Four essential stages of the culture-shock adjustm

FourEssentialStagesofCulture-shockAdjustmentContentsThemovieIntroductionFourstagesofcultureshockThemovieintroductionBobHarrisisanAmericanfilmactor,farpasthisprime.HevisitsTokyotoappearincommercials,andhemeetsCharlotte,theyoungwifeofavisitingphotographer.Boredandweary,BobandCharlottemakeidealifimprobabletravelingcompanions.Charlotteislookingforherplaceinlife,andBobistoleratingamediocrestatesidemarriage.Bothseparatelyandtogether,theylivetheexperienceoftheAmericaninTokyo.ThemovieintroductionBobandCharlottesufferbothconfusionandhilarityduetotheculturalandlanguagedifferencesbetweenthemselvesandtheJapanese.AstherelationshipbetweenBobandCharlottedeepens,theycometotherealizationthattheirvisitstoJapan,andoneanother,mustsoonend.1•TheHoneymoonStage2•TheHostilityStage3•TheRecoveryStage4•TheAdjustmentStageFourstagesofcultureshockWhat’scultureshock?Itreferstotheconflictsbetweenyourviewsandthehostculturethatyoumayhavedifficultyadjustingtoanewcultureandtothosepartsoftheculturenotfamiliartoyou.ThecharacteristicofthehoneymoonstageInthisstage,youfeelexcitementaboutlivinginadifferentplace,andeverythingseemstobemarvelous.Youlikeeverything,andeverybodyseemstobesonicetoyou.Also,thefunoflifeinanewcultureseemsasthoughitwillhavenoending.8Theperformance•BobwasattractedbytheTokyoprosperitywhilehecametoTokyo.•Bobwasalittlebitexcitedtothenativehospitality,andsaid,“VeryJapanese,Ilikethat!“•Healsohasmadeabowinthemovie.TheperformanceCharlottevisitedtolocalscenicspotspositively.ThecharacteristicofthehostilitystageYoubegintonoticethatnoteverythingisasgoodasyouhadoriginallythoughtitwas.Youbecometiredofmanythingsaboutthenewculture.Moreover,peopledonottreatyoulikeaguestanymore.Everythingthatseemedtobesowonderfulatfirstisnowawful,andeverythingmakesyoufeeldistressedandtired.TheperformanceTheheightoftheshowerisnotenoughthatmakeBobuncomfortable.Bob•Atwork,hewasconfusedaboutthebarriersoflanguagetranslationandthedifferenceofthenativeaesthetic.Heresistedthenewassignment.ThenativeTVprogramissoboring.HisJapaneseworkteamwerefollowinghimeverywherethathecouldn’tprotecthisprivacy.TheperformanceTheperformanceCharlottefeltespeciallyinsecureinvisitingthelocalplaces.龙咏瑜ThecharacteristicoftherecoverystageYoustartfeelingmorepositive,andyoutrytodevelopcomprehensionofeverythingyoudon’tunderstand.Thewholesituationstartsbecomemorefavorable.TheperformanceBob:HestartstospeaksomeJapanese,likes”Kanpai”(干杯）.HewentontheTVshowwhichhewasresistance.TheperformanceCharlotte•CharlottedecoratedthehousewithsomeJapaneseelements.(Sakura)•ShehastrytolearnedtheIkebana(日式插花）.•Theelectronicgameroomissofun.ThecharacteristicoftheadjustmentstageYouhavereachedapointwhereyouactuallyfeelgoodbecauseyouhavelearnedenoughtounderstandthenewculture.Thethingsthatinitiallymadeyoufeeluncomfortableorstrangearenowthingsthatyouunderstand.Thisacquisitionofunderstandingalleviatesmuchofthestress.TheperformancePlaywiththeirJapanesefriendsBobchattedwiththeJapaneseolderhappily.BobandCharlottestarttointegratedthelocallife:Theystarttounderstandthenativebeliefs,norms,values,andtraditions.BobsaidtoCharlottethathedonotwanttoleavehere.TheperformanceSummaryCultureshockissomethingyoucannotavoidwhenlivinginaforegincountry.Itdoesnotseenlikeaveryhelpfulexperiencewhenyouaregoingthroughitsfourstages.However,whenyouhavecompletelyadjustedtoanewcultureyoucanmorefullyenjoyit.Youlearnhowtointeractwithotherpeople,andyoulearnaconsiderableamountaboutlifeinaculturethatisnotyourown.Furthermore,learningotherculturesandhowtoadjusttotheshockoflivinginthemhelpsyouknowmoreaboutyourself.TheendThanks