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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 or stages of culture shock: sensory overload, helplessness, (2)________, depression and frustration when we run into 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 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 thought to have poked into other people’’s personal affairs. 3. (5)________. We may be shocked to find that in the 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 understand why a person will be backing away from us or why a person may be (7)________ closer to us in the process of communicating with us. That can be a shock to the system as well. 5. (8)________. We always struggle to understand what people 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. 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 world.