Unit5OntheroadTravellingismoreimportantthanreadingbookstounderstandpeopleandtheworld
Abookaboutanothercountrytellsyouaboutthingssuchasthecountry’shistory,itspeopleanditscultureinaverygeneralway
Whenmeetingforeigners,Ifoundthatbookscan’tbetrustedwholly
Forexample,whenIwasvisitingWisconsinUniversity,manypeoplethereknewChinathroughbooks
TheythoughtChinesepeoplewerenotactive,uneducated,hadnosenseofhumor,andallworebluesuits
Throughthevideotapesshownbyme1,theyweresurprisedtofindthatthesefactswerenottrueatallandtheChinesepeopleareoutgoing(外向的),ofgreatintelligence,well-dressedandhaveanequallystrongsenseofhumor
Readingabookaboutanothercountrymakesmeinterestedintravelling
ThenImakeplanstogoandseewhatIhavereadabout
Inaddition,peoplewhogooutandgothroughthingsthemselvesarelikelytobeopenminded,andarerea