Each of us can easily and freely say what is exotic. When something gets out of line, we remember that word. And what does the dictionary mean to us? We learn below.
Imagine that the climate has changed on the planet, andbananas and palm trees began to grow in central Russia. A wonderful picture, yes? We do not need any Turkey, now we are just like in the south. People go to the sea for the exotic (what is it - let's look further), and the dictionary does not leave anywhere, and emotions have no effect on it. Therefore, he can impassively give a definition of the object of study, he has only one meaning: "Objects and phenomena characteristic of some locality and unusual for the one who perceives them." Maybe you should not correct the definition given by the dictionary, but still it must be said that the tourist himself (that is, the one who contemplates wonders) comes from another region of the globe should be remembered.
Now it is clear what is exotic, so we move further to the words-analogues.
Мы всегда закрепляем успех словами-заменами.On the one hand, it expands the lexical stock, and on the other, it allows one to penetrate deeper into the essence of the phenomenon. In other words, something ceases to be an exotic language for us. Let's review synonyms:
All these nouns are designed to fix inthe concept of a picture of the world that surprises or shocks. For example, the traditions of an African tribe are exotic (the lexical meaning of the word was dismantled a little higher) for a European. So, this can make good money.
Even the explanatory dictionary insists thatThe position of the observer is the main factor when it comes to wonders. If you leave the tribes alone, then there are more civilized nations, from the traditions of which the Russian chills run on the skin. For example, the culinary preferences of the French or Chinese.
And yes, it is important to interpret the adjective“Civilized” to avoid accusations of racism or chauvinism. Here "civilized" means "untouched by civilization" in the European sense of the word, and not in the sense of "uncivilized" or "barbarians".
Значение слова «экзотика» по толковому словарю considered, it remains to give examples. But we do not want to focus directly on the eccentric habits of foreigners, but to talk about what used to be out of the ordinary, and now is perceived as part of the ordinary reality of the Russian:
Even 15 years ago computers were bulky, butlaptops could afford not all. And naturally, they were new. Imagine that in America already in the 80s-90s of the 20th century, the devices that have now become a familiar element of almost any home have already become an integral part of the daily routine of a business person or of those who print text as necessary.
It is believed that the films show one lie. But we approach this differently: something that has already become commonplace, even if only for certain people, falls into them.
For example, there are two old movies with TomHanks - “The Big One” (1988) and “A Letter to You (1998). They are united by the fact that the main characters are active computer users. Imagine what a sensation it would be if such a thing would appear at the home of a Soviet citizen. And in the film “Big” the hero Tom Hanks, it seems, is generally a laptop. While in Russia, a personal computer or laptop ceased to be exotic only in the mid-2000s, and maybe later.
Another fun fact for a modern student:12-15 years ago, the message that abroad every person, regardless of social status and income (except, of course, lumpen) has a mobile phone, seemed to be an invention. In other words, foreign countries have always been for the Russian people a magical area, where miracles happened.
Another answer to the question of what is exotic is this: this is a relative concept.
