Backpackers are interested in more than seeing the sights; they hope also to experience how other people live and to get past linguistic and cultural barriers to make friends with locals. As a result, they actively engage with locals and other travelers, discussing their values and talking about what they've seen.
背包客的旅行目的不僅在於遊覽風景名勝，更在於體驗一段「和異鄉人一樣的生活」，並打破語言和文化的樊籬，與當地人做朋友，因此往往會主動且積極地與當地民眾、其他旅人互動，分享彼此的價值觀及所見所聞。