culture shock
Example Sentences
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She talked about her first night out with her Californian roommate and the culture shock of seeing students wearing shorts to class and their public displays of affection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
It was a huge and, for many Imagineers, unwelcome culture shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
This culture shock played out a different way with the students Tran taught English to in Vietnam.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
But at a recent gathering she had a "culture shock" when she realised she was actually the oldest attendee.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
It was culture shock in my own country.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
