culture shock
Example Sentences
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A British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for seven-and-a-half months have described a "huge culture shock" after returning to the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 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
Patel’s presence at the bureau has been something of a culture shock for a buttoned-up workforce, used to wearing suits and ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Even if he were accepted, Jesse might go into culture shock; Middleton High hadn’t prepared him for this.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
