culture shock
Example Sentences
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Seemingly unfazed by anything and immune to culture shock, Dudamel instantly jumped in, insisting that he felt right at home in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tristan Fender admits it was a "culture shock" when he moved to the city from Germany last year.
From BBC ● Feb. 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
Nor were the women themselves immune from culture shock.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
