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1、Cases33-36Case33TheprblemthatLiLihasencounteredduringherstayintheUnitedStatesaretypicalofthosethatpeoplemayfacewhentheyenteranewculture.ObviouslyLiLihasgonethroughdistinctstagesintheprocessheradaptationtotheAmericanculturalenvironment:honeymoonperiod(Letter1),whenshewasfascin
2、atedandexcitedbyalmosteverythingintheUnitedStatesandfeltelatedtobeinthenewculture;cultureshock(Letter2),whenshewasfloodedwithmanyproblemsthatshehadnotbeenpreparedforandbecameextremelyhomesick;initialadjustment(Letter3),whenshelearnedmoreaboutAmericancultureandculturaladaptati
3、onandbegantofeelmuchbetter;mentalisolation(Letter4),whenshefeltfrustratedandbecameevenhostiletowardsAmericans;andacceptanceperiod(Letter5),whenshebegantotralizethepositiveandnegativeaspectsofthecountryandhaveamorebalancedperspectiveaboutherexperiencesthere.Whatshemeansby“Ithi
4、nkIhavefinallyarrivedinAmerica”inherfifthletteristhatshehasfinally5learnedtoacceptheculturedifferentfromherownandbeguntointegretherselfintoit.Sheisnolongerlikeafishoutofwater,anddoesnotfeelalienatedfromthenewenvironmentanymore.Case34Inthiscase,itseemsthatKevinfailedtoundersta
5、ndthatcustomsforsuchasocialgatheringwouldbeculturallydifferentandBlancawasnotproperlypreparedforexperiencingacultureshocklikethiswhenshecametoworkandliveinanewculturalenvironment.InDominicanculture,itisusuallyconsideredinappropriateforayoungunmarriedfemaletogotoasocialgatheri
6、ngwithoutanyoneelseaccompanyingher.Achaperoneisoftenrequired,andgettingone’sparents’permissionisalsonecessary.However,allthismaybeverystrangetoNorthAmericansnowadays.KevincouldnotquiteunderstandwhyBlanca,alreadyanadultsupposedtobeindependent,hadtobringherlittlesisteralongtoth
7、egatheringsoastogetherparents’permission.Anotherthingonwhichtheydifferisthewaytheypaychecks.InDominicanculture,somewhatlikeChineseculture,5peoplegoingouttoeattogetherseldompayseparately.Theelderoneswouldpayfortheyoungerones,andthemalewouldpayforthefemale.HavingexpectedthatKev
8、inwouldpayfortheirmeals,Blancadidn’tbringmuchmoneywithher.Therefore,
