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Culture Shock
If you're going abroad, chances are you might get a taste of the old culture shock... Ranging from the lack of fresh milk, people not apologising when bumping into you, strange New Year traditions, taking ages to open up a bank account... The list is endless!
Prepare yourself for Culture Shock in...
Prepare yourself for Culture Shock in...
- Austria
- Bolivia
- France, Paris
- Germany - German student life and relationships - German customs
- Italy, Tuscany
- Mexico
- Nepal
- Spain, Madrid
- USA
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I’ve spent the past eight months in Japan studying Japanese on a scholarship from Nihon Keizai Daigaku, organised through links with my college at Oxford University. I live in Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu in a dormitory provided by the university with some other people on the same scholarship. As a little disclaimer, some of what I say here may be different in more or less urban parts of Japan, but overall I hope this will give you some idea of what you are in for wherever you end up.Published in Culture Shock -
Culture Shock: France (technophobia, uniformity and sexual politics)
Written by Elen Roberts Tuesday, 23 August 2011Elen Roberts was living in Grenoble, France for her year abroad. Here, she gives an account of the culture shock she experienced, from working hours to going out...Read on to find out more:Published in Culture Shock -
Sally O'Brian went to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for her year abroad. Here, she gives us an account about her time there, with an insight into Argentinian culture...Published in Culture Shock -
Tuscany. Home of Renaissance art, amazing wine and, lest we forget, the leaning tower of Pisa, it’s the go-to place for those who want to experience first hand the fruits of Italy’s illustrious history. It comes as no surprise to learn that Tuscany is one of the peninsula’s most visited regions, but what is it like to live there as a fish out of water? Here are some things that I have observed so far...Published in Culture Shock -
W is for...What is culture shock?
Written by Kim Marshall & Steven GoodmanCulture shock affects people in all sorts of situations. However, it is deeply felt by students on the year abroad - whether it’s adjusting at the very start to your new surroundings, getting to know the locals, coming back home to notice things aren’t quite the same as when you left them, going back out there, still struggling with the language more than 3 months in...Though you can find articles on culture shock to do with specific countries, here are some tell-tell signs and general advice on how to cope.Published in Culture Shock
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Olivia is studying History and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield, and is spending her year abroad as a British Council Language Assistant teaching in a secondary school in Pozuelo, just outside Madrid. Here she passes on her observations about the culture shock of moving from the UK to central Spain...Published in Culture Shock -
Lisa Murgatroyd, Middle Eastern studies student at the University of Manchester, gives valuable tips and advice for any student planning on relocating to Israel for their year abroad...Published in Culture Shock -
Culture Shock: France
Written by Charlotte DerrettCharlotte Derrett is studying French and German at Newcastle uni. She's spent half her year in Germany and has now found her way to Valence, France. Here, she gives an account of what aspects of culture shock she found in l'Hexagone...Published in Culture Shock -
1. Was mach’n?
Nothing prepares you for the German they speak in Austria. Having spent my year abroad in Tirol, I now joke I speak Tirolean rather than German because they are two entirely different languages. The first time someone opens their mouth and exclaims “isch mia wurscht” you will wonder where the hell you are and why on earth you chose to come here and you probably won’t figure out the answer to that question until you’re sitting in your first language class back at university and you can understand everything that people say in Hoch Deutsch but they have no understanding of your dialect whatsoever. Understanding Austrian German is a huge advantage for the future and it’s something you just cannot pick up from a textbook.Published in Culture Shock -
Culture Shock: German customs
Written by Elen RobertsElen Roberts tell us about sports, manners and integration in Germany, after having spent a semester there on her year abroad...Published in Culture Shock
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