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1. CULTURE SHOCK
DESIREE KLIJN

2. CONTENT
• Language
• Nonverbal communication
• Culture
• Culture shock
• How to prevent a culture shock
• Questions?
• Discussion

3. Imagine

5. LANGUAGE
• 6,500 spoken languages
• The most popular is Mandarin Chinese

6. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

7. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
“Wordless (mostly visual) messages between people”

8. CULTURE
• Religion
• Technology
• Fashion
• Architecture
• Food
“Culture is everything. Culture is the way we dress, the way we
carry our heads, the way we walk, the way we tie our ties”
Aime Cesair, Martiniquen writer

9. CULTURE SHOCK

10. HOW TO PREVENT A CULTURE
SHOCK
1. Learn as much as you can about your new country of
residence.
2. Take the initiative to make new friends.
3. Be determined to avoid comparisons.
4. Keep an open mind.
5. Learn the language.

11. Questions?

12. DISCUSSION
• When people move/emigrate to a different
country, should they be obligated to adjust to the
local culture?