Moreandmorepeoplewouldliketogoabroadforworking,studyingortravelling.Mostpeoplewillhavecultureshockwhentheyfirstarriveinanewcountry,becausedifferentcountrieshavevariouscultures.Peoplemayfeelsurpriseandhaveproblemsa
Moreandmorepeoplewouldliketogoabroadforworking,studyingortravelling.Mostpeoplewillhavecultureshockwhentheyfirstarriveinanewcountry,becausedifferentcountrieshavevariouscultures.Peoplemayfeelsurpriseandhaveproblemsatmanydifferentthingsfromtheirhomecountries,suchasnewlanguage,thewaytostudyandwork,differentfoodandsoon.Thisessaywilltalkaboutthe5stagesofcultureshock–honeymoon,culturalshock,initialadjustment,mentalisolationandacceptance&integration.
Atfirst,peoplewillfeelexcited,stimulatedandcuriousatnewculture,thisperiodiscalledhoneymoon,mostpeoplemayhavethestagewhenthefirstarriveinanewcountry.Inthisstage,peoplefeelhappyandinterestedwhentheyfindmanynewthings.Forexample,foreignersmaybesurprisedatthedifferentlanguageinchina,suchasCantonese,Mandarin,andtheycan’tunderstandwhatChinesepeoplesay.
Theneststageiscalledcultureshock.Foreignersmayrejectthedifferencestheencounter,thefeelunhappy,angryorhostiletonewculture.Forexample,therearelotsofpeoplesmokesandchatloudlyinpublicplace,theforeignerscan’tstandit.Therearealsomanydifferentrulesthattheydislike.Thereforetheyshouldadjustthemselves;thefollowingstageisinitialadjustment.Theytrytolearnnewculture,andstarttochangethemselves.Anotherusefulandimportantthinginkeepingintouchwithfamily,theywillhelpyouwithyourproblems.Thensomeforeignerswillenterintomentalisolation.Thedifferencewillmakethemlonely,confusedandstressful.Nofriendsandfamiliarpeoplecansupportthem,butthycangotodrop-incentreororientationprogrammerandaskforhelp.Afteraperiodrejecttheencounter,thycanrelaxthemselves,makenewfriends,andbecomemorefamiliarwithnewenvironmentandfeelabletocopewithnewsituationsontheirgrowingexperience.Thisstageiscalledacceptanceandintegration.Ifyoupassthesession,youcanliveabroadaswellasyourmotherland.
Afterallthestages,youwillhaveplentyofmemories,andfindthatit’sinterestingandenjoyabletoliveabroad,youcanenjoyyoulifeinnewcountries.