The document discusses culture shock and outlines its five stages: honeymoon, distress, re-integration, autonomy, and independence. It then provides brief examples of cultural differences such as food preferences in America versus Burma. The document also notes that some Burmese women wear neck rings as a sign of beauty, though opinions differ on the original purpose of this practice. It concludes by listing sources for further information.

1. Instituto Privado Carlos Linneo
Profesorado de Ingles
Language II
Marchiotti, Romina Gisella.

8. The impact of moving from a familiar culture to
one which is unfamiliar…

9. Culture shock can be
broken down into five
stages:
1.The “honeymoon” stage;
2.The “distress” stage;
3.The “re-integration”
stage;
4.The “autonomy” stage;
5.The “independence”
stage.

20. American…
…food!!

25. Wellcome to….
Burma!!!!

30. Having a
long neck
is often
seen as
beautiful
in their
culture.

32. Some people believe women
originally wore the rings to
protect themselves from tiger
bites - other people think
they were designed to make
them unattractive so they
were less likely to be taken
into slavery

34. Sources:
•http://www.livescience.com/21478-what-is-culture-definition-of-culture.html
•http://imonlyhereforthefood.com/2009/06/cultures-restaurants/
•http://www.insidersabroad.com/spain/blogs/expat-blog/posts/culture-shock-
what-to-expect-when-relocating-to-a-foreign-country
•http://christianity.about.com/od/Amish-Religion/a/Amish-Life-And-
Culture.htm
•http://www.sideshowworld.com/81-SSPAlbumcover/Giraffe-
Neck/Women.html
•http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2609467/Pictured-The-giraffe-
women-eastern-Burma-wear-brass-rings-necks-sign-beauty.html