About knowing the culture Someone may think that it is not necessary to travel to other places to learn about the other culture. We can learn as much as from books, films and internet. I disagree with this. Or I can say I partly disagree. Of course, we can learn the other culture from the books, films, and internet, but you should know that the books always describe the culture of the past, you hardly know the story of today from the books with the rapid development of society. And also, the films are all about art. They are kind of exaggerated description. You definitely can’t rely on them to get the whole picture of the places you want to know. How about internet, maybe more believable? Maybe. But you will be filling with thousands and thousands of information and would never know what is true and what is not. According to the above, maybe go to see the place by yourself is the best choice. There is also a problem about this, you can’t understand the whole culture in a short time unless you decide to live there for a long time and discover it little by little. Otherwise you still can’t be sure about what you know, all would be just first impressions. So, what is the best? In my opinion, you need to see the place from all aspects, both media and yourself. That would help you to grasp the essence of their culture.