Culture Shock

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1. Do you feel strain from effort to adapt?

Do you feel anxious or awkward when meeting local people?

How often do you miss your family and friends back home?

When talking to people, can you make sense of their gestures or facial expressions?

Do you feel generally accepted by the local people in new culture?

Do you feel uncomfortable if people stare at you when you go out?

Do you feel uncomfortable to escape from your new environment altogether?

When you go shopping, do you feel that people may be trying to cheat you?

Do you ever feel confused about your role or identity in the new culture?

Are you finding it an effort to be polite to your hosts?

Have you found things in your new environment shocking or disgusting?

Do you ever feel helpless or powerless when trying to cope with the new culture?