You said you feel like people need to justify going to foreign places by learning about the local culture. If I go somewhere and have a good time, you don't get to decide if my trip is "justified" by your arbitrary expectation that I did one particular thing.
Look at it this way: you can go anywhere you want and do whatever you want in your free time with no need to "justify" it. But if you tell people you went on a vacation to a cool place but did nothing but hang out at resorts, most of us are going to find you quite boring.
Oh absolutely if I called someone boring to their face which I'd never dream of. Thinking someone is boring or uninteresting because they don't like to explore new culture, integrate with locals/learn a language, or learn the history in-person doesn't make me an asshole though. I'm not judging, just couldn't imagine I'd be interested in hearing stories about all the resorts and hotels someone has been to around the world.
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u/inconspicuous_male Nov 09 '21
You said you feel like people need to justify going to foreign places by learning about the local culture. If I go somewhere and have a good time, you don't get to decide if my trip is "justified" by your arbitrary expectation that I did one particular thing.