Cross-Cultural Training

Lesson 7: Culture Shock

Introduction

I’ve seen people who had never lived abroad suffer from it. I’ve seen people who thought they knew the culture before making their transition suffer from it. And I’ve seen people who have spent their entire lives living in different countries around the world suffer from it.

What is it? It’s culture shock and everyone who lives abroad experiences it to some extent when they begin to live in a new country. For some, it is simply a matter of adjustment. For others, however, it can be devastating, so devastating, in fact, that it sends you packing and running for home.

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