what are the four stages of a culture shock?
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1.Incubation- "honeymoon phase", excitement, euphoria (about 3 wks in length)\n2.Culture Shock- paranoia, depression, cultural diff. become stressful (may last several months or more)\n3.Adjustment-Recognize diff. and use problem solving skills to develop appreciation, begin building intercultural relationships\n4.Adaptation- Problems all but solved, moving toward bi-culturalism
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it depends on the culture.
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Your question is not clear.\nWhat stages are you talking about.\nThere can be many different types of stages.\nLike Birth---Childhood----Puberty-----Marrige-----Death etc
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Anybody who tries to give you exact percentages for highly-variable phenomenon is most likely engaging in pseudoscience!\n\nHowever, a big portion of communication - especially unfilterted/honest communication - is transmitted through body language; the facial muscles are different for a fake smile vs. real smile etc.  This is not enough to overcome cultural barriers - although it helps in determining if someone from another culture is experiencing some type of emotions (angry/sad/happy etc).  You need words for more precise communication (non-emotional).
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I am an avid theatre arts performer, and while taking performance classes there were quite a few individuals with accents. One in particular was a girl from russia, while in the class I seen her accent decrease dramatically. The reason the class helped her is because before we start our lessons we would do tongue twisters, while keeping our diction (which means that you have to speak as clearly as possible without dropping off the end of any words or smushing the words together). Try some of these tongue twisters:\nThe blue black bug bit the big brown bear, and the big brown bear bled blood.\n\nYou know New York you need New York, you know you need unique New York.\n\nRed leather yellow leather, blue black metal copper kettle\n\nChrysanthimum Geranium Alluminum Linoleum-x3\n\nSay them as clearly as possible, and find new ones regularly. If you start to say them with ease then it will no longer help you to lose the accent. I also have a friend that was born in England, and theatre classes have helped him a great deal as well also because of the tongue twisters. He also said that he would read the dictionary out loud. I hope I could help! Thanks for the 2 points!
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a positive culture...need antibioltic
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inhibitions of cultural crapologies determine the outcomes of limitations in the steps...
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First stage - look like mosquito bites, then form cyst like pimples.  Highly contagious.
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You mean like in shock\n\nLie patient down, elevate feet, keep them warm, call 911.\n\nThey will need I.V. fluids as soon as possible, and there are certain medications they can recieve in the ER that will help, also.
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Anxiety, Trauma, Fear, Chaos, Madness, Disorder
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Its the language and culture that shocks you first.Then comes the fact that your education cannot have equal value as if that it had in your country,.\n\nPositively,you are exposed to a fast life earning money...\n\nBut at last you are in a situation where you have nothing left.......
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Oh my gosh, I so can identify with your experience, it's soooo rude the treatment that you received, and there is no explaination for it. I can not stand when the asians speak in any other than english when I am getting my nails or toes polished and they are laughing and talking loudly and you have no idea what they are saying, but at the end of the visit you still have to pay for this piss poor as rude service, I have removed myself from a number of situations like this. I refuse to pay you to be rude to me, this has to stop. I totally feel you on this. Good to know that someone else feels this way too.
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I've moved tons. Last time was 4 months ago and 2 countries away.\n\nThe first year is the toughest, the second it begins to feel like home IF YOU LET IT.\n\nDon't compare the new area to your old home. Accept the new place as is. Not worse or the culture 'wrong', just different.\n\nexpect culture shock, google it before you go and do some reading.it's good to know before you're in the thick of it.\n\nOnce your there set up a blog to  share with your friends back home. It's much more interesting then telling the same stories of your' new experiences over and over again. Your friends can comment back and stuff.\n\nChat with them on MSN\nInvite them to come and visit\n\nI'm thinkin you're young, that makes Lang learning easier, be encouraged.\n\nTry to focus on the positives though it's real tough right now.\nGo on line and find read about your new home.\n\nIf you are able to face this challenge you'll grow alot through this.\nIt's OK to cry, just wipe your tears when you're done and move on. Over time you'll cry less and less.\n\nBlessings
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I think you're in definite need of an English course.....and perhaps shock therapy.
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Incident\nEvent\nOccurrence\nEpisode\nAccident\n\nIt depends on the context
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disintegration, dispersion, interruption\n\nAny of these will work....
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Food restrictions, clothing, religious devotion (eg prayers to be performed at specific times, or just prayer period, not to mention Holiday confusion), specific mannerisms of different cultures is also a big issue. For example some prefer a separation of males and females, some teach their children to respect their teachers and elders while others mock, annoy and name-call teachers, etc. \nThe best thing ever to cure misunderstandings is education. What better place to learn about other cultures than school?