My thoughts on this issue:
Major cities of any society give us a mixed sort of
information. When I think of major cities whether it is in any country in the
world, some big cities like San Francisco, New York, London, Mumbai, Sao Palo,
Beijing, Tokyo, come to my mind.
In terms of culture, what exactly do we find here? We find
here a cosmopolitan sort of culture. People from all over the state, country
and world arrive here for the purpose of making livelihood, traveling, or
studying. With them they bring the culture of their own society, and gradually
all the culture gets intermingled, and present a very homogeneous blend of
overall culture. This blend does not describe how the people of the native
society are.
It takes a lot of effort to understand the culture of such a
society if we are to only study it in the major cities. What we will have, may
be such a homogeneous mixture that it will be hard for us to tell that a
particular kind of cuisine belongs to which culture and to what extent.
Therefore studying a culture in major cities of a society is not very wise.
A seeker can find the true essence of the culture of any
society more effectively in less known cities or towns, or may be in villages.
But towns would give one the best view of what they are looking for. In fact, if
a tourist decides to spend even a smaller time in a less known town of a
society, they will get to know much more about it and will themselves be able
to inculcate or inherit more of the true nature or characteristics of that
society. Being in the major cities will only give them a chance to be more
comfortable in the cosmopolitan arena.
My take on this issue is not in agreement with the given
statement. According to my understanding a Major city seldom gives out the true
essence of a society hence it is not advisable to read the culture of a society
in Major cities.
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