or any country for that matter.
How
to overcome the negative effects of culture shock
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Keep an open mind and increase our motivation to learn; Seek to see, hear, learn, understand what we didn’t before;
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Recognize that we may be experiencing this shock process; Don’t deny it, realistically lower expectations, face it;
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Expect uncertainty, ambiguity, and strangeness in new environments; Seek to be tolerant and understanding of things that are not clear; Expect to encounter new cultures in unexpected places; Be ready to be more adventurous, ready to encounter newness, explore;
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Develop social support networks to overcome loneliness; Try to meet new people, develop acquaintances, make new friends; Use social media to stay connected with home, friends (people like me), and reach out to and engage in new networks (people different from me);
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Try to be non-judgmental, suspend ethnocentrism (withhold own norms); Suspend our insistence that “my way is right” to consider other ways; Broaden your perspective, consider a wider range of options, negotiate; Maintain your own values with grace, but give due respect to others;
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Maintain a good sense of humor, able to laugh at yourself; Don’t take yourself too seriously, or make other groups the laughing stock; Learn to take things easier, relax, let laughter help release tensions;
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Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Learn through them and treasure them; Let such stories become part of our learning and connecting process.In today's world everyone of us faces some cultural shock wherever we go. This tips are a shortcuts how to learn from our experiences.To learn more I would suggest an excellent free online course on Intercultural Communication from where I copied this tips.https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intercultural-communication
