Culture shock

@Mrlnvk (432)
Italy
February 21, 2022 12:48pm CST
I can tell I love coffee. I still remember the very first culture shock when I arrived here (Italy). When in Indonesia I would always got a big cup then when I arrived here it was the opposite. trust me, even for this small thing, I need at least 2 months to get used to it. And if you thought it's just because I ordered espresso, no, I am not a fan of espresso. Forever I am a fan of coffee latte which is here, the cup has same size no matter it's espresso or coffee latte. The funny thing that it's not really funny, when I was landing here and my husband picked me up late, I decide to stay in Mc D for charging and coffee, there was written latte that in that moment I thought it was coffee latte but guess what I got was milk (which is in Italian means "latte". That's how I learn my very first Italian words beside "Ciao" and "Grazie". That's abit my little story about culture shock since I live here. How about you? Do you ever lived abroad and what's your culture shock?
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@LadyDuck (470492)
• Switzerland
22 Feb 22
Ask for an "Americano" if you want a big cup of coffee and ask a little latte to add to the "Americano". Macchiato is an espresso with milk but it is a small cup anyway. I was shocked about how watery was the coffee in France when we moved there.
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@LadyDuck (470492)
• Switzerland
24 Feb 22
@cacay1 What do you mean?
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@cacay1 (83319)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Feb 22
@LadyDuck whoaaa, better I haven't gone to that place. I'll surely get lost in the jungle.
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
@LadyDuck now I already get used to with small coffee like caffe macchiato. But then when one day I tried to order cappuccino, it feels abit too much for me now
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@Shiva49 (26634)
• Singapore
22 Feb 22
I lived in Indonesia for five years many years ago. I picked up the language in a few months as I had to communicate with others. Loved the friendly people.
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@cacay1 (83319)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Feb 22
@Shiva49, how are you doing my friend. I'm so glad to know Indonesians are friendly. Indonesia ranked number 2 in the world as having smiling people Philippines, number 3
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
@Shiva49 glad you loved my country how was the culture shock? You got so much culture shock there?
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
@cacay1 I am Indonesian btw
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@Shavkat (139249)
• Philippines
22 Feb 22
I had so many encounters with culture shock when living in a Muslim country for a year.
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@Shavkat (139249)
• Philippines
24 Feb 22
@cacay1 I did learn so many things from them with so many restrictions.
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@cacay1 (83319)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Feb 22
@Shavkat, na, it was difficult then. Better you were able to adjust and learn.
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
@cacay which country that you visited? I am muslim btw
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@thelme55 (76843)
• Germany
23 Feb 22
My first culture shock here in Germany was seeing young couple in the city kissing each other in the public. Even old couple holding hands. Now, I am get used to it.
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@cacay1 (83319)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Feb 22
@thelme55, nah it's errotic scene, here in Philippines in schools, colleges and universities disallow PDA.
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
@thelme55 indeed! But it is really warm my heart to see old couples holding hands. Make me believe that true love exists
@sharonelton (28390)
• Lichfield, England
22 Feb 22
I like grain coffee. I've never had a culture shock.
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
Cool! What kind of coffee that you like?
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@sharonelton (28390)
• Lichfield, England
25 Feb 22
@Mrlnvk The coffee I have is made with Barley and chicory.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
25 Feb 22
@sharonelton @sharonelton This kind of coffee was the only 'coffee' which could be bought in the GDR (German Democratic Reublic) after the end of the Second World War. My mother always sent real coffee to our relatives when we had moved to West Germany.
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22 Feb 22
I was surprised by the small portions of coffee. I have never lived across but I would love to one day live somewhere near the beach.
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
Indeed! It took me for a while to get used to with that small portions of coffee
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
24 Feb 22
How small are the cups?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
25 Feb 22
@Mrlnvk googling..
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
25 Feb 22
The little cup for espresso
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
26 Feb 22
@sol_cee the glass more or less as tall as your mother finger
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@cacay1 (83319)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Feb 22
that's truly a culture shock. I haven't experienced a culture shock.
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@cacay1 (83319)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Feb 22
@Mrlnvk I would love it to have something to tell to friends
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
24 Feb 22
A culture shock that helps me to learn a bit more this language for sure hopefully one day you will have those kind of experiences
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
25 Feb 22
Oh ok dear. Sorry to hear about your incident. Hope you get adjusted with it soon. I love having cold coffee or cafe mocha. I haven't travelled abroad so haven't had any such experience
24 Feb 22
I love Japanese coffee..you should try it sometime. Not too sweet, nor that bitter..
25 Feb 22
@Mrlnvk Yes, you should.
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
26 Feb 22
@ihasaquestion is it possible to find it in every Japanese restaurant actually? Or not?
@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
25 Feb 22
Sure! I would love to try it one day when I had the chance
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24 Jul 22
I am a big coffee lover (Turkish coffee being my favorite) and I recently moved to Zambia which is a tea nation. There is simply no place where I can find a decent cup of coffee except in my house so I guess I’m saving money hahah but I feel you because I had the same cultural shock when moving to The US(was used to small servings and the servings in America are huge).
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@Mrlnvk (432)
• Italy
25 Jul 22
Seems we had reversed culture shock which I used to huge to small servings there will always be a funny story of culture shock
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