What Is Culture Shock ?
With globalization people are more mobile. However, moving to another country, being confronted with different behaviors, and sometimes living in another language are not simple to manage, far from it.…
Hey Stranger, what’s your story ?
Returning home to the States for visits after years of living abroad always makes me acutely aware of certain cultural differences. They often bring a knowing smile to my lips.Getting…
What Is Politeness ?
For many years, I ran a study abroad program for American students in France, where I helped students navigate some cultural differences. "Why wouldn't the saleswoman sell me the shoes?"…
Want to have coffee ?
When I moved to France as an adult, I already spoke the language rather well, having studied abroad in Paris and Avignon on earlier occasions. However, being well-versed in the…
What’s in a Look ?
I went to the US for the first time in the mid 1990s not to visit but to live there. I had been accepted in a Master Program and granted…