The issue of travelling abroad is especially popular nowadays. Some people claim that it can be very beneficial for people to figure out the specificities of their own country, whereas others believe that it is not.

Personally, I am convinced that visiting foreign countries is useless for understanding your own country, as the only way to do it is to learn about its history, culture, economics, politics and so on. Additionally,  the experience of touring out of the country can confuse traveller. He or she can start thinking some things or events that are essential for the visited country, must be similarly vital for his or her own one. Often that is not true.

However, others are sure that going