Living in a foreign country is a great chance and also a challenging experience. You will meet new people, learn new things every day and discover the difference of the cultures. It is helpful to widen your horizon, and it' s also nice to have that in your vita. Before you moving to another country think about your expectations; why are you doing this? It may be one reason to travel in the foreign country, another one could be to learn a new language or improve your ability in the language, or to take the chance of a new job. That' s an exciting thought and everybody would recommend that. However, don' t expect to get settled in another country in a very short time. Even if the culture seems very similar, the differences are immense. There is first the language: you don' t understand it! You think, where is the problem? You have learned the language very well, and you are ready to meet the poeple. If they speek in their normal speed and withsome kind of slang you have no chance to understand them. You have to get used to it that takes time and practise. The smallest things can get a biiiig problem, think about a simple applience in the kitchen doesn' t work correctly. Ok, you can call a hotline (wait 1/2 hour) and try to explain your problem but you don' t understand the answer, so you will be given to another employee of the company... (wait another 1/2 hour) .... hang up, try it another time. The buerocrathy is bad in your country, it won' t get better in another country. It' s getting only more complicated because of the other language and the different style of it. Maybe you don' t get used to it at any time. The people you will meet in the other country will thind and feel different from your expection. That' s the reason why it is really intersting to live abroad, but that' s also the reason why you feel sometimes like that:
That' s cultureshock!
That' s the way it works. The feeling which is caused by another culture is not always positive. Not everybody has to have that, but if you know that it should be easier to deal with it. A cultureshock is the sign that you are ready for
learning something new and different. The positive news is: we learn quickly, and so it will become really funny and
enthusiastic to live abroad. Try it; otherwise you' ll never know!!
learning something new and different. The positive news is: we learn quickly, and so it will become really funny and
enthusiastic to live abroad. Try it; otherwise you' ll never know!!
2 comments:
That's a nicely written and interesting summary of culture shock. I think the accompanying picture is very illustrative. :)
Your topic is quite impressive !
When I think of myself, I had lots of difficulties when I first came here.Native speakers didn't speak as I have learned in my country, Korea.
As you said,I didn't expect that! and they used slangs and different accents. Especially for me, I had a hard time to understand black-American's English, still now, but better than first time.
However, even though it was bit hard to go through, from these experiences and having more conversation with Americans really helped me to improve my English as well.
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