Understanding Culture Shock

Culture shock

Frustration, mental fatigue, disorientation

Language, climate, religion, food, educational system

<p>How students relate to teachers, how people make decisions, how people spend their leisure time, how people resolve conflicts, how people express feelings and emotions, meanings of hand, face, and body movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Am I speaking properly? Will I be a successful student? Will I find friends? Should I discuss my personal beliefs or political opinions? What does it mean when someone looks directly into my eyes? Should I trust this friendly stranger?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Culture shock</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feeling isolated, sleeping too much, difficulty sleeping, body pains, wanting to return home, feeling angry toward locals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Understand there will be uncertainties, observe how locals act, apply previous stress-reducing methods, accept the challenge, recognize the advantages of living in two cultures, acknowledge progress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintain strong personal ties to your culture while you are away from home.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They should be regarded as merely different.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can help local residents learn how people from your country believe and act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That you can and will make a successful adjustment, like others who have lived in an unfamiliar country.</p> Signup and view all the answers