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AnewwaytoadapttonewcultureSometimeswecomeacrossanembarrassingoccasionbecauseofdifferentcustoms.Sometimeswecan'tacceptthatinJapanfamiliestaketurntohaveabathwiththesamewater.SometimeswefeelconfusedthatinChinapeopleusuallygatheronweekendsandwhileinwesterncountriespeoplearemostlikelytogotothechurchforpraying.Whenanindividualsetsouttostudy,liveorworkinanewcountry,heorshewillinvariablyexperiencedifficultieswithlanguage,housing,friends,school,workandsoon.That'sallbecauseofculturedifferences.Owningtoculturaldifferences,anindividualwouldlostmanyopportunitiestoexpresshimselfeffectivelyandhisinternationalrelationshipwillbehinderedbadly.However,thereisstillanewwaybyplentyofpreparationstoovercometheproblemsadaptingtothenewenvironment.Longtimeago,peoplehavepaidgreatattentionontheculturaldifferencesandhavetakensomemeasurestosolvetheproblem,suchasinvitingforeignfriendstohavedinner,readingmanybooksrelatedtoexoticliteratureandwatchingforeignmovies.Forexample,somepeoplewhoplayedavisittoJapanexplainedChinesevaluesandbeliefstoJapanese.Forinstance,whenmyfriendwentoutforadinnerwithJapanesefamily,hepaidthebillandexplainedthatitjustshowedhospitalitytodosoinChina.However,theyhadanegativeattitudetowardswhathedidbecausetheywouldliketogoDutch.Virtually,insistingonone’sownculturalvaluesandbeliefsmayleadtomisunderstandingandmakeotherpeoplethinkweareself-centeredanddon’trespecttheirculture.So,amoreeffectivesolutionneedtobetakentofigureouttheproblem.Themostefficientsolutionofavoidingculturaldifferencesistodoaperfectpreparationbeforetobeintouchwithotherplacesandpersonsinforeigncountries.Therefore,forpersonal,preparingproperlyforatripabroadcanincreasethechancesofadaptingtonewculturesuccessfully.Goodpreparationwillnotpreventcultureshock,butitcanhelptomakeitlesssevere.Takingthetimetolearnaboutthenewculturehelpsnewcomerstoanticipatewhatthenewexperiencewillbelike.Knowingabouttheculture,includinghistory,geography,socialconditions,artsandcustoms,isonewaytoincreaseculturalawarenessandtogainanintellectualappreciationforit.Asgoingsays,goodpreparationishalfdone,onlybythiswaycanyoubettertoblendintonewculture.However,othersmightarguethatitisnotreasonabletoadapttothenewenvironmentbyplentyofpreparationsbecauseittakesustoomuchtimeandwecanacclimatizeourselvestothenewenvironmentafterwearrivethere.However,asanoldsayinggoes,plancanneverkeepupwiththechange.Asurveyshowsthatifthepeopledonotprepareadequately,whentheyencountertheproblem,theirbehavioraredifferentfromwhattheyexpect,butrefusingthemselves.Onthecontrary,thepeoplewhohaveagoodpreparationcanbeconfident,eventhoughtheydonotknowhowtosolvetheproblem.Therefore,wecannotemphasizetheimportanceofpreparation.Insummary,problemsadaptingtothenewenvironmentbetweendifferentculturescanbesettledifyoucompleteadetailedpreparationwhenyougotoforeigncountries.Whatisindispensableisthatyoumustacceptforeignculturewhenyouareabroad.Soifyougetroundtomakeagoodpreparation,youwillbeeasytoadapttonewcultureinaunfamiliarplace.