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You have probably read about Romulus and Remus whose culture shock came when they went back to the

world of human beings after being raised by a wolf. Tarzan's culture shock came when he discovered that he

was not a "white ape" but a human being.

Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live

in a new culture. This process, which helps us to deal with culture shock, is the way our brain and our

personality reacts to the strange new things we encounter when we move from one culture to another. If our

culture involves bowing when we greet someone, we may feel very uncomfortable in a culture that does not

involve bowing. If the language we use when talking to someone in our own culture is influenced by levels

of formality based on the other person's age and status, it may be difficult for us to feel comfortable

communicating with people in the new culture.

Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon stage". This is the period of time when we first arrive in which

everything about the new culture is strange and exciting. We may be suffering from "jet lag" but we are

thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new

kinds of food. This honeymoon stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved in some

kind of great adventure.

Unfortunately, the second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled down into our

new life, working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry, or living with a home-stay family, we can

become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, girlfriend/boyfriend, pets. All the little

problems that everybody in life experiences seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face

them in a foreign culture. This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and generally leads to the

new arrival rejecting or pulling away from the new culture. This "rejection stage" can be quite dangerous

because the visitor may develop unhealthy habits (smoking and drinking too much, being too concerned

over food or contact with people from the new culture). This can, unfortunately, lead to the person getting

sick or developing skin infections or rashes which then makes the person feel even more scared, confused

and helpless. This stage is considered a crisis in the process of cultural adjustment and many people choose

to go back to their homeland or spend all their time with people from their own culture speaking their native

language.

The third stage of culture shock is called the "adjustment stage". This is when you begin to realize that

things are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize

that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still

difficult, but you are now a survivor!

The fourth stage is sometimes called "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new

surroundings. You can cope with most problems that occur. You may still have problems with the language,

but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. If you meet someone from your country who has

just arrived, you can be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal with their culture shock.

There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don't know about. This is called "reverse culture

shock". Surprisingly, this occurs when you go back to your native culture and find that you have changed

and that you don’t see things the way you did before. Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home. Life is

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When does culture shock happen?

A) When you reach your teens.
B) When you move to a big city.
C) When you meet foreign people for the first time.
D) When you go to live in a foreign culture

2) How do you feel during the first stage of culture shock?

A) lonely and depressed
B) bored and homesick
C) happy and excited
D) angry and frustrated

3) How do you feel during the second stage?

A) homesick and afraid
B) interested and amused
C) stressed, but positive
D) you have no particular feelings

4) How could the third stage be described?

A) adjustment
B) rejection
C) enthusiasm
D) anger

5) How do you feel during the fourth stage of culture shock?

A) tense, but positive
B) relaxed
C) negative and stressed
D) afraid

6) why migh reverse culture slock be a problem

a) it hordly ever happens
b) it extremely stresstful
C) it MOS pople no exlect it
d) it noly halpens to Young people



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Answer 1

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a 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 c 6 a happy adios