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    September 01

    SHOCKED

    今天去留学生办公室领新日历,翻开一看发现里面增添了一个小贴士:Adjusting to Life in a New Culture. 其中有一项列出了各种symptoms of culture shock (文化冲击的症状)。往下一读,才发现原来我在美国第一年是华丽丽地被“击中”了……怎么没有提前一年发给我这则东东!!??!
     
    以下罗列一下日历里说的各种症状,看一下我中了几招:

    1,sadness, loneliness   
    恩,这不是肯定的么。现在绝对重新理解了中学学到的那句话:I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.
     
    2, Change in how you sleep -- more or less than before
    第一学期基本睡很少,能睡得更多的人是强人啊~~~
     
    3,increased anger or irritability, don't want to interact with others
    睡得少自然就irritated啦……
     
    4,Loss of identity
    多少会有。我的同班同学都是美国人,于是加剧。其中各种微妙的感觉岂是只言半语说得清啊~该题目值得写一本小说,敬请关注!
     
    5,lack of confidence
    当你的学生全部都比你高大,说的英语都比你溜,样子都比你地道,而你却要组织他们讨论美国文学的时候……
     
    6,unable to solve simple problems
    恩,比如不知道怎么用微波炉煮饭……
     
    7,feeling lost, not understood, not appreciated,overlooked
    还好美国人喜欢对人表示赞赏(有时只是表面的习惯),否则会更惨。但是overlooked的感觉是有的,尤其是你的身高不在平均海拔上,哈。
     
    8,develop stereotypes about the new culture
    会有,把片面扩大,比如来到美国第一次坐地铁就看到有个大妈在地铁站高声大骂民主党,弄得我以为美国都是political maniac,但后来就再也没有遇到了。可
    见第一印象重要啊~
     
    9,excessive fear of being cheated, robbed or injured
    刚来就被告知华盛顿是美国治安最差的城市之一,当场晕厥!这不是首都吗皇城吗???我又恰好住在这里治安较差的区,于是到了晚上大门不敢出,心想MD我怎么跑了半个地球进了监狱。但现在想起来,这绝对是一种被无限放大的不安全感。
     
    10,preoccupation with health
    整个一个林黛玉,万病始于心!
     
    11,change in temperament--feeling depressed or powerless
    由以上诸多原因引起。
     
    12,irritation over delays and other minor frustrations out of proportion to their causes
    早起打电话回家发现网络差都会depressed,更别说发现自己买回的豆芽过了一夜就烂了……
     
    13,idealize your home. Experience a terrible longing to be back home, to be in familiar surroundings, to visit one's relatives, and, in general, to talk to people who actually "make sense".
    现在基本觉得海南是最好的地方了,文昌鸡是我魂牵梦绕的心灵归宿。
     
    14,delay or outright refuse to learn the language of the host country
    有完全不想看书,看到书就恶心。但完全不说英语,除非我想马上被kicked out of school.

    好了,罗列完了,基本上这些症状适用于长期在国外留学人士,如果只是短暂停留学习旅游度假,绝对会觉得很HIGH一点也不会有什么“震感”。

    一年过后,基本上可以对以上大多数感觉一笑置之。果然应验了我教授的一句话:whatever that does not destroy you will make you stronger.
     

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    翠萍 黄wrote:
    又见“华丽丽”!
    华丽丽转身,不过如此
    Sept. 10
    xiaofangwrote:
    是的zhongde...这个世上的美人和美食都是比较后才凸显的。
    Sept. 2
    derong zhongwrote:
    文昌鸡真的很好吃吗?
    Sept. 1
    笋 板wrote:
    加油啊国外的各位!!!
    Sept. 1
    xiaofangwrote:
    呵呵阿瓜,估计这是因为你的第一次是一年的MA,第二次是遥遥无期的PHD,请参照文章倒数第二段
    Sept. 1
    Sihua Liangwrote:
    我大概是反应迟钝,好像第二次出国比第一次有更严重的culture shock
    Sept. 1
    xiaofangwrote:
    S,你中网毒太深……………………
    Sept. 1
    Sara Zhongwrote:
    你那時第13條嚴重啊。。。這個貼士里應該還有第15條:患以上癥狀者需要在痊愈後才能看得見此帖,回帖後不再復發。。。
    Sept. 1

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