culture shock
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Even though they had both been to their first destination, Bali in Indonesia, before, the culture shock still hit them.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
And culture shock: At one point in New York, Isaac Mtshali, the drummer, asks, “when do we have to go to register with the police?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
"It was a culture shock for me, I have to say, somebody who had won what he'd won and achieved what he had achieved in the game," Anderson said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Nor were the women themselves immune from culture shock.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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