Culture shock

Notes:

Experienced going to a foreign culture, and when returning to the "home" culture.

Relates to Fear of the Unknown

Experienced when a person is in a different culture and
doesn't know what to do
doesn't know how to behave
isolated by lack of language ability

Current mental constructs do not match reality

Scale of culture shock intensity:
Living in a radically different foreign culture
Going to high school or university for the first time
Moving from rural area to city, or city to rural area
Staying in the same location, but changing from agricultural to city
Military occupation by another culture,
Exposure to another culture via media,
Getting married,
Getting fired,
Economic takeover (McDonalds in every country)
Changes to language (French purity)
Re-organization within company
Macintosh/PC/Linux culture clash

Getting used to acclerating rate of change in itself

Books:
Alvin Toffler's _Future Shock_
_The Third Wave_
_Megatrends_ John Naisbett