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Culture Shock
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Culture Shock• What is culture shock?
o indicatorso stages
• Dealing with ito tipso activities
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What is Culture Shock? • Physical & psychological • Part of living abroad
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Honeymoon Stage
Comfort Level
Time
ExcitingAmazingBeautiful
I can’t wait to tell all my friends
about this place!
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Honeymoon Indicators• Excitement• Optimism• Adventure
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Conflict Stage
Comfort Level
Time
We would never do that at home!
These people are so ___!
I can’t wait to go home!
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Conflict Indicators• Unmet expectations• Frustration• Unable to understand
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Critical Period
Comfort Level
Time
Imagine if I did that back
home?!?
There’s no reason why they shouldn’t
do that.
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Critical Period Indicators• Exploration• Self-reflection• Adjustment
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Recovery Stage
Comfort Level
Time
You don’t understand
them the way I do.
I’m beginning to like this.We do that,
just differently.
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Recovery Indicators• Developed greater tolerance• Became part of the community• Improved language skills
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Some more points• Your experience might not follow the cycle
exactly• You might start the cycle at a different position• You might also experience reverse culture
shock
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Do’s• Do’s when experiencing a culture shock
o Regular stress-reducing mechanismSports, favourite music, painting, teddy bear - whatever works for you when you are in stress at home
o Be natural in your behaviourAllow yourself natural retreat (“don’t eat the cake in one piece”) or natural aggression - use these valves for regaining orientation
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Dont’sDont’s when experiencing a culture shock• Don’t exaggerate
Watch yourself to not stick to your first “flight” or “fight” reaction
• First reflect, then actIt’s nobody’s fault - it’s a culture shock. Sleep it over before you make your judgement or even start doing or saying stupid things.
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Dealing with It• 10. Keep busy and active
• 9. Establish strong friendship with people from the host culture
• 8. Make a list of positive things about the culture and look through it occasionally
• 7. Realize that everyone who goes abroad experiences culture shock
• 6. Be an avid learner about the country. Find out all the information you can
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Dealing with It• 5. Try to trace every
“strange action” to its underlying values
• 4. Find someone from your country that has been there longer. Use that person to gain perspective
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Dealing with It• 3. Avoid foreigners who
spend their time complaining about the host culture. Avoid criticizing the host culture yourself
• 2. Work at maintaining a healthy sense of humor. Be ready to laugh at yourself
• 1. When talking about experiences, focus on your
feelings rather than the causes
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Activities• Keep a journal or
weblog (http://www.blogspot.com)• Create a “to-do” list• Remember why you went you abroad
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Additional Ideas• Positive emotions• Remember you’re not alone• Find host culture resources
o AIESECerso other international studentso people at work
• Know your weak points
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Thank you