korea, does web and game design, and now calls himself a "game trekker" (you can check out the website for what that means). Three excellent examples of adapting the kind of perspective, in visiting other cultures, that allow you to have a positive rather than a negative experience, are these:
http://www.gametrekking.com/blog/malaysia-from-bird-to-bieber-and-facebook-signs
http://www.gametrekking.com/blog/cambodia-like-no-place-ive-been
http://www.gametrekking.com/blog/vietnam-yin-and-yang
This anthropologist father is proud!
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