culture shock

Example Sentences

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She talked about her first night out with her Californian roommate and the culture shock of seeing students wearing shorts to class and their public displays of affection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It was a huge and, for many Imagineers, unwelcome culture shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

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 • Nov. 26, 2025

You grew up in South L.A. and Harbor City, and then you went to college in UC Santa Barbara; definitely a culture shock in terms of diversity.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

I probably experienced less culture shock in Morocco than I had when I first arrived at Duke.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad