Question

Exercise Below you will see several comments likely to be made by individuals in one of the five stages of culture shock. Read each comment and write dawn what stage of culture shock you think the individual concerned (traveler) is most likely to be in.
’We do that too, only in a different way, ’ _______________________________________
2. ’I can’t want to tell… about this.’ _______________________________________
3. ’You don’t understand them like I do. ’ _______________________________________
4. ’Isn’t this exciting? ’ _______________________________________
5. ’These people are so damn…’ _______________________________________
6. ’Actually, am beginning to like this’ _______________________________________
7. Everything here is so difficult I come from’ _______________________________________
8. We would never do that where I come from’ _______________________________________
9. ’On the other hand, why shouldn’t they do that? ’ _______

Answer 1

There are five stages of cultural shock:

1. The Honeymoon stage
2. Hostility and irritability
3. Gradual adjustment
4. Adaptation
5. Re-entry shock

1. 'We do that too, only in a different way.'

• Gradual adjustment

2. 'I can't wait to tell ... about this.'

• Honeymoon stage

3. 'You don't understand them like I do.'

• Re-entry shock

4. 'Isn't this exciting?'

• Honeymoon stage

6. 'These people are so damn ...'

• Hostility and irritability

7. 'Actually, I am beginning to like this'

• Adaptation

8. 'Everything here is so difficult!'

• Hostility and irritability

9. 'We would never do that where I come from'

• Hostility and irritability

10. 'On the other hand, why shouldn't they do that?'

• Adaptation