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culture shock

NOUN
sudden exposure to different culture
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This culture shock played out a different way with the students Tran taught English to in Vietnam.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Patel’s presence at the bureau has been something of a culture shock for a buttoned-up workforce, used to wearing suits and ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

It was the biggest culture shock of my life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Life in London is culture shock for Coralie after growing up in Australia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Another malady suffered by the Berkeley transplants was severe culture shock.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik