SAMIMI
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Culture shock - what is your experience?
Now that my honeymoon period of living in Turkey has passed, I find myself getting angry and frustrated at how things are done differently here in Turkey.
I try to analysis it and am coming round to accepting that life is indeed different here.
I have to work hard at trying to integrate into life here. I know it does not get me anywhere by comparing life here to life at home. I realise that it is a privilege to be able to live in a foreign country and to experience a different culture.
I am now finding that people are very happy to accept us but we really have to speak the language or we will be left on our own.
I found this very interesting article and hope it will help others to adapt to the culture shock too.
BBC - h2g2 - How to Cope with Culture Shock
I try to analysis it and am coming round to accepting that life is indeed different here.
I have to work hard at trying to integrate into life here. I know it does not get me anywhere by comparing life here to life at home. I realise that it is a privilege to be able to live in a foreign country and to experience a different culture.
I am now finding that people are very happy to accept us but we really have to speak the language or we will be left on our own.
I found this very interesting article and hope it will help others to adapt to the culture shock too.
BBC - h2g2 - How to Cope with Culture Shock