#Culture Shock

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned about the culture shock when entering the United States.

"I wasn’t the one that was shocked, but rather my mom was.

When she first came to America back in 1999 with her mom, she was unprepared.

They had come from a country in the Middle East, which was pretty conservative at the time.

When arriving at the airport, they were in shock.

See, they had came in July, which can be the hottest month of the year. When they had landed, my grandma literally screamed.

Women were wearing tank tops, ripped jeans, and even the dreaded, unholy…

Short shorts.

This was unacceptable back home, and they never even imagined there was such clothing.

My mom had to cover my grandma’s eyes and hold her hand to comfort her from this unusual attire.

One part that I’ll always find funny is when my mom was in the security line, wearing her Abaya (long garment). The lady in front of her, though, was wearing some sort of oversized shirt.

My mom was…inspecting the lady’s outfit, but when looking down, she almost passed out.

“I thought she was wearing no pants! NO PANTS! I wanted to run back to the plane and go home”, she tells me.

In fact, the lady was wearing a bottom; she was wearing shorts, but the shirt was covering it.

“I would have never came if I knew it was like this, but what’s done was done. I was stuck here”.

The clothing choices was the biggest cultural shock to my mom, and though she’s gotten used to it, there are a few cases which still shock her.

Cough-cough-leggings alone-cough.

“It’s supposed to go under a skirt or dress! Under! Why would you wear it alone?”.

#today i learned #facts #truth #history #culture shock

[beautiful-basque-country]

POV a 21st century Spaniard finds out Basque people and their culture exist.

I haven't felt more out of place with children aged 0-7 in my life. I've gone out to buy some things and seen all streets cut and filled with people and it turned out there was a cabalgata [parade] and there were lots of kids. Well, or cabalgato [gibberish], I don't know how the fuck it's said here because after what I've seen...

The thing is here there's no Santa Claus, here there's this old man that comes down from the mountains on a donkey, and that gives gifts to children that have shown an exemplary behavior. So there aren't elves, or reindeers, or anything, there are just little shepherds that help him with the gifts.

Then I decide to stay there and see it [the parade] and then I realize that these shepherds of the parade are yelling things in Basque, and I'm like 😐. I'm so out. And obviously kids answered them back in Basque, and there were lots of families talking in Basque between them. And for me that I'm only able to say agur [bye] and kaixo that I think means hi but in a very affectionate way [it just means hi] it was like.... I don't know. It's like I'm becoming aware right now of the culture shock, you know? I don't know. It's just that I suddenly felt so out of place, you know? I don't know. It felt weird.

But anyways, Basque people are very nice, I like them all, I love the Basque Country. I'm very well here, it's what I always wanted, so that's it. That was my experience. Bye and thanks.

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#euskal herria #basque country #pays basque #pais vasco #euskadi #spain #Spanish #Omfg #Culture #Sigh #Video #culture shock

[monsteracademy]

sonic dream team looks cool (i cant play it)

#sonic dream team #squidward #culture shock #dr eggman #sonic the hedgehog #dr ivo robotnik

[pollswithnogoals]

Culture shock refers to feelings of uncertainty, confusion, or anxiety that people may experience when moving to a new country or experiencing a new culture or surroundings.

#my polls #polls #random polls #tumblr polls #a poll a day #vote #voting #dailyprompt #please vote #pollswithnogoals #culture #culture shock

[1-800-moatinyghase]

Hey guys! I have to work on building an audience for my YouTube channel for a class!

I would really appreciate if you checked out my channel and subscribed to it🥹 making YouTube videos is really nerve wracking for me right now as creativity has been a bit of a difficult feat but I’m working on it :)

I put a lot of tags but everything in the tags is what I have already posted or plan to post.

I will be talking about how I study Korean and other languages in the long form videos and just general talk about what I did during study abroad and being a black woman in east Asia.

#pidgin #pidgin doll #ateez #black art #artwork #black excellence #fashion #fashion illustration #fashion design #travel #Korea #korea travel #gwangju #Seoul #solo travel #study abroad #black woman #black woman travel #black and beautiful #black in Asia #black in America #culture shock #reverse culture shock #mental health #mental illness #major depressive disorder #Depop #traditional art #posca pens #posca

[cochineal-leviat]

"Taranza blossoms into his role as one of the castle gardeners. But, he is still uneasy around Kirby and the rest of King Dedede's family - preferring to stay away from the persistent goddess killer. Unfortunately for him, his employer has an ace up his fluffy sleeve."

Heyo! Sorry, it took so long for this chapter to come out. It got so long, and when I finally finished the draft, I got to 14k, which is a lot to edit through. (and well, life getting in the way, you know, the usual) This chapter kicked my ass, and for it have this doodle I made. Please enjoy, cuz I'm going to bed. Have some sad man spider.

#kirby #kirby series #kirby gijinka #my writing #taranza #kirby taranza #king dedede #my art #kirby fanfiction #kirby fanfic #Taranza has a bad time #Taranza's very long road to recovery #post Triple Deluxe #before Planet Robobot #King Dedede can be sneaky #on a good day #angst and humor #dealing with grief #rough doodle #culture shock

[sad-cinnamongirl]

back in Slovakia in middle school no girls would wear makeup. the most worn was a tinted lip balm or mascara. a huge culture shock of going to high school in america was that girls wear full faces of makeup to school including foundation, concealer, blush, highlight and lipstick.

#its too normalized #culture shock #anti beauty culture #anti beauty industry

[high-quality-tiktoks]

I now prefer room temperature or warm water.

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #culture shock #hong kong #tip #tips #tay_richard

[therubberchickenflies]

PSA: when people say jfc online they apparently are not talking about Jewish family and children’s services

#jumblr #jewish #jewblr #culture shock #a lil bit at least #I promise I didn’t *just* learn this but I was very confused for a while there

[magnapinnaa]

#songs #death grips #culture shock

[pratchettquotes]

For a dwarf in Ankh-Morpork, solitude was something that you had to cultivate on the inside.

Terry Pratchett, Thud!

#dwarfs #ankh morpork #thud! #discworld #terry pratchett #solitude #introvert #crowds #big city #immigrants #culture shock #on the inside

[legendaryglaives]

Apparently in Japan, you can walk around with an open container of beer in the streets.

It is illegal to have open containers outside of designated spaces (bars, private residences, etc) in America.

It always struck me as strange when we see Nyx drinking a beer on his way to dinner in Kingsglaive. But that's probably very normal in Insomnia.

#kingsglaive #nyx ulric #alcohol tw #culture shock

[messylxve]

I don’t know what’s more shocking to me, that my Catholic grandmother watches Bridgerton or that my uncle is an avid vampire diaries fan…

#the vampire diaries #vampire #vampire diaries #klaus mikaelson #klaus netflix #the originals #talk about culture shocks #bridgerton #bridgerton show #culture shock

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi, I grew up in a UK working class background and have just started working in academia which is predominantly middle class. I recently went to a conference and during the day when it was all work talk I had no issues fitting in and have a number of people who wish to collaborate with me due to my unusual skill set.

However in the evenings when we went for dinners/drinks I felt out of place as conversation topics were more general. I know that I need to become more well versed in politics and history, but I was wondering if you could recommend any other topics I should start learning about to make conversations at these events easier?

Hi love. I'm not from the U.K. but have some friends from university/clients/special friends who live or have lived in London, and it seems like these hobbies & subject matters tend to be of interest:

The art market & general art knowledge/art history

Tennis/Football/Rugby/Polo/Cricket/Equestrian sports

Knowledge of social clubs, restaurants, museums, where to shop, etc.

Significant or trending books, social media trends

Best places for traveling during different times of the year, hot spots in these destinations, general cultural knowledge of these areas

Buzzy television shows, movies, celebrities, media events, etc.

General understanding of the real estate market/social climates of different regions and their social scene groups

Anyone from the U.K. in this community, please feel free to add anything or correct any of my outsider observations.

Hope this helps xx

#social interaction #socializing #social skills #workplace culture #professional growth #coworkers #upper class #etiquette #high class #classy life #social class #culture shock #culture building #femme fatale #dark femininity #dark feminine energy #it girl #high value woman #the feminine urge #high value mindset #female excellence #dream girl #female power #queen energy #uk culture #femmefatalevibe #q/a

[ink-iron-and-glass]

YOU GUYS!!! I am taking an Anthropology class and we had to write about culture shock. Brief description is when you go somewhere unfamiliar and don't know/understand customs. One of my classmates posted this and I am HORRIFIED but also can't stop laughing???

#haha wtf #oregon #idk #anthropology #culture shock

[multicolour-ink]

What are some culture shocks you'd see movie Peach experiencing hanging out with the bros in Brooklyn?

Ooohhh! That's an interesting question 🤔

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I think the main thing that would shock Peach the most is how "busy" Brooklyn is. Not so much with all the crowds of people around (Toad Town is always very busy), but she's surprised at how there are so many buildings, so many roads, weird lights that allow much larger karts to stop and go...

In the Mushroom Kingdom, while it is hectic, there is always nature around you. It is normal to see giant mushrooms towering over you, clear streams, and many of its world's creatures just going about their day; there are trees in Brooklyn, but Peach cannot understand why there aren't many more in the streets. Everything is so much more industrialised.

Brooklyn is also very noisy. Much louder than the Mushroom Kingdom! It takes her a while to get used to all the new sounds.

Mario notices this, and takes her to Marine Park, to show the city still has natural beauty and quiet 💗.

She's also confused as to why there are no floating blocks.

#for context - marine park is the biggest park in brooklyn (according to google) #I have never been to brooklyn so I have no idea what the parks are like there at all #but I would love to go there some day #super mario #the super mario bros movie #super mario movie #mario movie #princess peach #culture shock #mario movie 2023 #multicolour ink answers