The-Four-Stages-of-Culture-Shock

TheFourStagesofCultureShockWell,generallyspeaking,wecouldsaythattherearefourstagestocultureshock.Firstofall,the“honeymoon”stage.Uh,tothevisitor,everythingseemsnew,different,andnovel.Thefood,thesurroundings,andthebuildings.Anditproducesafeelingofexcitement:adesiretolookaround,toexperiment,andtoexplore.Thenextstageisthe“horror”stage,wherethenewnesswearsoff,andthevisitorseesthecountryfromadifferentviewpoint,andoftenbeginstocriticizethecountry,thelifeandvaluesofthepeople.Thenextstage,wecouldsay,isthe“humor”stage,wherepeoplebegintoreflectbackandlaughattheirmistakesintheearlierstages.Andthefinalstages,wecouldsay,isthe“home”stage,wherepeoplebegintofeelathomeandenjoylivinginthatforeigncountry.