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watching you. In fact, you are always watching
yourself. You are self-conscious.
Who experience culture shock? Everyone does in
some form or another. But culture shock comes as a
surprise to most people. A lot of the time, the people
with the worst culture shock are the people who never
had any difficulties in their own countries. They were
active and successful in their community. They had
hobbies or pastimes which they enjoyed. When they
come to a new country they do not have the same
established positions or hobbies. They find themselves
without a role, almost without an identity. They have
to build a new self-image.

Culture shock produces feeling of
disorientation. This disorientation may be
homesickness, imagined illnesses, or even paranoia

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