living in another country and culture :the problems

The problems of living in another country and culture

Living in another country and a different culture causes many problems.It is called "culture shock".

Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbls of social? intercourse.Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways with which we are familiar in the situation of daily life:when to shake hands and what to say when we meet peple,when and how to give tips,how to go shopping,when to accept and when to refuse invitations,when to take statements seriously and when not.Problems then occur.

A person who enters a strange culture like a fish out of water is followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.People react to the frustration in much the same way.First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort.

Another problem of culture shock is regression.All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the g