Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: Stages of Culture Shock
There are said to be four (4) DIFFERENT STAGES OF CULTURE SHOCK...
i) HONEYMOON STAGE:
Every thing is great. Nothing is wrong. You are having a wonderful time. But, this way of thinking does not normally last if the foreign visitor remains abroad & has to seriously cope with the real conditions of life. The honeymoon ends.
ii) SHOCK STAGE:
There are so many differences in this new country that you don't know how to deal with them.
The second stage is characterized by a hostile and aggressive attitude towards the host country. If you overcome this stage, you stay. If not,you leave before you reach the stage of a nervous breakdown.
iii) NEGOTIATION STAGE:
You learn to deal with the problems set before you, and try to fit them in with your own beliefs. Culture shock is lessened as the visitor succeeds in getting some knowledge of the language and begins to get around by him/herself. This is the beginning of his/her adjustment to the new cultural environment.
iv) ACCEPTANCE STAGE:
You are able to live well in the environment with the differences you are experiencing. The visitor still has difficulties but s/he adopts a different attitude. Usually in this stage, the visitor takes a superior attitude toward people of the host country. Instead of criticizing, s/he makes jokes about the people and even cracks jokes about his or her own difficulties.
S/he is now on the way to recovery _________________ EXPAT IN CHINA
I'll give you 2 Wocca's for 800 Million medium sized bags of rice
I think you are joking me.
Maybe 2 X large #3 rice for 4 x Manu-Thami Wokka. Story about his hands are very pink, and cannot grow rice - maybe he learn do big water project. _________________ Every Day I say
"I am proud to be born Khmer"
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:15 am Post subject: God's Country
Now ... You wouldn't be trying to stereotype me, would you Polly?
In the beginning God created day and night. He created day for footy matches, going to the beach and barbies. He created night for going prawning, sleeping and barbies. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Second Day.
On the Second Day God created water - for surfing, swimming and barbies on the beach. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Third Day.
On the Third Day God created the Earth to bring forth plants - to provide tobacco, malt and yeast for beer and wood for barbies. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Fourth Day.
On the Fourth Day God created animals and crustaceans and chops, sausages, steak and prawns for barbies. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Fifth Day.
On the Fifth! ! Day God created a bloke - to go to the footy, enjoy the beach, drink the beer and eat the meat and prawns at barbies. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came it was the Sixth Day.
On the Sixth Day God saw that this bloke was lonely and needed someone to go to the footy, surf, drink beer, eat and stand around the barbie with, so God created Mates, and God saw that they were good blokes. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Seventh Day.
On the Seventh Day God saw that the blokes were tired and needed a rest. So God created Sheilas - to clean the house, bear children, wash,
cook and clean the barbie. Evening came and it was the end of the Seventh Day.
God sighed, looked around at the twinkling barbie fires, heard the hiss of opening beer cans and the raucous laughter of all the Blokes and Sheilas, smelled the aroma of grilled chops and sizzling prawns, and God saw that it was not just good, it was better than that, it was bloody great!!!!
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IT WAS AUSTRALIA
Don't it just make you wanna cry? _________________ EXPAT IN CHINA
After I read your stages ... I know I'm in "Acceptance Stage" ...
Eventhough I miss my birth place and friends.. I'm happy where I am now
It took over a decade to feel this way....
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