More and more people would like to go abroad for working,stu
More and more people would like to go abroad for working,studying or travelling.Most people will have culture shock when they first arrive in a new country,because different countries have various cultures.People may feel surprise and have problems at many different things from their home countries,such as new language,the way to study and work,different food and so on.This essay will talk about the 5 stages of culture shock – honeymoon,cultural shock,initial adjustment,mental isolation and acceptance & integration.
At first,people will feel excited,stimulated and curious at new culture,this period is called honeymoon,most people may have the stage when the first arrive in a new country.In this stage,people feel happy and interested when they find many new things.For example,foreigners may be surprised at the different language in china,such as Cantonese,Mandarin,and they can’t understand what Chinese people say.
The nest stage is called culture shock.Foreigners may reject the differences the encounter,the feel unhappy,angry or hostile to new culture.For example,there are lots of people smokes and chat loudly in public place,the foreigners can’t stand it.There are also many different rules that they dislike.Therefore they should adjust themselves; the following stage is initial adjustment.They try to learn new culture,and start to change themselves.Another useful and important thing in keeping in touch with family,they will help you with your problems.Then some foreigners will enter into mental isolation.The difference will make them lonely,confused and stressful.No friends and familiar people can support them,but thy can go to drop-in centre or orientation programmer and ask for help.After a period reject the encounter,thy can relax themselves,make new friends,and become more familiar with new environment and feel able to cope with new situations on their growing experience.This stage is called acceptance and integration.If you pass the session,you can live abroad as well as your motherland.
After all the stages,you will have plenty of memories,and find that it’s interesting and enjoyable to live abroad,you can enjoy you life in new countries.