culture shock

Example Sentences

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Edward, in his all-black leather outfit with his wild hair, is a visual culture shock, especially in comparison to the pastel world of the burbs he moves into.

From Salon

Ruby, too, must have gone through the culture shock of integrating into a new family and living up to their expectations.

From Los Angeles Times

It was “a bit of a culture shock,” Commander McShane recalled.

From New York Times

“I always worked in companies mostly made up of women, so stepping into the alcohol industry was definitely a culture shock,” Ms. Pressman said.

From New York Times

The book uses terms from John Koenig’s “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows,” and you use terms like “ghost kingdom” and “postnatal culture shock.”

From Seattle Times