culture shock

Example Sentences

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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

But at a recent gathering she had a "culture shock" when she realised she was actually the oldest attendee.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

It was culture shock for both sides, and the best they could do was form an uneasy alliance.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge