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Nabfoo Posted 16 years ago
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this is an essay about a personal experience of culture shocks, and i need help to check my errors.
thanks.
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As I traveled, lived and worked several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I experienced diverse culture, their way of living, and several cultural shocks, but not all of them are on the same scale. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome, integrate, or are not that much of a difference. You could say, in all countries, you deal your everyday life as you would anywhere else, with the only consequence being changing some of your living habits. I performed internships in Denmark and Germany, I expatriate in Denmark, UAE and Algeria, my way of living didn’t changed noticeably.
From my experience, my real cultural shocks didn’t occur until I began to work with foreigners or with the inhabitants of the country I was living in; as each culture has its way of dealing with work, projects, deadlines and management. I encountered this aspect of expatriation especially in Algeria, with its inhabitants and with the Turkish people I was working with. In both cases, in order to grasp their way of thinking, to work efficiently with them, and not being baffled anymore at their every decision, I felt I needed to learn their history, observe their culture and as far as I could get, living by it. This work upon myself provided meaningful insight on their way of thought, work habits and even the way they react.
In my humble opinion, a cultural shock is an encounter with an element of a foreign culture, which feels completely alien to you. Something that is difficult to overcome and integrate, that makes you wonder “why” every time, and required a great deal to work it out.
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this is an essay about a personal experience of culture shocks, and i need help to check my errors.
thanks.
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As I traveled, lived and worked several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I experienced diverse culture, their way of living, and several cultural shocks, but not all of them are on the same scale. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome, integrate, or are not that much of a difference. You could say, in all countries, you deal your everyday life as you would anywhere else, with the only consequence being changing some of your living habits. I performed internships in Denmark and Germany, I expatriate in Denmark, UAE and Algeria, my way of living didn’t changed noticeably.
From my experience, my real cultural shocks didn’t occur until I began to work with foreigners or with the inhabitants of the country I was living in; as each culture has its way of dealing with work, projects, deadlines and management. I encountered this aspect of expatriation especially in Algeria, with its inhabitants and with the Turkish people I was working with. In both cases, in order to grasp their way of thinking, to work efficiently with them, and not being baffled anymore at their every decision, I felt I needed to learn their history, observe their culture and as far as I could get, living by it. This work upon myself provided meaningful insight on their way of thought, work habits and even the way they react.
In my humble opinion, a cultural shock is an encounter with an element of a foreign culture, which feels completely alien to you. Something that is difficult to overcome and integrate, that makes you wonder “why” every time, and required a great deal to work it out.
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Top answer
Hi there Nabfoo First paragraph: *Having travelled, lived and worked for several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I have experienced diverse cultures and ways of living; and several culture shocks, not all of them in the same degree. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome and integrate with, or are not that much of a difference. You could say, in all countries, you deal with your everyday life as you would anywhere else; the only consequence being, changing some of your living habits.
- Hi there Nabfoo First paragraph: *Having travelled, lived and worked for several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I have experienced diverse cultures and ways of living; and several culture shocks, not all of them in the same degree.
- Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome and integrate with, or are not that much of a difference.
- You could say, in all countries, you deal with your everyday life as you would anywhere else; the only consequence being, changing some of your living habits.
- I have performed internships in Denmark and Germany and was an expatriate in Denmark, UAE and Algeria; my way of living did not change noticeably.
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Hi there Nabfoo
First paragraph:
*Having travelled, lived and worked for several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I have experienced diverse cultures and ways of living; and several culture shocks, not all of them in the same degree. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome and integrate with, or are not that much of a dif
First paragraph:
*Having travelled, lived and worked for several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I have experienced diverse cultures and ways of living; and several culture shocks, not all of them in the same degree. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome and integrate with, or are not that much of a dif
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Thanks Clarissa,
Actually the your correction feels less awkward than mine.
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Having travelled, lived and worked for several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I have experienced diverse cultures and ways of living; and several culture shocks, not all of them in the same degree. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome and in
Actually the your correction feels less awkward than mine.
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Having travelled, lived and worked for several years in foreign countries, from high school to my most recent job, I have experienced diverse cultures and ways of living; and several culture shocks, not all of them in the same degree. Differences that pertain to living habits are easy to overcome and in
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Well done, Nabfoo! This is better!
You are most welcome. I am still learning, as you are...
Second and third paragraphs:
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*From my experience, my real culture shocks did not occur until I was actually working with foreigners or with the inhabitants of the country where I was residing; each culture having its way of dealing with work, proj
You are most welcome. I am still learning, as you are...
Second and third paragraphs:
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*From my experience, my real culture shocks did not occur until I was actually working with foreigners or with the inhabitants of the country where I was residing; each culture having its way of dealing with work, proj
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