Culture Shock and Reverse Culture Shock

[Ban Hammer 14,572]

oh yea another shock for me.. how the fukc are we supposed to eat in 30 min?? that is unlawful and sucks.. even 1 hour lunch is nada... 30 min lunch ftl..

i can kill off an entire pizza in 30 min, what are you eating?

lol eating is a pleasure not a competition.. 2 hours is a decent time to eat

it's also not a way of life. eat and get back to work

[cbd2cai 0]

oh yea another shock for me.. how the fukc are we supposed to eat in 30 min?? that is unlawful and sucks.. even 1 hour lunch is nada... 30 min lunch ftl..

i can kill off an entire pizza in 30 min, what are you eating?

lol eating is a pleasure not a competition.. 2 hours is a decent time to eat

it's also not a way of life. eat and get back to work

Right!!! When you actually have to spend all day at work and they make you work . . . then you don't have 2 hours for a decent time to eat, LOL, I WISH!!!

[pedroh 21]

What clubs/bars are you going to? Here in my area it's just like you describe... Hair, shirt, slacks, shoes, watch, cologne, etc. Their 'shell' tries to cover what they lack inside.

This is a good one (bolded)... You haven't seen anything yet. Go to a Wal-Mart after hours or worse yet the local 'flea market' anytime!

I live on Kansas City MO and have not seen people going out like that, so far I have been in a few pubs and people look pretty casual/comfy, like going to the baseball game y'know. Nothing against that, just a bit different. On PR we get the best of our closet even to go to the Mall lol....

If you go out like that, dressed in pj's on PR, they send the people from the insane asylum crowd after you LOL

yea i saw that in a big ### mall in Atlanta, I was like #######.. why is everybody shopping in pj's or dressed like bums? well, except for the girls who were wearing hot pants.. have nothing against them.. as long as they have purty legs lol

[Henia 11]

I plan on taking my husband when he gets here to the Mall of America... that should shock him alright.

[ELW 5]

I went to India in 1984 and it was a shock – so many sights, sounds, smells never experienced in USA! And the people are always right there living – bathing, eating, spitting, going to the bathroom on the sides of the streets – totally different than in USA. The people are so friendly though; almost immediately you are like a family member of anyone you get to know! I settled down in India and LOVED the simple life – I never had to drive - I walked or took the bus everywhere, no credit cards, no debts, beautiful weather, etc. When I returned to USA after 21 years (in Aug 2005), I had reverse culture shock and was rudely awakened to the necessity of a life of complication – so many accounts to manage, so many responsibilities, forms, applications, renewals to take care of. Uck. I miss the simple life and weather in India – but love the cleanliness and organization of USA.

[JelloShotGirl 0]

i miss waking up to really good coffee and garlic rice for breakfast, maybe tapas, or some kind of fish......... i miss having lots of people to go with me all over the place, i miss wearing chenillas all the time, i miss the sunshine ....................i miss swimming in the warm water....