Explain what this quote means please...?

Question

"You have to go there to know there," This quote is from the book their eyes were watching god, and i need some help explaining it. So far the only thing i came up with was you have to experience it yourself to know how it is. Any other definitions?

Answer 1

You got it!

Now remember "No matter where you go there you are"!

Answer 2

Its kind of like saying, seeing is believing.

but in this case you have to go somewhere

to know about that somewhere

Answer 3

First hand experience or no knowledge is learned. perhaps

A picture is worth thousand words.

Answer 4

It means that in order to understand a culture you have to be  a part of that culture and experience it for yourself!

Answer 5

Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses:  We read fine things but never feel them to the full until we have gone the same steps as the Author

Answer 6

i think it just means to know somthing u haf to learn it