Culture Shock
Culture shock is a painful experience we go through when
we encounter many new things in another country and we
(1) _______ in some very strange ways. There are five phases (1) _______.
or stages of culture shock: sensory overload, helplessness,
(2) _______, depression and frustration when we run into (2) _______.
obstacles in a new country.
And here are six areas of life that cause culture shock:
1. The (3) _______ We will see so many strange new (3) _______.
things when we set foot on a new land.
2. The greetings. A common way of greeting at home may
lead to a (4) _______ in a new country because we are (4) _______.
thought to have poked into other people’s personal affairs.
3. (5) _______ We may be shocked to find that in the (5) _______.
new country men and women hug and kiss much more in public
than we are accustomed to.
4. Personal (6) _______ between people talking. We don’t (6) _______.
understand why a person will be backing away from us or why a
person may be (7) _______ closer to us in the process of (7) _______.
communicating with us. That can be a shock to the system as well.
5. (8) _______. We always struggle to understand what people (8) _______.
are saying. We usually have a very hard time in the classroom,
when we struggle to follow the instructor who speaks very fast
and to get the (9) _______.needed for passing the exam. (9) _______.
6. Food, which is a very emotional part of life. In a new land,
we find our favorite foods may not be available or are prepared
quite differently.
However, when we have eventually overcome the culture shock,
we will have the (10) _______ to feel at home anywhere in the (10) _______.
world.