Culture shock occurs when a student is suddenly exposed to a culture very different from the culture in which the student was raised. Culture shock can cause the student to feel surprised, confused, ...

Minerva García shared the biggest culture shocks she faced after moving to the UK from her home in Spain – and they may ...

When people discuss culture shock, it's usually in the context of an American moving to a foreign country or vice versa; however, there are also moments of culture shock when someone who has lived ...

Going from Japan to America has been the ultimate culture shock! In Japan, I can enjoy my meals without tipping, but in the US, it feels like everyone’s asking for a tip! Plus, the train life in ...

Adrienne Fung, 17, Milton Academy (US): My biggest culture shock moment wasn’t really a “shock” but more of a gradual realisation. After going to school in the United States, I got used to ...

It's common to experience culture shock when you're transplanted into a foreign setting. This is a normal reaction to a new environment where you are no longer in control as you have been at home. You ...

To learn more about jazz and its impact, watch The Devil's Music: 1920s Jazz, the final film in the 4-part Culture Shock series.

Parenting culture in the US was the biggest shock when I returned I figured that moving back to my own country 8 ½ years later would be hard — especially because we were relocating to care for ...

However, I was surprised the secondhand-shopping culture also extended to gift-giving. I felt like my friends weren't truly appreciating me: Didn't they care enough to get me something new?