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1、Eachyear,millionsofpeoplegoabroadtowork,studyortravel.It'sagreatwaytofindoutwhatlifeislikeinanotherpartoftheworld!.However,excepttheexciting,joyandstimulating,homesickness,stress,fear,andconfusionmayalsosurroundyouinthemeantime,whichareallsymptomsof"cultureshock."Atfirst,let‘smakeoutwhatiscu
2、ltureshock.Itissimplyacommonwaytodescribetheconfusingandnervousfeelingsapersonmayhaveafterleavingafamiliarculturetoliveinanewanddifferentculture.Thatcanbeexcitingandstimulating,butitcanalsobeoverwhelming.Youmayfeelsad,anxious,frustrated,andwanttogohome.It'snaturaltohavedifficultyadjustingtoa
3、newculturebutdon’tbedepressed,thecultureshockistemporary,andwhatyoushoulddoistoconfrontitpositively.Youhadtorealizethatyoucan’tchangethelocalcultureevenitlooksridiculousandillogical.Youshouldstarttorecognizeandthenappreciatesomeaspectsofthelocalculture,whichisthebeginningforyoutoacceptit.How
4、tofightcultureshock?1.Speakthelanguageofthenewcultureasoftenaspossible.IfyouareunsureofyourEnglish,boostyourconfidencebyrememberingthatmostBritishpeopledonotspeakaforeignlanguage.MakeaneffortatimprovingyourlanguageskillsbywatchingTVandlisteningtotheradio.Youinstitutionmayrunfreecoursesforint
5、ernationalstudents.Trytobecomefamiliarwithyournewcultureandmakelocalfriends.Byhavingfriendsyoucantalkto,youareabletoaskthemquestionsaboutwhatyoudonotunderstand.2.Keepintouchwithyourfamilyandfriends-don'tisolateyourself.3.Findsomethingtolaughabout!Yoursenseofhumourisavaluableasset.Nomatterhow
6、badthingsmayseem,thereisalwaysafunnysidetofocuson.Laughterisagreatwaytomakefriends.4.Avoidcomparingthemandus,goodandbad.Establishingwhypeoplebehavethewaytheydoandplacingtheirbehaviourinasocialoreconomiccontextismorehelpful.5.Don'tjustsitthere!Findawaytobephysicallyactive.Therearealwaysclubst
7、hatarelookingfornewmembers-findonethatlooksinterestingorfunandjoinup.Orjustgoforawalkorswim.Youwillfeelbetter,andincreaseyourchancesofmeetingnewpeople.6.Askquestions.Localpeoplewillgenerallybehappytotryandexplainculturaldifferencesifyouaskpolitely.