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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
culture shock
Hi,
I was asked to bring an article of the culture shocks of the English Speaking Countries such as United States, England and Australia.
I am just wondering if anyone knows any.
Can you say the days like Valentine's Day or Halloween Day as culture shocks?
Thanks in advance.
I was asked to bring an article of the culture shocks of the English Speaking Countries such as United States, England and Australia.
I am just wondering if anyone knows any.
Can you say the days like Valentine's Day or Halloween Day as culture shocks?
Thanks in advance.
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If the celebration of those holidays shocks you as a strange and unsettling way of life or behaviour, then use them. It is hard for me to guess what you might find wierd and unfamiliar about my culture. -- that scares me a bit, and it's my own culture.
- If the celebration of those holidays shocks you as a strange and unsettling way of life or behaviour, then use them.
- It is hard for me to guess what you might find wierd and unfamiliar about my culture.
- -- that scares me a bit, and it's my own culture.
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If the celebration of those holidays shocks you as a strange and unsettling way of life or behaviour, then use them. It is hard for me to guess what you might find wierd and unfamiliar about my culture. How about the right to bear arms?-- that scares me a bit, and it's my own culture.
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In the UK we have the right to barearms (I wear a T-shirt!) 
When I visited America, the bi
When I visited America, the bi
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Other possible culture shocks could include
Food, attitudes to older people, attitudes to children, use of swear words, and queuing(!).
Food, attitudes to older people, attitudes to children, use of swear words, and queuing(!).
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