I Have Experienced Culture Shock

yeah. I was suprised how much I missed Europe. When I came back everything is so industrial, so much litter everywhere, not alot of green. Buildings and houses aren't built to last long and aren't aesthetically beautiful without...

i have certainly excperienced culture shock, when i moved to scotland from south africa!!! just the amount of alcohol that people drink here in scotland is astonishing!! lol i'll never forget the day, i think it was just a couple of...

I have experienced Culture Shock, and I love it !!!
That is pretty much the reason why I travel and the source of many of my memories.
Culture shock is what has  given me the opportunity to appreciate differences. It is a...

My parents always holidayed in Donegal which in itself is a culture shock, as life is very much more at ease and relaxed.  No-one tends to stress about anything, there is an open door policy to each person's homes and everyone is...

I experience culture shock most times since I live in an area where there's hardly any other Goths like Me to be seen

I have encountered culture shock in Mexico and in China. It made for some mounting tension between my American friend who was with me, my two Mexican friends and myself. It humiliated and humbled me in China.
But the most...

The first time I went to Jamaica, back in 2000, I was in shock.  The first place we had gone, Grand Caymen Island, was so nice and beautiful.  But Jamaica was not so nice.  I think we just stopped off at the wrong port...

I went to visit my sister in a state I won't name and she took me to walmart and when I saw the people working there, I thought it was one of those walmarts for special people who are not all the way there in the head.

It turns out...

Believe it or not, I experienced culture shock when I went to England. Because we speak the same language, we tend to assume that other things about our cultures are the same. Truth be told, there are a vast number of differences. For...

Story, by someone else, experience just like mine.Geographic Prejudice Runs Rampant.
Ex-new Yorker Tired Of Being Labeled Abrupt,' 'rude' October 31, 1991|By Terrie Spiegel
There are people who are biased against blacks - just because...

I've traveled these United States extensively and lived in many, MANY places, but the worst culture shock I have ever experienced happened when, a few months ago,  I moved into a new community in an area where I had been snow-birding...

I travel sometimes in my line of work. I've met people from around the world that have congregated in a single spot on the globe to work together. But one thing seems to amaze me. The culture of my business isn't as straight forward...

When I went to spend a year in England I wasn't expecting culture shock at all, but it turned out you can always be surprised. In my case, it was seeing flocks of girls going clubbing half drunk half naked in the middle of winter! And...

Initially I did have a bit of culture shock. Now I am comfortable with everyone here.
I am from India and I have never travelled to a different country. Of-course I did watch world news, read a lot about different cultures,places...

I live in and was born in S.Africa but my ancestors are from England and Italy. I had an English upbringing. This is an experience which took place under rather serious circumstances but years later I discovered something quite amusing...