Nowadays, people have many reasons to go abroad such as to study, work, travel, and immigrate. Living in a different country can make intercultural experiences difficult when dealing with different circumstances. It makes people confused and isolated. People have emotional experiences of culture shock during their stay abroad. Furnham (2010) explains that, “Culture shock is a disorientating experience of suddenly finding that the perspectives, behaviors and experience of an individual or group, or whole society are not shared by others” (p. 87). It involves adjustments to a new situation. Reducing culture shock is simple when following these three steps: giving yourself some time to adjust, avoiding stereotypes, and keeping in touch with family
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People might need time to gradually adjust when they first arrive to another country. Some people may need to recover from the jet lag and insomnia. According to Littlejohn (as cited in Smith, 2008), “It is a known and documented phenomenon that virtually everybody who crosses from one culture to another experiences to some degree” (p. 41). For example, when I first came to Canada, I had insomnia because of differences in time. It gets darker earlier outside during the winter season than Korea. People slowly begin to feel normal again and become more comfortable in their environment. There are lots of challenges and uncertainties; therefore, it is not unusual to feel tired and confused. In addition, people may take time to adjust to the different climate, food and physical conditions. For instance, some people find it difficult to locate vegetables and sauces they usually eat in their native country because of different food and life style. People might find that usual ways of dealing with challenges are less effective. When they go to an unfamiliar country by themselves it may be difficult to find resources to help with challenges. Therefore, it can help reduce culture shock that people have by taking time and making the new place more comfortable when they first …show more content…
There may be stereotypes from their own culture. People need to prepare to accept other cultures. Also, the language contains their culture and their life style. People have to learn the language of the new place Learning English is helps and understand cultures more easily. Communication can help make local friends and close relationships. People should practice greeting that they meet on the street in a friendly way. For example, Canadians casually greet almost every one when they meet, but newcomers might feel confusing about this way of greeting. Greetings are different depending on the country. People need to learn greetings of the new environment and how to talk politely in its culture. According to Mumford (1998), adjusting to the new environment in a relatively short period of time would also be challenging since it is dissimilar and distinctly different form their own place (p. 149). Moreover, people accept a variety of different life styles. People freely express themselves way is individual different in Canada. For instance, many Canadians have a tattoo or piercing on their body. Having tattoos in Korea, means gangsters or famous actors. The unfamiliar behavior of people can seem strange to newcomers. People immigrating to another country need to keep on open mind and be willing to accept a different culture. It can be helpful in reducing culture shock. People may have find hidden barriers, but that
People might need time to gradually adjust when they first arrive to another country. Some people may need to recover from the jet lag and insomnia. According to Littlejohn (as cited in Smith, 2008), “It is a known and documented phenomenon that virtually everybody who crosses from one culture to another experiences to some degree” (p. 41). For example, when I first came to Canada, I had insomnia because of differences in time. It gets darker earlier outside during the winter season than Korea. People slowly begin to feel normal again and become more comfortable in their environment. There are lots of challenges and uncertainties; therefore, it is not unusual to feel tired and confused. In addition, people may take time to adjust to the different climate, food and physical conditions. For instance, some people find it difficult to locate vegetables and sauces they usually eat in their native country because of different food and life style. People might find that usual ways of dealing with challenges are less effective. When they go to an unfamiliar country by themselves it may be difficult to find resources to help with challenges. Therefore, it can help reduce culture shock that people have by taking time and making the new place more comfortable when they first …show more content…
There may be stereotypes from their own culture. People need to prepare to accept other cultures. Also, the language contains their culture and their life style. People have to learn the language of the new place Learning English is helps and understand cultures more easily. Communication can help make local friends and close relationships. People should practice greeting that they meet on the street in a friendly way. For example, Canadians casually greet almost every one when they meet, but newcomers might feel confusing about this way of greeting. Greetings are different depending on the country. People need to learn greetings of the new environment and how to talk politely in its culture. According to Mumford (1998), adjusting to the new environment in a relatively short period of time would also be challenging since it is dissimilar and distinctly different form their own place (p. 149). Moreover, people accept a variety of different life styles. People freely express themselves way is individual different in Canada. For instance, many Canadians have a tattoo or piercing on their body. Having tattoos in Korea, means gangsters or famous actors. The unfamiliar behavior of people can seem strange to newcomers. People immigrating to another country need to keep on open mind and be willing to accept a different culture. It can be helpful in reducing culture shock. People may have find hidden barriers, but that