Question

If you traveled to another country, what elements would most likely cause you to experience culture shock?

Answer 1

Cultural Shock is basically the feeling of insecurity, stress and uncomforting. There are some specific elements which can lead to cultural Shock. These elements are

Different rules in Social communication-   Cultural shock can be developed for the different styles and rules in the social communication. Such as

• Different body language for expressing something
• Different facial expression
• Standard language for communicating
• Attitudes of the neighbors

These kinds of issues can create discomfort while interacting with others and this will result Cultural Shock.

Environmental changes - Environmental changes also can lead to cultural shock. The cleanileness of present environment, the level of sounds or noises, the quality of the food and water also the elements of Culture shock.

Apart from these, Climate like extreme hot or cold weather can result maladjustment for a person and also can create culture shock.

Different beliefs and attitude- As a traveler I need to face different attitudes of different people and also need to keep a balance with their thoughts, attitudes and believes. If I am unable to adjust with the different kinds of attitude of the people then it can lead to miscommunication and cultural shock. There are some elements which can cause the Culture shock. These elements are

• Problems while communicating in the stores, Tourist places and banks
• A local person can cheat me as I am foreigner and I don’t understand their thoughts, attitudes and languages
• People can develop a negative attitude towards me.

Changes in daily routine- Changes in daily routine can harm our physical health and that can cause the culture shock also. A traveler needs to change her or his daily habits and routines when he is travelling to another Country. This kind of changes affects his biological clock and also result health and mental problems.So we can consider this element as the cause of cultural shock.

Conclusion- After considering all these elements we can conclude that all these elements can cause a culture shock for the one who traveled in another city. But the cultural shocks also depends on the personality and attitude of the traveler.