Remember that when you're at home, you are the "local" that travelers, expats and migrants are hoping to interact with! Same as how you'd want to meet locals where you travel. Make sure to be friendly and welcoming to everyone you meet because your interactions with them will get filed under that person's experience of your country or area. Be the welcoming local you'd love to meet!
I work at a shop that tons of tourists in my town visit and I realized they may be building their first impression of my city, region and even country by the way I treat them. People who don't speak my language much, don't use credit cards at home, and aren't familiar with my country's currency are very common. But people are just looking for friendly, helpful faces. Be kind, patient ant tolerant! Learn to interact beyond language and cultural barriers! You're the local at home!
Submitted July 28, 2023 at 09:00PM by External_Flounder_61 https://ift.tt/ILbHKlN
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