Exotic is what tourists are looking for when they come to another country. Vacation is a time when a person leaves the familiar environment and embarks on a quest for adventure, albeit not extreme, but everyday and completely ordinary. Today we’ll talk about the essence of the concept of “exotic”.
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Explanatory Dictionary does not leave us in the middle of the linguistic sea alone and throws a life buoy. The following definition is written in the source: “Exotics are objects and phenomena characteristic of a locality and unusual for the one who perceives them.”
Thus, when Russian tourists travel to Turkey, they are looking for new experiences and exotic, but Turkey and Egypt, it seems, have already turned into a summer residence for all our vacationers, they already feel at home there. Another thing is Nepal or Tibet. Thirst for the unusual, unknown and unknown drives people beyond the usual.
Being a guest is good, but being at home is better
With all the love for an outlandish person, he cannot exist for long in an unfamiliar environment. For example, all Europeans are attracted by Asia, its traditions and foundations. But at that time, not every Englishman, Frenchman, or even Russian could settle in Japan or China. Because there is a completely different way of life. And to go on vacation there is always welcome.
As a reciprocal courtesy, the Japanese also travel a lot around the world, rarely which tourist group does without Akutagawa Ryunosuke's compatriots .
In fact, exotic is not only a way to distract from a familiar environment, to leave relatives and friends away for a while, it is also a way to realize how good it is at home, especially if the vacation was long (enough for two weeks). If the reader has not been to Japan or Nepal, then he can verify the veracity of our words by a common example. When a person returns from guests, he feels how good it is at home. Moreover, it does not matter where the man or woman visited: in a neighboring house or a foreign country on another continent, the feelings are always the same: it is pleasant to return home and take a little rest from vacation and new experiences.
Russia is a hospitable country
In Soviet times, meeting the Cameroonian or Nigerian on the streets of Russian cities was a whole event, especially true for the province. In general, foreigners have long been perceived as a curiosity in Russia. Moreover, they looked at the American, European or African equally surprised.
Everything has changed only recently. Foreigners in Russia are no longer exotic. This is not surprising, given the conditions we now have in Moscow and St. Petersburg for receiving citizens of other states. Also, we become less fearful and get used to living in an international world. Moreover, Russia has always been hospitable.
Even, for example, 20 years ago, the word "Afro-Russian" would have caused a smile, but now it is a reality. Many African students of noble and not very descent come to Russia in search of a better life. They cannot resist the magical and magnetic charm of Russian women and remain here forever. And children from such marriages speak Russian better than French.
Jack London in Martin Eden wrote that America is a huge cauldron where cultural traditions, foundations, and nationalities are melted together. So, we can say that Russia in this sense will not yield to America. Our country is also able to domesticate any unusual and non-standard, which as a result will cease to be exotic. The meaning of the word mentioned by the latter is not difficult for the reader, since we have already considered it. Our task has been completed.