カルチャーショック

かるちゃーしょっく
noun
culture shock
cultureemotion
1. culture shock
The confusion or surprise a person feels on meeting a culture, custom or way of thinking very different from their own, typically when living abroad. Also used loosely for any surprising difference between groups.
カルチャーショックを受(う)けた。
I experienced culture shock.
留学(りゅうがく)して最初(さいしょ)の一か月(いっかげつ)はカルチャーショックの連続(れんぞく)だった。
My first month studying abroad was one culture shock after another.
東京(とうきょう)から田舎(いなか)に引(ひ)っ越(こ)して、近所(きんじょ)づきあいの濃(こ)さにカルチャーショックを受(う)けた。
When I moved from Tokyo to the countryside, the closeness of neighborhood ties came as a culture shock.

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Usage

As in English, it is often used jokingly for small surprises inside one country, such as differences between regions, generations or workplaces.

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