I don't think I ever experienced Culture shock as intense as those in the videos. I think part of the reason is due to my personality and my exposure from 2 different countries. First off, I try to be a laid back go with the flow type of person. So whatever comes, I won't try to question it to much and accept it. So when moving from one culture to another, I find that other people tend to compare it to their home culture or the culture they are used to then that either leads to them loving the new culture they are in or critizing it then building resentment in their new culture. Both are not good because if you keep comparing your new culture to your old culture and you love the new culture it brings you into a phrase similar to a honeymoon phrase and then one day youll wake up and see that it was not all honey and flowers. The other option of building resentment is also not ideal because then you'll end up most likely hating your new culture. Both of these outcomes is what I think the official term is cultural shock in a nutshell. Adapting is hard because you still have your old culture in you and you're analyzing it too much. I say this because it happened to me when I moved to Thailand when I was around 11 after living in the states for quite some time. I found myself experiecning culture shock and comparing everything to the US. I missed the US and after time I, I resented Thai culture. Now looking back I wished I analyzed less and just enjoy the culture because there's nothing I can do, especially the things that are instill in the culture for hundreds and thousands of years. Sometimes I don't think being passive is a good thing but in this case, passive will do you good.
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