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Marlin @Mrlnvk (432) • Italy 21 Feb 22

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,...

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Culture Shock, Have you ever experienced it before?

Mathews @Wana1234 (1518) • Zambia 14 Jan 20

Different places have different languages,foods, and many other things. I experienced this when I first visited South Africa and I happened to stay in an Indian dominated community. I found that their foods are very different to...

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Short Story: Alf's culture shock experience, was mind-numbing for him to endure

emptychair @innertalks (23743) • Australia 28 Nov 19

Alf Fraklin was married to an Asian lady, whose background ensured that her cultural way of thinking was way different than what Alf’s was. Clarasil, Alf’s wife, had a distant cousin, from her own country of...

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So this is how Maluma celebrates mother's day

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 13 May 19

Maluma is now the most popular Colombian singer after Shakira. His songs are charting in the US and recently he have a duet with Madonna. People are now talking about him because of how affectionate he is to his mom and his...

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Longing to find her Mother ..

Hazel Vee @epiffanie (11327) • Australia 28 May 18

. Next year, my step-daughter will come with us to the Philippines to try to find her biological mother..She is now 36 years old and really longing to find her mother..I guess, it's only natural to know where you come from.. I...

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Culture Shock!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86829) • United States 23 Jan 18

Last month my boss went to Hong Kong for an education symposium. Since he was so close he took a couple of days in China for "tourism," going to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. He's always kind to bring back an iPhone...

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Culture SHOCK...

SID @sidache (192) • India 14 Apr 17

Any experience? What was your biggest experience of “culture shock” in another state /country?

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Your worst culture shock ever

Adeeba Riaz @ZToAdore (11) • Hyderabad, India 28 Aug 16

Everyone must have travelled to a foreign place at some point of time in their life.Languages vary,people vary and so do etiquettes of eating,dressing,socialising and what not. One faces a culture shock if this variation is too...

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I Was "CULTURE SHOCKED"

julito @antonbunot (11146) • Calgary, Alberta 17 Aug 16

Before my young family and I moved from the Philippines (third world country) to Canada (first world or highly industrialized country), I kept hearing about Culture Shock. “Nah, except the snow, there is not much difference...

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Culture Shock

Christine aka stine1 @stine1online (835) • Germany 12 Aug 15

So I could say that a dream came true, but that might be a bit too much *lol* Guess what? For almost two years now I do have a new job, a new boss and my boss is an American. I do have my very own American - haha, joke...

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Marry me and be woman number 1. Woman number 2 will remain the mistress

dee777 @dee777 (1417) • South Africa 7 Jan 13

She got involved with a man from a different culture. She loves him now for five years, but always had the 'feeling' that everything was not completely 'right'. Sunday evening he asked her to marry him and confessed that there has...

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People We Met

RickLynn @RickLynn (33) • Philippines 23 Dec 12

As we grow older we meet many people from walks of life, from other places and other nationalities. We sometimes adopted their cultures, lifestyles, manners and thinking. When I was working abroad I had this culture shock. Need to...

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Life Changing Choices

menace730 @menace730 (506) • Philippines 3 Jul 11

We all make choices and I made a choice to come live in the Philippines. Of course this was easy for me because I married the most beautiful girl in all of the country. But non the less it was a major choice for me. It's a whole...

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Your experience studying abroad?

cerebralcasserole @cerebralcasserole (11) • United States 23 May 11

I studied abroad in Oxford, UK last semester at the University of Oxford, New College. What was your experience studying abroad? Anyone else go to England? How did you cope with being back in your home country after you studied in...

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Culture shock!

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 26 Feb 11

"Culture shock- a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes" http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=culture%20shock When did you...

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Culture shock: Being in the hospital in China

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 30 Jan 11

Hi everyone! I wanted to share an experience that I had in China before returning to the United States. I was having some issues and wanted to get checked out. I went to one hospital that was across the street from the school I...

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Have you ever felt you're a stranger in your own country?

theredquill @theredquill (586) • Philippines 25 Nov 10

I just got back to my home country after two years of living and working in Africa. When the plane landed, something in me didn't want to get off the plane and wanted to catch the next flight back to Africa. It was a very strange...

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Culture Shock

j00nior @j00nior (182) • Canada 17 May 10

I just moved to Mexico and I think I'm going through what some refer to as 'Culture Shock'. I am just wondering what are the characteristics of culture shock so I can know if what I am experiencing is in fact, culture shock. Then,...

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Working Abroad What Are The Avantage and Disadvantage?

HULYO @julyteen (13252) • Davao, Philippines 21 Apr 10

Lately, my application to work abroad was approved by my incoming employer, I dream this before to help my financial problem not only for my family but also many people that close to my heart. I felt excited about this but I don't...

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Culture shock.

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 8 Jan 10

Even if you're just an armchair traveller you may have been surprised when seeing the news, or reading about, the different cultures in foreign climes. You may even have run into a few in real life. What do you think would be...

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