culture shock
Example Sentences
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A British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for seven-and-a-half months have described a "huge culture shock" after returning to the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
It was a huge and, for many Imagineers, unwelcome culture shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
This culture shock played out a different way with the students Tran taught English to in Vietnam.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
It was the biggest culture shock of my life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
It was culture shock in my own country.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
