1. Culture shock and adjustment
Geert Hofstede

2. Culture Shock curve

3. Culture Shock
Psychological disorientation that most people suffer when they move into a culture that is different from their own. It’s natural and healthy.

4. Causes of culture shock
Ambiguity
Unrealistic Goals
New Rules
Isolation
Preconceived Ideas
Lack of Results
Lack of Control
Question One’s Own Values

5. Symptoms of Culture Shock
Disorientation and helplessness
A sense of tension and frustration
A sense of alienation
Inability to communicate with locals
A need to be alone
Anxiety

6. Symptoms of Culture Shock
Compulsiveness
Boredom
Sleep disorder
Illness
Lack of productivity
Family conflict
Marital stress
Don’t try to eliminate it but manage it

7. Culture Adjustment Honeymoon
Irritability and hostility (Culture shock)
Gradual adjustment
Full adjustment and adaptation

8. Overcoming Culture Shock
Expect to experience culture shock
Understand why it occurs and learn its symptoms
Accept your need to learn about living in the new country
Discover as much as you can in the new country
Do not restrict yourself to your fellow countrymen
Break into the local culture by using its members as informants