Culture Shock

[Chelsie Darner]

I have been abroad to Paris, but during my stay, I did not experience culture shock. I feel like was able to do avoid it by having a strong connection with the culture before arriving on Paris soil.Culture Shock is a loss of familiar signs and symbols in social interaction.There are 4 stages involved in the culture shock:A) Fascination: everything is new and exciting, aka "the honeymoon stage"B) Aggression: a hateful attitude for the host country (ethnocentric)C) Superiority: the traveller develops a sense of humor and instead of criticism, deals with differences by cracking jokesD) Acceptance: the traveller is finally able to adjust and not feel any strainWays to avoid culture shock are through:1 - getting to know the people, their interests, norms, and language (especially important)2 - Removing yourself from an outsider/tourist position