Definition of Culture Shock

a feeling of unfamiliarity due to someone being thrust into an unexperienced culture or way of life

Examples of Culture Shock in a sentence

Someone who went from rich and comfortable to rags and poverty would be subject to a massive culture shock due to their previous lifestyle.  🔊

People that have only lived one lifestyle all their life would experience a lot of culture shock if they were suddenly forced into a new one.  🔊

Someone from the Western hemisphere of the world would experience quite a bit of culture shock if they were to visit an Eastern culture.  🔊

The phrase ‘from rags to riches’ includes an inherent culture shock that would come to anyone that was used to being poor and suddenly became rich.  🔊

I experienced a major culture shock, having lived in America all my life and visiting an African village for the first time.  🔊

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