New York was my first stop after school because I thought Los Angeles would be too much of culture shock. — Matthew Bomer Copy Share Image
We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
The idyllic mayhem of two cultures colliding just doesn't seem as funny anymore. — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
Places like India can give you a real culture shock because of the poverty you see, and it brings you up sharply. — Terry Wogan Copy Share Image
It was a culture shock at first, moving from Michigan to Mississippi. But it ended up being the best decision I ever… — Devin Booker Copy Share Image
When I got divorced, it was another culture shock. It was going from this world I had been into since the age… — Mayte Garcia Copy Share Image
It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this… — Ella Mai Copy Share Image
“The word spinster, mixed with stifled laughter from the living room, picked her ear like a needle. Will I ever escape the… — Zoë S. Roy Copy Share Image
My biggest fear was public speaking, and then having everyone know who I was, it was definitely weird at first. When I… — Chris Moneymaker Copy Share Image
I moved from Italy to Oregon in the '80s - sort of like moving to the middle of a "Duck Dynasty" episode,… — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
“People had warned me about the culture shock of going to Africa. Nothing prepared me for the culture shock of coming the… — Richard Dowden Copy Share Image
So I was really excited when I came to America about meeting black people. But it was a huge culture shock, because… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
One of the things I tend to do is open myself up to a variety of voices. I try to expose myself… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
“I had always thought that I was fine with being alone. Halfway through high school, I moved from Brazil to America, and… — J.M. Richards Copy Share Image
“The next stage, culture shock or cultural fatigue, may follow as the newcomer is increasingly frustrated by disorienting cultural cues. Deprivation of… — Lynne T. Diaz-Rico Copy Share Image
I was at UC Berkeley as an undergrad when my father lost a lot of money in real estate investments in Northern… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I think I did experience culture shock. When I first arrived in Boston, I was basically told to go home. "Homeboy" is… — David Biespiel Copy Share Image
The NBA is a culture shock for college kids, and even more so for kids from another country. The NBA is a… — Austin Ainge Copy Share Image
Whenever you do a movie, it's a culture shock. Who is it? Where are you? What are you doing? Who are these… — William Atherton Copy Share Image
I don't know if I can handle living in Tokyo. I feel like the culture shock would be so intense, especially with… — Stephen Bruner Copy Share Image
Olympia was a town crawling with music. I was new to the whole punk scene. The culture shock continued; Olympia had bagels!… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
“The perpetrator of such a misdemeanor must have a motive. Is UMMO the private joke of a group of Spanish engineers? Is… — Jacques F. Vallée Copy Share Image
“Amazing that you can get a cappuccino at a gas station in L.A. at four in the morning and you can't buy… — Annie Ward Copy Share Image
When I arrived in America, I experienced serious culture shock. For someone with a religious upbringing, the 1960s were an extremely difficult… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
When I was in Taiwan, we were there for about 8 months, and I was 11 at the time, so it was… — David Lambert Copy Share Image
The thing that really struck me when I went to junior high was class. I grew up on a pretty poor street,… — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
“The farm work they hated was the only work they knew. Often, even the basic skills of plumbing or electricity or mechanical… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
Hereditary monarchy offers numerous advantages for America. It is the only form of government able to unify a heterogeneous people. Thanks to… — Florence King Copy Share Image
It's a culture shock to go from obscurity to notoriety in a flash. Its more to it than talent and money; its… — T. D. Jakes Copy Share Image
When you go apartment-hunting in the South, you encounter little old ladies who ask you if you use strong drink. In New… — Florence King Copy Share Image
After I moved to Atlanta is when I tapped into doing music. I came to ATL my junior year of high school.… — Rubi Rose Copy Share Image
Going through different places, I stopped through Dubai and stayed there overnight. There I had an ultra-culture shock. — Tequan Richmond Copy Share Image
“A wide-brimmed spinster’s hat had been thrown up in the sky. It was gradually falling into the deep ocean.” — Zoë S. Roy Copy Share Image
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly.” — Barbara Haines Howett Copy Share Image
America is the only country in the world where you can suffer culture shock without leaving home. — Florence King Copy Share Image
I went back to Hong Kong for the first time in 17 years and I was culture shocked in Hong Kong. — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
When I moved to Mumbai for college, it was bit of a culture shock. — Sobhita Dhulipala Copy Share Image
“Studying culture without experiencing culture shock is like practicing swimming without experiencing water.” — Geert Hofstede Copy Share Image
